As the season’s first significant snow fall makes its way up the Northeast U.S., we’re getting ready for a lot of snow here in Philadelphia. For folks in the Mid-Atlantic, we’ve built a list of a few promotional products to keep on hand during the snowy weekend. (To view this all as one page, click…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Trimark Versus I Brand Everything
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: We’re getting ready for the blizzard! By that, we mean we’re buying sleds and stocking up on video games after work today.) Last week, Trimark came out on top,…
Read MoreCharney Testifies at American Apparel Case, Ruling Set for Monday
During the company’s second day in bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Del., Los Angeles-based American Apparel’s founder and former CEO Dov Charney testified for more than two hours, claiming that the company wrongly declined his investor-backed takeover offer. According to Reuters,…
Read MoreBranded Amazon Dash Replenishment Devices Go Live
Amazon introduced the Dash Replenishment devices in March by launching the product-branded plastic buttons. Now, the devices, which allow users to press a button to reorder items without having to log onto the site, are live. The buttons are branded based on the…
Read MoreFruit of the Loom Hires Three Sales and Account Managers
The imprintable activewear division of Fruit of the Loom, Bowling Green, Ky., announced the appointments of three new sales and account management professionals: Ken Seidl, Mauro Dal Balcon and Joe Mellen. Ken Seidl, vice president of sales, will tap into his years of industry experience at alphabroder, Trevose, Pa., to help shape strategy and create…
Read MoreiClick Announces New Free Shipping Program
iClick, Seattle, has announced free shipping on all of its product line for 2016, including USB flash drives, power packs, mobile accessories, computer tech accessories and pens. In addition to iClick’s ReadyShip 24-hour production capabilities and no-rush charges, iClick continues to offer its three-day ship at ground rates. Free shipping will be for UPS Ground…
Read MoreSAAC Hires Executive Director
The Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC), Camarillo, Calif., announced Donté P. Shannon, CAE, as its new executive director. Shannon is an experienced and recognized nonprofit executive from the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. He has worked extensively in association management for nine…
Read MoreThe Best PPAI Expo Ever … Really?
The branding for this year’s Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Expo was “The Best Expo Ever,” which is a big claim, considering the Expo is always a great event. The Expo is the largest industry event of the year. It’s a busy, productive week that, for many, goes beyond being a trade show—it’s more like…
Read MoreAmerican Apparel Case Goes to Court
After rejecting its founder and former CEO Dov Charney’s $300 million takeover bid, American Apparel went to bankruptcy court in Delaware on Wednesday, and the two parties debated the future of the Los Angeles-based apparel company. American Apparel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2015, and introduced a reorganization plan that would pass control to…
Read MoreTrump Fans Sell Unlicensed Merchandise at Rallies
Krena and Almon Poole, a couple from Alabama, support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in a big way. The two claim to have invested $50,000 to create Trump-themed T-shirts, and follow Trump on his campaign trail to sell merchandise outside of speaking events and…
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