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: It snowed today in Philadelphia. I guess the sled I still have in my hallway can get one last ride.) Last week, Prime Line won again, so now it will challenge…
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Navitor, North Mankato, Minn., announced the introduction of new, lower prices through its online ordering tool. “The economy is a challenge both for print vendors, like Navitor, and the print resellers we do business with, and Navitor has faced this challenging economy by finding ways to put more money into our customers’ pockets,” said Nate…
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According to Golf Digest, Nike has taken a different approach with its MM Fly Polo golf shirts. Although the shirts are still made with Dri-Fit technology, Nike has released three alternative redesigns to the standard golf shirt. The Nike MM…
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Most certainly. Various news outlets, including the The Huffington Post, reported that Donald Trump’s campaign photoshopped a white Trump merchandise model to look black. The whistles were blown when Eric Ming, an employee on Donna Edwards’ Senate campaign, noticed the photoshopping major faux pas on Thursday. He sent the following tweet, and reporters were off to…
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Samsonite LLC, Hong Kong, announced that it has acquired TUMI, South Plainfield, N.J., in a cash transaction worth $1.8 billion. This is Samsonite LLC’s largest acquisition since its initial public offering in 2011, according to CNBC. Samsonite LLC will pay $26.75 per share in the transaction, representing a 33 percent premium of TUMI’s closing price. With…
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Super Tuesday was two days ago, but another race to the finish was happening behind the scenes in Massachusetts. According to The Boston Globe, hundreds of thousands of ballots for today’s presidential primary had to be reprinted due to a printing error. Because the ballots were printed digitally, they were more susceptible to moisture or smudging,…
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Last year, we reported that the Oklahoma state government was looking into spending less money on promotional products. Now, critics say that the Texas state government is spending too much taxpayer money on promotional items,…
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Impact Dimensions LLC., a Philadelphia-based promotional products distributor, has been chosen as the merchandise provider and manager for the 2016 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Although no official numbers have been confirmed, a spokeswoman said there was a lot of interest from local companies and firms across the country to be…
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SanMar, Issaquah, Wash., announced its launch of PromoStandards integration, an industry organization composed of distributors and suppliers focused on helping to improve technology’s consistency for more efficient relationships. SanMar customers, including AIA Corporation, Geiger, HALO Branded Solutions, commonsku and Facilis Group, currently are working with SanMar to take advantage of its PromoStandards Inventory Integration. “Our goal is…
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Rip Curl, an Australian surfwear company, is under scrutiny for selling millions of dollars worth of clothing using “slave labor,” The Sydney Morning Herald reported. Workers at the North Korean Taedonggang Clothing Factory were hired to make clothing for Rip Curl’s 2015 winter collection. It was then branded with a “made in China” logo and shipped…
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