A Los Angeles Lakers fan is planning to distribute crowdfunded pro-Hong Kong T-shirts Tuesday when the California club opens its campaign. That same night, supporters of the Toronto Raptors will also make their feelings known through a T-shirt that declares “The North Stand with Hong Kong”…
Read MoreFinding the Right Credit Cards to Pay Suppliers and Maximize Points
Ask the Accountant… Question: How do you suggest I research credit cards to pay my suppliers and get points? Answer: Credit card points are a nice perk for our industry, but you should only use credit cards for this purpose if you pay the complete balance off each and every month. If you don’t plan…
Read Morealphabroder Back Up and Running After Malware Attack
After suffering a malware attack on its order processing and shipping systems, alphabroder announced that it is fully operational again for U.S. customers. The supplier said it has “no evidence that any customer data or account information was compromised or accessed by this malware”…
Read MoreNevada GOP Releases ‘Witch Hunt’ T-shirt, Tote Bags for Fundraising Push
In the latest edition of political parties and politicians using merchandise to take a direct shot at opponents, Nevada Republicans are looking to raise funds with a “Witch Hunt” T-shirt and tote bag. The design features cartoonish versions of four prominent Democrats riding broomsticks…
Read MoreOrbus Celebrates 10 Years as G7 Master Idealliance-Qualified Printer
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., announced that it has been a G7 Certified Master Printer for 10 years, and looks forward to continued excellence with its recent recertification. Orbus has a number of G7-certified printing professionals in addition to holding the certification as a company. G7 Master Qualification status indicated that the facility…
Read MoreWhy Merch Sales for a North Carolina Fair Spiked 1,200%
Change can prove difficult to accept, but it can also end up being pretty lucrative. Organizers of the Dixie Classic Fair, which is changing its name for next year, learned the latter recently, as the 137th edition of the North Carolina gathering netted a 1,200 percent increase in merch sales over 2018’s tallies, with the pending name change surely the cause…
Read MoreReports: U.S. and China Trade Talks Near Breakthrough, But Depend on U.S. Dropping Tariffs
Following another round of talks between the U.S. and China in Washington, Chinese officials say that it hopes both sides can work together for a solution, but that a resolution would depend on the U.S. canceling tariffs. “China’s position, principle and goal for the China-U.S. trade negotiations has never changed,” Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao…
Read MoreThe San Antonio Spurs’ Hispanic Heritage Merch Line Is a Perfect Celebration of Culture
The San Antonio Spurs are celebrating the Hispanic heritage that’s so deeply ingrained in their city’s culture with not only a theme night, but a huge merch line consisting of 22 different apparel items. The team dubbed the apparel line, which is called La Cultura, a “love letter to the culture that San Antonians call home”…
Read MoreRaining Rose Sales Support Manager Erin Hill Wins Service Excellence Honor
Erin Hill, sales support manager at Raining Rose, has been named as one of PPB Magazine’s 2019 Service Superheroes for exemplary performance and recognition in a sales support role. Hill was one of 15 people nationwide honored with the Service Superhero…
Read MoreHALO Hires Sean Radford as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., recently added Sean Radford to the newly-created position of executive vice president and chief human resource officer. Radford comes to HALO with extensive business and human resource experience, serving most recently as senior vice president of organizational effectiveness and transformation at CNA insurance, a…
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