HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the addition of Dan McEntee as senior vice president of global sourcing. McEntee most recently served as president of industry supplier Golden Pacific after many years in a variety of leadership positions at an industry distributor. McEntee will report to Jim Stutz, HALO’s executive vice president of business development.…
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We often hear that numbers don’t lie, and Major League Baseball (MLB), through its adoration of sabermetrics, is looking to pound home that point more profoundly. If we were to look at his figures even casually, we could see that Jackie Robinson would serve as support for those whose allegiance lies with statistics as the…
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The Trump brand has seen licensing agreements disappear dramatically of late. In 2015, before Trump’s presidency, 19 companies were paying the Trump Organization to produce or distribute Trump-branded goods. Today, only two remain. Yet, the Trump campaign store is still a major mover of merchandise. What gives?…
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Boost Engagement, parent company of Shumsky, Dayton, Ohio, announced today it has acquired uniform and apparel distributor Impact Plus, Charlotte, N.C. “This acquisition comes at an exciting time for our company,” Dawn Conway, CEO of Boost Engagement, said in a press release. “After a record year in 2017, we continue to look for opportunities to…
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On a trip to India, Aaron Rodgers met with the Dalai Lama and gave his Holiness some Packers swag, presumably recruiting a new Green Bay fan in the process…
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Nationwide Promotions LLC, San Diego, Calif., announced that it is shutting its doors effective today.
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The football teams representing the University of Alabama and Auburn University customarily make headlines together over Thanksgiving weekend, with inhabitants of the Yellowhammer State flocking to either Bryant-Denny Stadium…
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As the industry faces unprecedented growth, it has been forced to roll with the changes, if you will, inherent to a technology-dependent market. More and more, end buyers are looking for sophisticated, even high-tech products to use in promotions. As the marketplace changes, so too the industry…
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Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), wants to redesign the agency’s “challenge coin,” a commemorative medallion that draws inspiration from military challenge coins. Currently, the EPA’s challenge coin includes the agency’s logo, but Pruitt apparently wants to ditch that altogether in favor of some more personal imagery. The New York Times reported…
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As one of North America’s busiest and most revered public transportation options, the Montreal Metro, or Société de transport de Montréal (STM) to Quebec residents, finds itself annually accounting for more than 400 million trips, with many of those excursions certainly serving to help riders tend to commercial pursuits. Since the system plays a big…
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