With the continuing growth of both Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., and Jetline, Gaffney, S.C., Prime Line has made some changes to sales territories to better serve customers, including the hiring of Madison Mastro to provide sales support in the Mid-Atlantic region. Mastro…
Read MoreUpdating: Promo Companies Affected by Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma is currently making its way from around the Bahamas to the Florida peninsula, where it’s expected to make landfall by Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane. From there, it’s projected to move north/northwest over the Southeastern U.S. In response, promotional products businesses have been announcing changes in their business schedules and closures. Promo…
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The Dalai Lama has said, “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Kindness can be a guiding principle that will always provide you with the right choices. When faced with a difficult decision, ask yourself, “What would a kind person do?” A few years ago, life served up major crisis after major crisis into…
Read MorePromo Industry Braces for Potential Hurricane Irma Landfall
Hurricane Irma has reached Puerto Rico and other Caribbean island countries, and is on track to make landfall in Florida on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, Reuters reported. So far, the storm has killed 10 and caused significant damage in Barbuda, St. Martin and the British Virgin Islands. In the following 48 hours after…
Read MoreGCPPA Appoints Gloria Lafont to Board of Directors
The Gold Coast Promotional Products Association (GCPPA), West Palm Beach, Fla., announced the appointment of Gloria Lafont to its board of directors. Lafont has taken the place of Chelsea Heller of Windbrella, who resigned her position due to time and travel constraints.…
Read MorePublic Interest Group Wants Prop 65 Warning Labels to Apply to Coffee
Coffee has long kept consumers perky, and this season has proven particularly noteworthy for aficionados thanks to the findings from two studies and a bit of business savvy…
Read MoreHere’s Why Minor League Hockey Team’s Strange Bobblehead Promo Is Actually Great Marketing
Ubiquitous and often humorous, bobbleheads have established a steady presence in the American consciousness, frequently inspiring some very novel creations. The sports world has perpetually given the nod to the figures as means to celebrate performers,…
Read MoreApple’s New Headphones Indicate a Future of Smartphone Pairing
New Beats by Dr. Dre headphones could be a good indicator of what wireless headphones will feature in the near future, as more smartphone products are ditching the headphone jack and wireless systems grow in popularity. Apple made the news on the release of its iPhone 7, which was the first model to do away…
Read MoreDo These ‘We Survived Hurricane Harvey’ T-shirts Take Advantage of Tragedy?
In the midst of the tragic events unfolding in Texas, T-shirts have been popping up in Corpus Christi, Aransas Pass and Rockport featuring the slogan “We survived Hurricane Harvey.” The T-shirts have been selling on the side of the road, and they’ve ignited their own controversy. According to…
Read MoreWhite Castle Follows in McDonald’s Fashion Forward Uniform Footsteps
McDonald’s surprised everyone this year when it launched its new, trendy uniforms. Some people loved them, some people hated them, and some said they looked like Star Wars villains. It seems like White Castle liked what it saw, however, because the company is the latest fast food giant to give fashion-forward looks a try. According…
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