HEALTH-RELATED MARKETING messages may be among the most persistent and ever-present of the modern era. Lose weight, eat right and quit smoking. Get six-pack abs, remember to wash your hands and watch out for restless leg syndrome. Try this new form of diabetes testing, this new multivitamin or this new sleeping aid.
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One of the most diverse items in the promotional industry, T-shirts present so many buying decisions that picking out the right one can be daunting. The number of choices are sure to increase as innovation introduces new kinds of T-shirts, like those made from transitional or slub cotton, with more and more frequency. Add the ever-changing winds of fashion to the decision mix, and picking the right tee for a given promotion can quickly become complicated.
Read MoreAnother One Bytes the Dust
THEY ARE AMONG the only products we receive (sometimes at great expense) and immediately gush over them, embrace them and show them off to friends or even strangers. A year later, we decide the models we have are antiquated and toss them in the trash.
Read MorePresidents Day Promotions
THE UNIFORM MONDAY Holiday Act was signed into law on June 28, 1968, mandating that certain federal holidays be moved from fixed dates to specifically designated Mondays. Why, you may ask, would the government spend taxpayer time and money moving holidays from their traditional dates to arbitrarily assigned Mondays?
Read MoreSunny Days Are Here Again?
ACCORDING TO THE U.S. Travel Association, a nonprofit travel industry group based in Washington, the travel industry shed approximately 400,000 jobs in the past two years. This number is significant for a market that accounts for 7.7 million U.S. jobs and indirectly affects 10 million others.
Read MoreNewPage Introduces EcoPoint Plus Bottle Label Paper With 10 Percent Recycled Fiber
NewPage Corporation, Miamisburg, Ohio, announced the introduction of EcoPoint Plus, a new high-performance bottle label paper featuring 10 percent post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled fiber.
Read MoreCintas Corporation Announces Increased Annual Dividend
Cintas Corporation, Cincinnati, announced the company’s board of directors approved a $0.48 per share annual dividend, an increase over last year’s annual dividend of $0.47 per share. The dividend is payable on March 10, 2010, to shareholders of record as of February 10, 2010.
Read MoreMain Street Frustration: “Everything is Going to Banks” (CNNMoney.com)
In his State of the Union speech Wednesday night, President Obama touted a slew of federal initiatives aimed at stimulating small business hiring and growth. Again.
Read MorePROMOTIONS EAST Announces Four Day Education Schedule
The Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York Inc. (SAAGNY), Woodcliff Lake, N.J., announced the PROMOTIONS EAST University education program for PROMOTIONS EAST 2010, June 6 to 9, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Read MoreWorkflowOne Employee Foundation Announces Corporate Giving
The WorkflowOne Employee Foundation announced the company has awarded grants to a variety of nonprofit organizations in the Dayton, Ohio community through the generosity of WorkflowOne’s local workforce in 2009.
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