Minus a winning season since 2013 and not expected to break that streak this year, the Cincinnati Reds do not figure to make many headlines for their play as they look to emerge from the National League Central Division’s basement. However, as the 2018 campaign unfolds, one can expect to read about what the Ohio…
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Wondering what makes up the Canadian government’s promotional product spending? So were we! Luckily, courtesy of iPolitics, we have a list of dollar figures, items and quantities. And you better believe there’s maple syrup involved…
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The NCAA, armed with testimony from Mississippi State players Leo Lewis and Kobe Jones, accused Rebel Rags of supplying the players with $2,800 worth of free merchandise. It seems that before Lewis and Jones committed to play at Mississippi State, the two went on a recruiting trip to Ole Miss, where the alleged rule violation took place…
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As marijuana becomes legal in medical and recreational uses around the U.S. and abroad, lawmakers have been debating the way dispensaries will be able to market their products. Should they be able to market them like any other consumer product? Should they market them in a way that is careful not to appeal to minors?…
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Owing to my allegiance to the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team, I considered almost sacrilegious the 2001 decision by Rick Pitino, who had guided the Wildcats to the 1998 NCAA title, to assume the head coaching position at the University of Louisville. Therefore, I let the latter school’s 2013 coronation as the tournament titlists…
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We believe it was William Shakespeare who famously wrote, “To tee or not to tee. It is no question. Always choose the tee.” Maybe The Bard never officially said those exact words, but we think he would have agreed that the T-shirt is always a winning promotion. While the T-shirt has long been a wardrobe…
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The battle rages on between giant retailers Amazon, Walmart and Target. Recently, Target launched several new on-trend apparel lines, and we don’t have to remind you that Amazon continues to prove a fierce competitor in the clothing arena. Now it looks like Walmart is trying to edge out its opponents with new apparel lines, according…
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My last blog, “5 Reasons to Stop Using Voicemail,” triggered several conversations with people who had different viewpoints. Some conversations, including one left as a post on the blog, asked for ways to increase responses. Today’s post gives you alternatives to increase responses that are much more worthwhile than leaving voicemails especially when prospecting. Do…
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As it continues to improve its presence in the business community, the Gold Coast Promotional Products Association (GCPPA), Miramar, Fla., announced its rebranding, featuring a sharper new logo. “This is more than just a new logo for us,” said president Steven Lazarus, MAS. “We’ve been making a lot of improvements to GCPPA over the last…
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Last week, Hanesbrands, Winston-Salem, N.C., completed its $400 million purchase of Australian company Bras N Things. Now it’s making headlines for suing a New York apparel company for trademark infringement, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. The suit, filed last Thursday, alleges that the apparel company is infringing on Hanesbrands’ Champion brand trademark with its logos…
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