The Oscars Gift Bag Is Worth $200K

The Academy Awards ceremony isn’t until Feb. 28, but we already have the inside scoop on what the nominees will receive in their gift bags. According to The Daily Beast, the Oscars gift bag is worth about $200,000. According to Mashable, in addition to a few fancy vacations,…

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Dorcy International Inc., Aprinta Promo Finalize Transition

Last year, Dorcy International Inc., Columbus, Ohio, parent company of Dorcy Special Markets Division, formed an agreement to have Adva-Lite, a division of Alexander City, Alabama-based Aprinta Promo, represent its product lines within the promotional markets industry. The transition is now complete, industry professionals now have access to Aprinta Promo’s full line of promotional products. These lines…

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6 Promotions to Kick-off Mardi Gras

It’s time to serve your king cake and don your colorful masks because today is Mardi Gras! Even if you’re not in New Orleans, you can celebrate Mardi Gras with the right promotional products…

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Carolina Panthers Would-be Super Bowl Merchandise

Yesterday, we reported on all of the counterfeit merchandise that authorities have seized before the Super Bowl. Now, we have all of the authentic Carolina Panthers merchandise that would have hit shelves had Cam Newton and the team topped the Denver Broncos. According to SportsLogos.net, some of the proposed Panthers merchandise used the phrase “Keep Pounding,”…

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A Very Powerful Question

As I returned my Alamo rental car in Newark, N.J., recently, an employee asked if I had any issues with the car and how my trip was. I said, “Fine,” and was prepared to get my receipt and walk to the terminal. Instead, I was legitimately surprised by a simple question: “Could we have done…

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IMAGEN Brands Hires Dana Zezzo as Vice President of Sales

IMAGEN Brands, parent company of Crown Products, Mobile, Ala., and Vitronic, Mason, Ohio, announced it has hired Dana Zezzo as vice president of sales. Zezzo was most recently senior vice president of sales and marketing at Jetline, Gaffney, S.C., and also has worked for Pittsburgh-based Pro Towels, Erie, Pennsylvania-based CPS/Keystone and Trevose, Pennsylvania-based alphabroder. “Dana is…

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