Hanesbrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., announced today that the company and its employees have pledged $1.97 million this year to the United Way of Forsyth County (UWFC) and surrounding communities, earning the United Way’s 11th campaign excellence award. The United Way of North Carolina awarded Hanes with its Spirit of North Carolina Award for campaign excellence,…
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There are some things we just can’t plan for or change. The weather is one of those things. No matter how well we try to control everything, there are always unavoidable roadblocks that we have to overcome. Jean Moore, account executive for BrandAlliance,…
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Do you sometimes hesitate to ask for what you want? The truth is we all do. We hesitate to ask for the appointment. We hesitate to ask for the order. We hesitate to ask for referrals. We hesitate out of a fear of “loss.” A fear of hearing “no.” Here’s a bit of wisdom a…
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In August, the owner and CEO of Custom Wristbands, a promotional wristband company, pleaded guilty in a price fixing scheme with other promotional products companies. That news came just a few weeks after Houston-based Zaappaaz Inc.,…
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Apparently, the folks at NHL.com have been reading Promo Marketing. How else would they have decided to come up with a ranking of the top 10 promotional product giveaways for the 2017-2018 season? While we’re incredibly humbled to have received such an honor (or at least to bestow it upon ourselves), we thought we’d do the NHL a favor by contributing our own take to their ranking, one that will be equal parts unbiased and objective…
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We always hear promotional products professionals talk about “staying power” and long-lasting promotions. There’s a good reason for that. When end-users hold onto a product for a long time, that means extended brand visibility for clients. Isn’t that the goal of every promotional…
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The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death this week with a wide selection of promotional merchandise, including some that take a somewhat literal approach to commemorating the civil rights leader’s death in 1968. Among the usual gift shop items like T-shirts, drinkware and…
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A Los Angeles judge has ruled against Starbucks and other big-name coffee sellers in a lawsuit filed back in 2010 by a not-for-profit group alleging that the companies were required to warn consumers about carcinogenic chemicals in their products…
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Receiving a college education can place someone in quite a pricey predicament, but attending a school and not truly learning what it means to stand up for one’s beliefs can end up being a much costlier matter. Iowa State University products Paul Gerlich and Erin Furleigh did not need any prodding to prove the latter,…
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Ah, Opening Day of the 2018 Major League Baseball regular season has arrived! With all 30 franchises playing on what is the earliest occasion an MLB season has begun, today will give fans a chance to chart their clubs’ chances of going from spring hopefuls to autumn heroes. Owners will likewise find themselves scrutinized—and not…
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