For fans of one- or two-hit wonders from the 1980s, Men at Work can still inspire a few head nods whenever those buffs hear “Who Can It Be Now?” and “Down…
Read MoreAustralian Souvenir Hoodie Sells Big Despite ‘Dwon Under’ Typo
Hub Pen Hires Manufacturing and Quality Engineer Michael Sacco
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has hired Michael Sacco as manufacturing and quality engineer. Sacco worked as product engineer for Tyco fire protection products for more than seven years. “When I was with Tyco, I got to know not only the quality side of things, but design, customer service [and] finances,” says Sacco. “Tyco was…
Read MoreWisconsin Attorney General Under Fire for Spending $80K on Promotional Products
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has spent big on promotional products since January 2015. He’s spent about $83,000 in total on items like messenger bags, pistol cases, fortune cookies, candy and coins that use his campaign slogan, “Kicking [butt] every day.” Many of the items were used as gifts to attendees at Department of Justice…
Read MoreThe Minnesota Twins’ Latest T-shirt Promotion Promises Lots of Love
Sluggers and flame-throwing hurlers will always compel crowds to head to major league ballparks, but baseball also needs a fair share of characters to keep its reputation as America’s pastime. While his right arm has…
Read MoreGive Winter the Cold Shoulder With Outerwear and Jackets
We can tackle only one day at a time, but our high-powered brains love to play prognosticators and have us contemplate what is to come. Fall has barely begun to beckon us to enjoy its compelling qualities, but plenty of people, perhaps channeling their obsession with “Game of Thrones,” are declaring, “Winter is coming.” Remaining…
Read MoreTexas A&M Raises More Than $30,000 for Harvey Victims With ‘Relief Out’ T-shirts
Texas A&M’s football program used a T-shirt promotion to aid Harvey relief in Texas. Before this past Saturday’s game against Nicholls State, the Aggies unveiled their “Relief Out,” T-shirt to raise funds for those affected by the storm. The shirt features the state of Texas in front of a stylized hurricane with a heart over…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Phil Carollo, President of Lion Circle
Phil Carollo, President of Lion Circle, Chicago, died Sept. 8, 2017. Carollo, who was born in Chicago and served in the U.S. Army, entered the promo products industry in 1963 with Lion Match Corporation of America. He worked his way up through a variety of jobs—shipping clerk, salesman, sales manager, chief operating officer and vice…
Read MoreHow Can I Upgrade?
Question: How do I upgrade from QuickBooks Pro to Premier? Answer: QuickBooks makes it easy to upgrade from Pro to Premier. First, download Premier; then back up your QuickBooks company file. Print out your balance sheet and income statement on the accrual basis. When you are ready to upgrade, go to “File,” “Open” or “Restore…
Read MoreU.K. Museum Displays Bootleg Political T-shirt
Upon seeing a bootleg Nike T-shirt, most people wouldn’t respond by saying, “That belongs in a museum!” (Unless the new Indiana Jones movie takes a really weird turn.) But, that’s exactly what happened in the U.K., after the Victoria and Albert Museum in London decided to feature a T-shirt celebrating Leader of the Labour Party…
Read MorePatriots Fans Clown NFL Commissioner Through 70,000 Turquoise Rally Towels
His being a native of New York might have qualified as a sufficient reason for fans of the New England Patriots to detest National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell, but when the overseer, through…
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