Potential customers in your area might right now be searching their Blackberry or mobile phone for what you sell. Will they find you? A Web presence wasn’t always one of the top priorities for hometown-grown businesses, but with mobile devices now the most popular search tool for many Web surfers, those priorities indeed have shifted.
Read MoreAnother View: Forget Ideology. Let’s Fix the Economy. (The New York Times)
Albert A. Koch, who led the AlixPartners team that helped restructure General Motors and now runs “old G.M.,” argues that pragmatism, not philosophical purity, will drive recovery in the bankruptcy and distressed market space.
Read MoreRecession = Bargaining Chip for Small-Business Tenants (FOXBusiness)
No question, the nationwide credit crunch is putting the squeeze on landlords as well as their tenants. What does this mean for small-business owners? Which came first: the small business or the landlord? More to the point: who needs whom more? Thanks to the recession, today it’s a little too close to call.
Read MoreBroderBros. Co. First Apparel Supplier Accredited by the Quality Certification Alliance
BroderBros. Co., Trevose, Pa., announced the company has been accredited by the Quality Certification Alliance (QCA). The accreditation applies to all three sales divisions—Alpha, Broder and NES Clothing. BroderBros. Co. is the only apparel supplier accredited to date.
Read MorePlyter’s Product of the Week–December 29th Edition
Even though it is the middle of winter here in Philadelphia and a 50 mph wind is sending the windchill into single digits, I have to make the Cooladio Solar Cooler my first Product of the Week. I will admit quite a few USB drives caught my eye, but the Cooladio came out on top this time.
Read MoreTestimony of Simplicity
Over the course of the last decade, a vast majority of Americans pulled out a great, big pair of rose-colored glasses and tricked themselves into believing our financial worth was invincible. We tricked ourselves into believing—regardless of the fact that the value of our money was declining—massive borrowing and spending was acceptable. Somehow, some way, debts would be cleared, McMansion mortgages would be met and keeping up with the Jones’ could be an attainable goal.
Read MoreAnnual Gift Day and Nostalgia Marketing
My apologies for the brief absence in posting. I think we can all agree though that besides being the season of jolly happy funtime lala sugarplum land, the holidays are also a time of insane, soul-stomping busyness, workaholism and casual explorations of stress-induced illnesses like hyperventilation, migraines and stomach ulcers.
Read MoreVictorinox Travel Gear Can’t Be Outdone By 10,000 Pound Elephant
The TRG Group, St. Louis is the global licensee for travel gear for Victorinox Travel Gear that was featured today on CBS’ “The Early Show.” Victorinox Travel Gear was put to the test at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, and beat out all of the competition by being the only travel bag that kept Panya the elephant from getting the fruit concealed inside.
Read MoreQCA Certification Alliance Membership Expands
Brent Stone, QCA executive director–operations, noted since the Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, opened for membership in July, he has had conversations with promotional product industry suppliers that recognize the competitive advantage that comes with successful completion of independent, third-party audits but are unsure how to begin the process.
Read MoreDonate Your Post PPAI Show Samples To A Child In Need
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, invited exhibitors to donate unwanted products from company booths when the PPAI EXPO in Las Vegas closes on Jan. 15.
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