Promotional apparel suppliers and distributors know that the promotional apparel world follows closely behind the retail landscape. So when Brand Finance released is 2019 annual report on the world’s most valuable and strongest apparel brands, we knew we had to dive in…
Read MoreHALO Branded Solutions Adds Sherry Gantt to Sales Management Team
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the hiring of Sherry Gantt as the company’s new regional vice president of sales for the Southeast Region. Gantt, a 22-year industry veteran, was most recently with supplier Charles River Apparel. She will report to Dale Limes, senior vice president of sales for HALO. “Sherry’s extensive industry experience will…
Read MoreThis Multi-Year Study of Emoji Use on Twitter Has Some Interesting Findings About Brands and Industries
Some jobs seem like so much fun, such as that of agent Scott Boras, who is trying to secure “stupid money” for prize free agent Bryce Harper, and that of the publicists for speculated lovebirds Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. If you ask us, though, the best current vocation belongs to the team at Brandwatch…
Read MoreHow Millennials Are Leading the Promotional Products Industry’s Youth Movement
Millennials are already having major success in the industry, and crushing stereotypes along the way. Here’s how promo companies are attracting them to the business side…
Read MoreOfficial Space Force Merchandise Is Here After All
President Trump has thrown around the idea of the “Space Force” as the sixth branch of the military for a couple of years now. Some laughed off the idea, even when there was a campaign in August where Trump supporters could vote on designs for future Space Force merchandise. But last week, Space Force was…
Read MoreC-Slide Holdings Begins QCA Accreditation Process
More and more companies—from Fortune 1000 corporations to local organizations—are only interested in vendors who understand the importance of safety and compliance, and who insist on it as it relates to every component of the manufacturing and import process. Additionally, the public is demanding more accountability and greater positive impacts on society from the businesses…
Read MoreCoffee and Rolls
What’s your reputation? How can you fix or improve it fast? About 30 years ago, Proforma had a reputation problem. We had been in business for 10 years, and the distributorship was growing fast along with our new franchise business model. Actually, our growth was a little too fast for our capital structure, resulting in…
Read MoreNike’s Broken Self-Lacing Shoes and a Lesson in Tech-Integration
In ‘Back to the Future Pt. II’ we were all promised that, in the future (which is now the past, actually), we’d all have self-lacing shoes. It turned out to be a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, as Nike made the shoes Marty McFly wore in the year 2015 as a promotional product. As these…
Read MorePPAI Awarded SAAC’s Regional Association Management Contract
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced the Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) has selected PPAI to provide it with management services. SAAC will continue to work under the stewardship of its Board of Directors and will maintain autonomy and a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit status as a professional trade association. A dedicated PPAI representative…
Read MorePolice Matter Surrounding a Rapper Leads Grizzlies to Shelf Bobblehead Promotion
The 2018-19 season has not proven pleasant for the Memphis Grizzlies, who find themselves way out of the playoff hunt in the NBA’s Western Conference. The organization had been hoping to inject a little levity into what has been a sloppy campaign by issuing a bobblehead featuring rookie sensation Jaren Jackson Jr. last Friday. However, his…
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