Bodek and Rhodes, Philadelphia, mourns the loss of a 25-year veteran, imprinted catalog and marketing coordinator, Nancy Giardinelli, who passed after a five-month battle with cancer on July 25th, 2009. She was 61.
Read MoreCrystal D Participates in The MOST Amazing Race
Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., a leading supplier of corporate awards and plaques, announced four employees participated in The Salvation Army’s the 2009 MOST Amazing Race on July 25.
Read MoreHub Pen Company Announces Another First
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., was proud to announce Connor Stearns, the oldest of Hub production manager Bob Stearns’ five boys, pulled off a first place finish in the 5K Promotions East Fun Run.
Read MoreIndustry Gets More Feet On The Ground With GRAC
In response to the growing need to create awareness about industry legislation, Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced it has formed a 13-member Government
Read MoreVisstun Receives Scores of Excellent in Independent Audits
To proactively assure product safety, Visstun, Las Vegas, recently underwent Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) as well as Packaging Quality Systems and Product Safety Inspection (
Read MoreArt Exhibits, Black Holes and Laughter
I wasn’t too sure what to write about this week, my poor pea brain being otherwise occupied with proofing August and planning out my Sept. stories. I managed to dig up a few links though that you might find interesting:
Read MoreWrinkleless in Time
FROM BIRTH ON, it’s pretty hard to avoid the uniform. It begins when you’re sitting in the standard hospital bassinet next to a few dozen babies dressed exactly like you, and after that, well, it doesn’t really end. School? Good chance of uniforms. Your first job? You better believe there’s going to be uniforms. Even…
Read MoreBite-size and Beautiful
THE IPOD SHUFFLE, 1.8×0.7×0.3″. The Kawasaki Ninja 650R motorcycle, 82.9×29.9×50″. A Jean Schlumberger Sixteen Stone ring from Tiffany and Co., with an inner circumference as small as 0.586″.
Read MoreThe Price is Right
COME ON DOWN!
OK, don’t get excited. No one in a sparkly blazer is actually calling you to be a contestant in this crazy bidding war we call the promotional products industry. Yet, it does feel a little like everyone’s favorite game show sometimes, doesn’t it?
Read MoreTools of the Trade
GEAR HEADS AND tech junkies aside, we are a society that is collectively set in our ways. We like what we know.
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