Question: Is there a good time to convert from one accounting system to another? Answer: Actually, you can convert at any time of the year, but there is a “best time” that makes things as fast and easy as possible. If your fiscal year is Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, the best time to convert…
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HUB Promotional Group’s Hub Pen Company accepted the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Gold Pyramid Award at the PPAI Pyramid Award Celebration held Jan. 15, 2019 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, in conjunction with The PPAI Expo in…
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#LikeTheEgg #EggSoldiers #EggGang. Do those hashtags mean anything to you? If so, you were part of the weird Instagram phenomenon that got a picture of a brown egg to be the most liked image in Instagram history. And, of course, there is merch…
Read MoreWhen a town’s chief claim to fame is being the birthplace of the man who coined the term “spelunker,” any chance to gain renown is likely a welcomed one. Such is the case with Waupaca, Wis., whose population, while growing, has barely eclipsed 6,000 residents. No matter, the tiny city found itself on a T-shirt in “Stranger Things,” the hit Netflix series…
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The promo industry has come a long way from the days of cheap giveaways, the proverbial “trinkets and trash.” The best companies have put the focus on value, quality and responsible sourcing, helping the industry to a record-breaking $23.3 billion in 2017 revenue. So why can’t it shake the nagging perception that it sells mostly cheap swag—and why does it matter?…
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The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, announced that it recently hired Jack Miller as its Western regional sales manager and Pat Patton as its Eastern regional sales manager. While integrated into the sales management team, both Miller and Patton work with Vernon’s top…
Read MoreLast year, United Airlines announced it was launching new uniforms for its employees. There was no major PR unveil, like Delta Airlines had, and no complaints of rashes or hives, as with American Airlines. But it looks like United is going one step further, employing famed fashion designer Tracy Reese to outfit its female employees with styles specific to their needs…
Read MoreBuying an album isn’t just buying an album anymore. Even if you go the classic method and buy an album on vinyl or (gasp) CD, most artists these days have some sort of promotional tie-in to sweeten the deal, or at least make the whole thing more interesting to people who otherwise aren’t buying it. That brings with a whole bunch of questions…
Read MoreThe Spice Girls have found themselves at the center of a sourcing controversy after a recent report from the Guardian concluded that the band’s recent “#IWannaBeASpiceGirl” charity T-shirts were manufactured at a Bangladesh plant under allegedly “inhuman” working conditions.
Read MoreOzzy Osbourne chose to mark the occasion of his most infamous metal moment by releasing a promotional plush bat that, yep, has a detachable head. The branded plush, a callback to the iconic set in which Osbourne bit the head off a possibly still-living bat, sold out of its first run…
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