Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, Hicksville, N.Y., announced Kaitlyn Fingerle as the newest member of its inside sales team. Fingerle will be directly responsible for leading and executing incoming projects for select accounts, as well as providing crucial support to the outside sales team, specifically in the Northeast. “I am so excited to join Chocolate Inn/Taylor &…
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Back in the days of building my own distributorship, I worked hard to secure an appointment with a large prospect in town. It took almost two years of diligent calling and following up, but I finally got an initial appointment. I was very excited about the opportunity. I did a great deal of work to…
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“Star Wars” is one of the most profitable intellectual properties in the world. Fans of the franchise have been scooping up merchandise in huge numbers even before last year’s reboot. As part of the current marketing plan, “Star Wars” fans are able to grab merchandise during the annual “Force Friday” event. Last year, when the…
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Kim Kardashian has never been one to shy away from conflict when it comes to her merchandise lines. Back in April, Kardashian was under scrutiny for selling weed-themed candles depicting her as the Virgin Mary. Weed-themed candles are one thing, but you wouldn’t expect back-to-school items to be hotbeds of controversy, right? Right? Wrong. Critics…
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MAC Specialties Inc., Oceanside, N.Y., announced that, effective Sept. 5, 2017, Maria D. LaFichi will be joining the company as vice president of sales. LaFichi brings more than 40 years of industry experience to MAC Specialties Inc., most recently as executive vice president for Zenith Promotions, a position she held for 20 years. In addition…
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With the recent success that the Cavaliers and Indians have enjoyed, national sports fans could easily declare there must be something special in Cleveland’s water supply. Unfortunately, Ohio residents have long been able to…
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In a June 2, 1897 New York Journal article, correspondent Frank Marshall White helped Mark Twain prove that accounts of his demise had been fabrications, with the famous writer, born Samuel Clemens, relaying that cousin James Ross Clemens’ compromised health had inspired theories that the far more famous member of the family had met his…
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Thelonious Monk is one of the most celebrated jazz musicians ever. So, it’s no surprise that a brewery would want to harness the cool energy for one of its beers. Thus, the North Coast Brewing Co. released its Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale. While this beer isn’t exactly a new release, its name didn’t…
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We’ve been covering trademark issues for a while now, and have seen some interesting cases. Most notably, the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the band The Slants to trademark its name (despite potentially offending Asian people)…
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