In a series of tweets yesterday, President Donald Trump reported that U.S. trade representatives returned from China talks with disappointing results, and that he would add a “small additional tariff of 10 percent” on $300 billion in Chinese imports, effective Sept. 1…
Read MoreOrbus Exhibit & Display Group Raises More Than $9K for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., spent the last six months fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society, and recently presented the organization with a donation of $9,000. Fundraising efforts included company-wide casual dress buy-in, shamrock grams and a chili cook-off. In order to make fundraising efforts successful, Orbus’ Social and Cultural Committee organizes…
Read MoreBernie Sanders Latest to Capitalize on Debate Moment With ‘I Wrote the Damn Bill’ Merch
In his second run at the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders is heavily touting health care, and an exchange over a Medicare measure at Tuesday’s debate saw Sanders bark “I wrote the damn bill” at Ohio representative Timothy Ryan. Mere hours later, Sanders announced a promotional sticker featuring those same words, available to anyone who made a donation to his campaign…
Read MoreBIC Graphic North America Enters Partnership With Cap America
BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., announced that it has formed a new partnership with Cap America, Fredericktown, Mo. Beginning tomorrow, BIC Graphic will stock 11 Cap America styles. It was exactly a month ago that that BIC Graphic announced a similar partnership with HanesBrands Inc., which marked the supplier’s first foray into the soft goods category…
Read MorePPEF Awards 2019-20 Jayne Emoff Miller Scholarship
Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), Irving, Texas, recently awarded the Jayne Emoff Miller scholarship to a future graduate of Ohio University. Miller was the former owner of Shumsky Promotional, located in Dayton, Ohio. She was a second-generation owner of Shumsky from the mid-1980s…
Read MoreGoldstar Unites American and European Teams Under Goldstar Global, Names Howard Cubberly General Manager
Goldstar, San Diego, Calif., announced yesterday the creation of Goldstar Global, a united effort between the company’s North American and European teams. As part of the launch, the company announced that Howard Cubberly, previously general manager of the North American division, would…
Read MoreCincinnati Hospital Giving Newborns ‘Baby Shark’ Branded Onesies for Shark Week
First of all, we have to say that we are vehemently opposed to Shark Week, the Discovery Channel’s now-31-year-old homage to the denizens of the deep. That’s because we feel they deserve at least a month’s worth of programming and analysis, such is our fascination with them. Thanks to branded onesies distributed through Cincinnati’s Christ…
Read MoreMy 5 Favorite Promotions of the Week: Pixies Skateboards, Strand Sweatshirts and More
My dad’s birthday is this week, and I’ve been scouring the internet trying to figure out what on earth to get for the man who just wants socks. So, I’ve spent a lot of time on the internet getting distracted by other products—mainly awesome promotional merchandise that I just want to buy for myself. Without…
Read MoreDelta’s New Sign Language Name Tags Are an Awesome (and Easy) Idea for Uniforms
There’s been a lot of negative news concerning airline uniforms lately, so we’re excited to cover something positive here for a change. Delta Air Lines has announced that new flight crew uniforms will indicate what languages the crew members speak, as well as whether or not they know sign language. Ed Bastian, Delta’s CEO, made…
Read MoreRush Limbaugh Says He Sold $3M of Betsy Ross Flag T-shirts After Nike Controversy
The American flag has been a top headliner lately, and Rush Limbaugh’s recent Betsy Ross Flag T-shirt is putting Old Glory back in the news cycle this week. As you recall, we delved deep into the U.S. flag merchandise debate when Nike pulled its 4th of July Betsy Ross Flag sneaker after Colin Kaepernick voiced…
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