Parsippany, New Jersey-based MediaTree, a leading supplier of music download, ringtone and other digital gift card incentives and promotions, welcomed Jonathan Dowens as its new director of marketing. Dowens, a veteran of the licensing industry, joined MediaTree following several years of experience in the fields of strategic marketing, creative advertising and graphic design.
Read MoreFew CEOs Plan to Hire in Next 6 Months (Msnbc.com)
The CEOs of America’s largest companies do not expect employment to significantly improve in the next six months.
Read MoreBoundless Network Secures $5 Million to Expand Technology Platform
Austin, Texas-based Boundless Network announced it raised $5 million in additional financing. The funds will enable the branded merchandise distributor to support its rapid growth and expand its technology platform.
Read MoreQuick Technologies Adds QCA to Products
Finding and differentiating between suppliers whose processes are third-party audited and accredited as compared to self-certified has been a daunting task—until now.
Read MoreManufacturing Bloom (The New Republic)
The proletarian schlub who might just save American industry.
A few weeks after the 2008 presidential election, United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard got a call from an Obama transition aide frantic for advice on the collapsing auto industry.
PPAI Launched Action Alert on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) issued an action alert on a bill before the U.S. Senate that, as written, would effectively prohibit the distribution of promotional products to health care professionals.
Read MoreOutdoor Cap and Incentives West Partner Up in the West
Promotional Headwear Supplier Outdoor Cap and supplier representative Incentives West announced a partnership to service promotional markets in the Western region.
Read MoreFind Your Inner Lumber Jack
I can vividly remember the day Pearl Jam’s first album was released, the first time I heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and can with 100 percent certainty recall what I was wearing—flannel. Yes, that ultra soft, plaid delicacy that I also vividly remember donating when I could no longer even glance at it in my closet.
Read MoreAurum Organic Klothing First Certified Organic Company in the U.S.
Burlington, Vermont-based Aurum Organic Klothing LLC, a manufacturer of fashion T-shirts and casual clothing made of organic cotton, announces that the company has been approved as the nation’s first fully certified processor and supplier of apparel certified organic to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) by the Institute of Marketecology (IMO).
Read MoreSlide Into Comfort
Tee Off/Norwood—Apres 18 Slide
After a round, get out of your golf shoes and slip into stylish Nike slides from Norwood Promotional Products. The product is available in women’s sizes 5 to 11 and is available in purple/white. The Apres Slides provides a true touch of class to golf tournament promotions.
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