Chuck Dahlgren, president of Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., was elected on Dec. 7 as a board member on the Recognition Council for the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA).
Read MoreAIA Network Sees Continued Growth in November
Earlier this year, Adventures In Advertising (AIA), Neenah, Wis., put a plan in place to build a strong foundation for accelerated growth while selectively adding to its network of owners. In the past six months, a total of 21 new owners have been chosen to grow the AIA network, with five added in November.
Read MoreBrandelope Featured on DeGeneres Show
Brandelope, Fenton, Mo. announced its products were featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show as part of the shows 12 Days of Giveaways when Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) used the company’s high-impact envelopes to deliver gifts to the studio audience.
Read MoreMidwest Single Source Evolves with Rebranding
After appearing on the cover of the printed products industry magazine Print Solutions, Midwest Single Source, Wichita, Kansas decided to redefine the company’s presence in the marketplace.
Read MoreCPSA Revises Terms of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced its decision to revise the terms of its stay of enforcement of certain testing and certification provisions of section 14 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) as amended by section 102(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
Read MoreBullet Line is Now Bullet
Bullet Line, Miami, a member of Polyconcept North America, the second-largest supplier of hard goods within the promotional products industry, is celebrating its 30-year anniversary in 2010 with a new corporate identity–complete with a new logo, tag line, and name.
Read MoreRivers End Trading Company to Add Page & Tuttle and Forsyth
On Friday December 11, 2009 River’s End Trading Company, Hopkins Minn., signed a letter of intent to acquire the rights to Page & Tuttle and license the Forsyth brand for the promotional products and golf industry in the United States.
Read MoreGear Test | Yoga Socks (The New York Times)
No matter how much you love yoga, taking a yoga mat on a trip may seem a little over the top. Yet, either for traction or hygiene, many people prefer to have something between their feet and the surface where they’re practicing, especially if it’s a hotel room floor or a borrowed mat at a studio. The solution may be a pair of yoga socks.
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2009 The Year in Style (Style.com)
The aughts—can’t someone come up with a better name?—were the decade when high fashion went from a semi-private members’ club to mainstream entertainment. Final confirmation of that came in 2009, a year that was less about the selling of clothes (that lingering recession) than the spectacle of clothes. With bloggers in the front row, designers starring in their own movies, and pop divas (and first ladies) wearing the most avant-garde looks, there was hardly a dull moment. Here, a glance back at 12 months that began with the Obama inauguration and ended with Chanel’s Shanghai shebang.
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Read More5 Must-Have Handbags (Oprah.com)
Be prepared for any occasion life throws your way! Elle magazine’s Joe Zee says you only need five basic handbags to complete any outfit.
The Everyday Bag
The first must-have style is the everyday bag, the purse you take with you to work, to lunch and to pick up the kids. It’s your catch-all bag. Because you will use this bag the most, Joe says to choose a neutral color like black, navy or brown. “You can pick it up and leave, and it will match everything you’re wearing,” Joe says.
The key is to choose a bag with multiple compartments to organize everything you carry. “So that every night you’re not looking for your keys,” Oprah says.
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