Shumsky, Dayton, Ohio, has hired Darren Taulbee as chief financial officer. Taulbee brings more than 20 years of diverse accounting and management experience, and will work closely with ownership as a member of Shumsky’s executive team. He will be responsible for managing the company’s banking and insurance provider partners,…
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Baseball fans are probably familiar with the Cleveland Indians’ Chief Wahoo logo. However, according to Fox Sports, Indians owner Paul Dolan has confirmed that the team will no longer use the Chief Wahoo logo as its primary logo. “We have gone to the block ‘C’ as our…
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While it might seem innocent that Nike recently unveiled its latest National Women’s Soccer League jerseys exclusively in women’s sizes, Fansided is raising another possibility. Perhaps the implication in only offering women’s sizes is that men don’t care to support women’s…
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Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: Your shoelace is untied. Gotcha.) Last week, KTI Networks/KTI Promo won, and now will face RushImprint. The winner will be decided by a simple poll. The poll will close…
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Is there anything Kanye West can’t do? After a hugely successful merchandise launch following the release of his “The Life of Pablo” album, West is setting his business sights on the promotional apparel industry. It might seem like a bizarre venture for the artist, considering he’s doing so well with consumer launches, like the Yeezy Boost…
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After Los Angeles-based American Apparel’s restructure plan was approved in court—albeit after contention from founder and former CEO Dov Charney—the company has moved out of bankruptcy and announced that it has appointed Paul R. Charron, former CEO of Liz Claiborne, as its chairman. According to the Los Angeles Times, Charron is joining American Apparel’s seven-seat…
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Where will you be when things settle down? A great number of marginal performers will be gone. Those who have not innovated will be gone. Those who have not created value for their clients will be gone. But a lot of us will be standing, and will be better, stronger and more equipped for success.…
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During the last year, we’ve reported on numerous cities and towns that are considering banning plastic bags. In June, Hawaii effectively banned plastic bags. In August, Chicago began rolling out its ban on single-use plastic bags. Two weeks ago, Wisconsin considered banning single-use plastic bags. Now, Cambridge, Mass., has…
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Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced the addition of brothers Tim Rosica of Rosica Marketing and Pete Rosica of Rosica Promotions to its expanding list of multi-line representatives. They will represent the company in the mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. Tim Rosica has…
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Sports fans love to show their devotion (literally) on their sleeves. Heck, as we saw yesterday, some people own multiple shirts for the same teams. This shouldn’t come as much of a shock. According to a study by Market Research Reports, professional sports leagues,…
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