Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced the site of its 2017 sales incentive award ceremony, Galaxy of Stars, during its 2016 event held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It will host its 2017 event in Panama at the Secrets Playa Bonita, from May 16 to 19, 2017. Each year, Geiger holds the Galaxy of Stars to reward qualifying…
Read MoreSt. Louis Cardinals Officially Allow ‘Try Not to Suck’ Tees
As we reported in April, the St. Louis Cardinals were debating whether or not they would allow Chicago Cubs fans to wear “Try not to suck” shirts in Busch Stadium. After…
Read MoreThe Vernon Company Names Supplier Account Manager of the Year
The Vernon Company, Netwon, Iowa, awarded Rick Buckley, who represents Tri-Mountain, Irwindale, Calif., as Supplier Account Manager of the Year at the company’s national sales meeting held April 18 to 20 in Des Moines, Iowa. The Vernon Company…
Read MoreThe Wrap: Museum to Spotlight the Plain White T-shirt, Students Sent Home For Wearing Haitian Flag Shirts
MOMA is launching an exhibit that will feature clothing from the last hundred years; Miami high school students were sent home for wearing Haitian flag shirts; J.C. Penney will focus less on apparel; a North Carolina school district wants to ban skinny jeans; and more people are renting clothes instead of buying: Here’s what’s happening this week in the apparel world…
Read MorePPAI Holds Seventh Annual Legislative Education and Action Day
Beginning today, promotional products professionals are in Washington D.C. for Promotional Products Association International’s (PPAI) seventh annual Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.). Participants will attend education sessions and go to Capitol Hill, where they will meet with legislators and staff. “This week marks our seventh annual L.E.A.D. event, and it just gets better every year,”…
Read MoreReport: H&M Fired Factory Workers for Getting Pregnant
H&M is under fire this week as a result of a new report from the Asia Floor Wage Alliance, according to Broadly. The report accuses H&M of exploiting workers in its factories in…
Read More‘I Wouldn’t Buy It, But You Definitely Should’
In the promotional products industry, suppliers and distributors work hard to build relationships with one another—trusting that the other half of the relationship cares as much about the product and the end-user as they do. So how would you feel if you found out that supplier or distributor wouldn’t even buy its own product? Super confident, right? No, of course not…
Read MoreR.S. Owens Creates Grand Prix of Indianapolis Cup
Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis winner Simon Pagenaud now owns two Grand Prix Cups created by Chicago-based R.S. Owens after winning his third IndyCar race in a row last weekend at the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The Grand Prix winner’s cup is topped by an oversized 18” diameter bowl. Before assembly, the…
Read More8 Ways to Wear Red, White and Blue on Memorial Day
The unofficial start of summer is here—Memorial Day. Whether you have a barbecue, parade or beach day planned, you’ll definitely want to sport U.S. flag apparel. Here are some products that can inspire you to show your U.S. pride and honor those who’ve died while serving our country…
Read MoreUCLA, Under Armour Sign NCAA Record $280M Sponsorship Deal
This week, UCLA and Under Armour announced a $280 million sponsorship deal over 15 years, making it the largest college sponsorship ever, according to The New York Times. The three largest power players in the sportswear arena—Under Armour, Nike and Adidas—have been signing progressively larger…
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