Due to storm damage from Hurricane Irma, Promo Marketing, Philadelphia, is relocating its Power Meeting event scheduled for May 21 to 24 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Deerfield Beach, Fla. “We are extremely disappointed that we will not have the opportunity to host another Power Meeting in Puerto Rico next year due to the…
Read MoreGetting Ready for 2018
Wow! Did this year fly by or what? With Thanksgiving quickly upon us, you might have a minute or two to take a breath, and do some thinking before you go into the last crazy push to the end of the year. As is my custom, I have some questions that I would like for you…
Read MoreWhat a Swastika-Covered Ross Shirt Tells Us About the Apparel Supply Chain
Many consumers have made participation in the farm-to-table (or farm-to-fork, depending on one’s nomenclatural or alliterative tastes) movement a central component of their identities, obligating themselves to frequent restaurants that limit the number of sources they seek to help provide patrons with delicious dishes. That allegiance offers an interesting look at the depth of responsibility…
Read More39 Most Wanted Corporate Christmas Gifts
Will your holiday gifts be remarkable or returnable? Download your FREE guide to connect with your customers and employees through promo products and apparel that are actually on their wish list!
Read MoreHub Pen Company Hires Business Systems Support Analyst
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced the hiring of seasoned IT specialist Terese Cook as business systems support analyst. Cook comes to Hub after 17 years with international IP video company Piksel. “I mapped business processes to system functionality for a variety of end-users with Piksel,” Cook said. “Here at Hub, I’ll be improving the…
Read MoreFanatics Will Need to Change Its Approach Abroad
Plenty of things can be called “stereotypically American”: fireworks, corndogs, country music, reality TV. We have a certain image in the eyes of the world, though not everything this image entails is as prevalent across the board—we are a diverse nation, after all. There is one stereotype, though, that stands to be true, and that…
Read MoreIn Case You Forgot: Roy Halladay Pitched a Perfect Game In a Stadium Full of Promotional Tambourines
On May 29, 2010, Roy Halladay pitched a perfect game against the (then) Florida Marlins. It was the 20th perfect game in MLB history, as well as the second in Phillies franchise history (and…
Read MoreHow Pizza Hut Is Using Promotional Merchandise to Boost Social Media Engagement
Certain words have a notable knack for producing smiles, with “vacation,” “sleep,” “free” and “raise” being among the finest friends to faces. Fewer examples, though, can engender such anticipation and subsequent satisfaction as “pizza,” which has attained global adulation that not many foods can counter. Serving and delivering more pies than any of its worldwide…
Read MoreFans Very Confused Over Knicks’ Awful Kristaps Porzingis Hats
Not all fan apparel products can be winners. The New York Knicks learned this lesson the hard way when the team launched its new Kristaps Porzingis hats for sale in the Madison Square Garden shop. A good tip for any team embroidering a player’s likeness on hats is to make sure the finished product actually…
Read MoreApparently, No One Wants Pink Hunting Gear
Millennial pink might be the most popular shade of 2017, but pink is a huge miss in the hunting apparel world. According to USA Today, blaze pink, a legal hunting color in Wisconsin, hasn’t been flying off the shelves at several hunting retailers. Blaze pink hunting coats are not selling nearly…
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