Royal Apparel, Hauppauge, N.Y., is launching new B2B and B2C websites with an enterprise resource planning system. This has been in development for more than a year, fostering excitement for the debut. Key enhancements have been added to the user experience—increased speed of the site, improved images and ease of downloads, filtered navigation, feature selection…
Read MoreSearch Party: What to Know About SEO for Promo Businesses
Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is nothing new. It’s a strategy businesses have actively employed for years to rank their web pages higher than their competitors in order to generate new leads and sales opportunities. These days, it’s a necessary component to any digital framework, promotional companies included. So, whether you’re ready to graduate to…
Read MoreHeat Printing: When and Why?
When choosing a decorating method, it’s important to consider the substrate, what finish is necessary, placement of the decoration, the quantity required and how quickly the job needs to be turned around. Heat printing, also known as heat transfer printing, offers advantages in these key areas over other methods like screen printing or embroidery. Although heat printing has been around for decades, innovations in heat-applied materials and heat application machinery are making it more popular…
Read MorePurdue University Gets In On ‘Stranger Things’ Bump With Retro T-shirt
Everybody who follows Netflix’s “Stranger Things” should expect it to continue to fill episodes with 1980s references and attire. So impressive has the show’s track record for shout-outs become that Purdue University brought back a retro T-shirt after it briefly appeared on a Season 3 episode of the show…
Read MoreHow to Keep Track of Purchase Order Documents
Ask the Accountant… Question: Is there a good way to keep track of documents related to purchase orders? Answer: We certainly have a lot of paperwork attached to the orders in our industry! It is a challenge to keep a record of orders and the attending documentation. Keeping paper files can be cumbersome, but see…
Read MoreCustomInk Now Owns Its Own Concert Merchandise Platform (Backed by Beyoncé)
CustomInk’s presence in the promotional merchandise world is growing by the day it seems. A few years ago, it acquired Represent, an online merchandise startup that works with social media influencers to run promotional campaigns on the site. One of its clients was former MMA fighter Ronda Rousey, who raised $2.3 million in T-shirt sales…
Read MorePPAI Honors Tom Carpenter, MAS, as 2019 PPAI RAC Volunteer of the Year
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, has named Tom Carpenter, MAS, the 2019 PPAI Regional Association Council (RAC) Volunteer of the Year. Carpenter, national accounts manager at Minnesota-based Fey Promotional Products Group, will be formally honored at the…
Read MorePrinting’s Biggest Event
With more than 650 exhibiting companies offering the best new technologies and consumables, PRINTING United is the largest printing-oriented event in North America. Opportunities abound at the event, with business-building, innovation-focused solutions for companies across today’s wide and changing printing spectrum. Join your colleagues in Dallas, Oct. 23 – 25. Do it for your business.
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SGIA’s Golden Image Awards competition recognizes printing excellence in over 50 specialty imaging categories. See your peers’ best work displayed in the PRINTING United Awards Gallery (Lobby F) and cast your vote for the “People’s Choice” award! And, if you’re an SGIA member, don’t miss this golden opportunity for bragging rights: First entries are free!
Read MoreSTAHLS’® Hotronix®: Game-Changing Heat Press Innovation
The quality and performance of the heat press is highly important for many of today’s digital apparel decoration technologies, and STAHLS’ Hotronix provides game-changing features and valuable process controls. PRINTING United Booth 2600.
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