Canyon Outback – Fine leather products make for great promotions.
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Display-Tech: Great displays for any promotion.
Display-Tech: Great displays for any promotion.
Read MoreThe Politics of Promotions
Well, it seems that “The New York Times” has finally caught up to me. In today’s paper they extolled the high demand for political campaign gear and the amount of revenue it can bring in for any given candidate. Even if a certain senator from for New York’s campaign won’t release the exact numbers, the article does mention Mr. Obama’s campaign sold $1.5 million in political gear on its Web site in the month of January alone. It’s an issue I first brought to light in the groundbreaking Promo Marketing magazine piece, “Hillarakaromnabee!,” and I for one am happy to see the
Read MoreThings That Are Cool
I’m not an expert on this whole Internet thing, but it seems to me that the archetypical blogging equation is:
funny anecdote + industry tie-in = increased pageviews
But nothing exciting or interesting happened to me this week. I was bored. What to do about this week’s post? Well, one thing I do know a little bit about is magazines. And, when magazines need content, they make lists.
So, here goes nothing.
Five Things That Are Cool:
1) S&S Activewear always sends me images, on discs, ahead of my editorial schedule. Big ups to Terri Scales from The Tercet Group.
2)
GAME Makes Major Apparel Donation
GAME Sportswear, based in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., an apparel supplier specializing in athletic jackets, team wear and workwear for more than 30 years, announced that it has donated several hundred thousand dollars in merchandise to a number of worthy charities. “Every year we donate a significant quantity of first-quality garments to domestic and international charitable organizations. With 2007 being our best year ever, we made a concerted effort to greatly expand the scope of our donation program. We are very fortunate, yet there are so many people in need out there that we can’t ever take it for granted,” said Rico Genovese, founder and
Read MoreSenator Adds Two New Recycled Pens
Senator pen introduced two new pens featuring 95% recycled barrels—the Innovator Eco and Super Hit Eco. Both of these pens offer forgery-proof, non-toxic ballpen ink refills, free “Mix ‘N Match”, free set ups, and a one-color imprint. The Innovator is made in the United States and can come with a latex-free soft grip, a gel or jumbo refill, and can be 360 degree imprinted for no extra charge (including raised imprint technology for tactile logos). For more information to n Senator Pen, visit www.senatorpen.com.
Read MoreBic Graphic USA 2007 Award Announcements
BIC Graphic USA was recently honored with the top award for Best Full Line Catalog in 2007, receiving the Gold Award by the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). This full-line catalog is viewed as a model within the promotional products industry, providing distributors with the one-stop-shop resource for all promotional products needs including writing instruments, flashlights, magnets, mouse pads, notebooks and adhesive and non-adhesive notepads and cubes; plus, a full line of bags, padfolios, coolers and jotters. In addition to winning the Gold Award for Best Full Line Catalog, Atchison by BIC received two silver awards from PPAI for exceptional screen imprinting. The first
Read MoreS&S Activewear Offers New Catalogs
S&S Activewear, based in Bolingbrook, Ill., a leading national distributor of imprintable sportswear, released catalogs specific to two of the company’s most-popular apparel categories. The school, team and athletics catalog showcases the latest styles, innovative fabrics and vibrant colors including team gear, kids uniforms and adult workout styles. The golf collection catalog includes items from the best-known names in corporate golf apparel, including Arnold Palmer and PGA TOUR. Each catalog is four-color and includes complete product information on S&S Activewear’s offerings in each specific market segment. At 84 pages, the school, team and athletics catalog is the company’s biggest-ever, category-specific collection. It highlights several
Read MoreFresh Beginnings Receives Women’s Business Council Certification
Valdosta, Georgia-based Fresh Beginnings received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Georgia Women’s Business Council (GWBC), Atlanta, Georgia, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) headquartered in Washington. This recognition as a minority-owned business was awarded following a comprehensive application and certification process. Fresh Beginnings is a top supplier of gourmet food gifts in the promotional products industry. For more than twenty years, Fresh Beginnings has been baking gourmet cookies and handmaking custom chocolate candies. “We are excited about what this certification means to our company. This certification puts us in a unique position for
Read MoreNew Hires for Golden Pacific, Avaline and Image Source
Golden Pacific Brings Three More On Board City of Industry, California-based Golden Pacific is proud to announce the addition of three new employees to its East Coast distribution center in Edison, New Jersey: Don Spencer, account executive, Takaiya Horton-Lewis, graphic designer, and Donna Summerall, customer service representative. In addition, sales manager Craig Ross has transferred from California to the company’s New Jersey office, and Robert Bromberg has been promoted to vice president of east coast operations. For more information on Golden Pacific, visit www.golden-pacific.com Image Source Hires Sheehan as Account Executive Image Source, a full-service merchandise and apparel distributor based in Kirkland, Wash.,
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