President Obama signed the bipartisan Leahy-Smith America Invents Act on Sept. 16, enabling the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to set its own fees, hire more patent examiners and decrease the time it takes for a patent to be issued after filing.
Read MoreRogers to Represent Hub Pen in Northwest
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has hired Jill Rogers of Lake Oswego-based Osterman Sales Associates. She covers the Pacific Northwest territory and will be working with Ed Osterman, who has been representing Hub Pen Company for the past year in Alaska, Oregon and Washington.
Read MorePrintgraphics Inc. Acquired by Ennis
Ennis Inc. has acquired all of the stock of Printgraphics Inc. as of October 1, 2011.
Read MoreProduct of the Day: Wave Padfolio from Norwood
Black leather padfolios are nice, but everyone already has nine of them. Mix things up at your next meeting and make some waves with the Wave Padfolio from Norwood. (See what I did there? With “waves” and “Wave Padfolio”? Sometimes, I’m too clever.)
Read MoreSell Your Strengths, Respect Your Competitors
Raise your hand if you like negative campaign ads.
No hands? I’m not surprised.
Show the Love
In a Q&A session, Promo Marketing spoke to leaders in the awards and recognition world for their tips and trends for selling award and recognition programs.
Read MoreOutside the Chocolate Box
Versatile, fun and indulgent, done right chocolate can solve a number of marketing problems like little else in the industry. Here are six distinctive ways to make the most of chocolate promotions.
Read MoreMy Best Promotion
In October’s My Best Promotion, a distributor worked with a with a large East Coast brewery that wanted to do an inexpensive summer-fun promotion with its top beer distribution partners.
Read MoreBefriending the Bank
From direct mail and branded stationary to banking incentives and employee uniforms, banks and other consumer financial organizations use almost every promotional product there is.
Read MoreFrom Counting Sheep to the Golden Fleece
To make sure you’re successful in your bedroom branding attempts, read up on what’s in style, what’s been successful and why robes and pajamas are sometimes just the item needed to get the promotional job done.
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