On Nov. 9, President Obama issued an Executive Order instructing all Federal agencies and departments to limit the purchase of promotional items (e.g., plaques, clothing, and commemorative items), in particular where they are not cost-effective. The limits on promotional spending are included in a larger effort to reduce spending on federal employee travel, vehicles, printing and technology by 20 percent.
Read MoreCPSC Warns High-Powered Magnets and Children Make a Deadly Mix
An increasing number of incident reports to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) indicate that high-powered magnets continue to be a safety risk to children. From toddlers to teens, children are swallowing these magnets and the consequences are severe.
The reported incidents involve magnets that are marketed as desk toys and stress relievers for adults who use the magnets to create patterns and build shapes. Often, they are sold in sets of 200 or more magnets in stationery, office supply and gift stores, and also on the Internet.
The Most Important Two Rules!
How are you different? How are you relevant? If you’re not working on those two things every day, you risk becoming a commodity.
Read MoreBlogs and Brownies
The fashion industry embraces the digital world. You can celebrate this and the holidays with promotional baked goods.
Read MoreEditor’s Picks: Transitional Tees
Brisk. Chilly. Crisp. Equinox-y. However you want to describe early fall and spring weather, one fact is true: it wrecks havoc on the sleeve-length-deciding portion of a person’s brain. Is it too cold to rock a T-shirt? What if there’s a lot of sun where you’re going and you’ll die wearing a hoodie? But then what if it gets really windy and the cool breeze just ravages you’re uncovered forearms?
Read MoreWake Forest Partners With The Collegiate Licensing Company
On the heels of signing new licensing partner Arizona State University and renewing contracts with 18 properties, IMG College’s The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) today announced it has reached an exclusive agreement with Wake Forest University to manage its domestic U.S. trademark licensing program.
Read MoreObama Cuts Promotional Products Spending by 20 Percent (UPDATE)
President Obama signed an executive order on Wednesday drastically cutting federal spending on promotional products.
Read MoreAIA Corporation Contributes to Animal Rescue Charity
Distributor network AIA Corporation recently held a penny war coinciding with a food/litter drive with all contributions being donated to a local group.
AIA hosted a penny war, with proceeds going to a local nonprofit. For this fundraising effort, OARS was chosen. OARS (Orphan Animal Rescue and Sanctuary) is a no-kill, volunteer-driven nonprofit animal rescue.
Read More11 Distributors Affiliate with iPROMOTEu in October 2011
Distributor network iPROMOTEu announced that 11 promotional products distributors have affiliated with iPROMOTEu in October 2011. These new affiliates, in the aggregate, have an estimated annual sales volume of over $2,500,000.
Read MoreProduct of the Day: The Spoon Hold-It from Evans Manufacturing
Fact: Even if all someone cooks is the “bachelor special,” aka “rice and beans in a pot,” a person still needs a clean place to put his spoon (mostly because the typical counter-washing timetable for the rice-and-bean types is once every 4,000 years). So do your part and keep lonely bachelor salmonella poisonings to a minimum with The Spoon Hold-It from Evans Manufacturing.
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