Prime Line Adds to Sales, Customer Service Teams

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…

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Updating: 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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Be Kind

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…

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Promo 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…

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GCPPA 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.…

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Apple’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…

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White 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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