If you sell labels into the consumer product markets, you know how frequently those labels change. When this occurs, it leaves your customers hanging with obsolete inventory as they race to reprint those labels while wondering how much those changes are going to cost them. Those changes not only cost them in obsolete labels, but…
Read MoreCVS Store Caught Selling Unauthorized College Drinkware
A CVS store in Manhattan is being accused of selling unauthorized drinkware products with the name of the adjacent New School.
Read MoreCrystal D Account Manager Receives UMAPP’s 2024 Super Star Award
Crystal D, St. Paul, Minnesota, announced that account manager Tawauna Garner has been named a 2024 recipient of the Upper Midwest Association of Promotional Professionals’ (UMAPP) Super Star Award. “I have never met a more positive person who will go above and beyond for her customers and coworkers,” said…
Read More2024 Style Guide: Keep End-Users on Trend With These Apparel Products
Going into 2024 and 2025, distributors should expect similar demand as previous years, like comfortable athleisure and streetwear influence, but with some new trends and twists for the near future.
Read MoreStakes Manufacturing Welcomes Chuck Ertzberger as Senior Vice President of Production
Stakes Manufacturing announced the appointment of Chuck Ertzberger as senior vice president of production.
Read MoreHow the Indiana Fever Immediately Capitalized on the ‘Caitlin Clark Effect’ With Merchandise
After selecting Caitlin Clark with the first pick of the WNBA Draft, the Indiana Fever immediately started selling Clark-branded merchandise and apparel, celebrating the “Caitlin Clark Effect.”
Read MoreLove At First Sight: Using Packaging to Make a Lasting Impression
A branding experience starts with packaging. Especially in the age of unboxing videos, packaging that stands out is necessary to make a lasting impact.
Read MoreThere’s A Bunch of Tropicana Casino Memorabilia on eBay Already
With the Tropicana casino and hotel in Las Vegas set for implosion, people are turning to eBay to buy and sell branded memorabilia.
Read More2024 State of the Industry: Buyer Habits, The Election, and What’s to Come
Our annual analysis of the societal and economic factors at play in the promotional products industry and beyond, giving suppliers and distributors a look at what’s currently happening and what’s to come.
Read MoreLessons from a Lobster
It’s not often we stop and think about what kinds of business lessons can be taught by Mother Nature. One of the most intriguing analogies for business growth and entrepreneurship, in my opinion, comes from the book “Grow Like a Lobster,” authored by Joshua Dick. Below are highlights from some of his key concepts –…
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