Every year, Promo Marketing releases its Top 50 Distributors list. To give you some insight into what it takes to make it to the top, we spoke to Matthew T. Gresge, president and CEO of AIA Corporation, No. 7 on the list…
Read MoreU.S., Mexico Reach Sugar Trade Deal And No One Likes It
After Mexican officials put a halt on sugar exports to the U.S. in March, Mexico and…
Read MoreHub Pen Company Adds Business Development Associate
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass.; and Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., announced that Beacon Promotions’s Brad Castleman has joined Hub Pen Company’s sales team as business development associate. Castleman has been with Beacon Promotions for more than three years with the…
Read MoreTrump T-shirt Logo Photoshopped Out of Yearbook Photo Raises Censorship Questions
The 2016 presidential election has spawned (and will continue to inspire) numerous narratives, many of which, because of the contentious battle between Electoral College winner Donald Trump and popular…
Read MoreTraverse Life
With every order, the Traverse craftsman starts with the raw ingredients—a piece of leather and a brand logo. But instead of working with detailed blueprints, the master is able to craft his work one stitch and cut at a time. Just enough structure to provide a template while still leaving room for improvisation and creativity.…
Read MoreTop Distributors 2017 Q&As: No. 8 – iPROMOTEu
Every year, Promo Marketing releases its Top 50 Distributors list. To give you some insight into what it takes to make it to the top, we spoke to Ross Silverstein, president and CEO of iPROMOTEu, our No. 8 distributor. Promo Marketing: What led to your company’s success in 2016? Ross Silverstein:…
Read MorePM Weekender Ep.15: Sunblock, Compression Shorts and Headphone Jacks
This week we dive into the real story on compression shorts, potentially harmful sunblock and the disappearance of headphone jacks on smartphones.
Read MoreThe IKEA Tote Bag Saga Continues With High-End Collaboration
So, remember how that high-end fashion company made a bag that looked frighteningly similar to IKEA’s blue shopping bags? Also, you might remember that IKEA had a really great response to the subject, too. Well,it seems the fact that its plastic shopping bags are now considered high fashion has gone to the Swedish furniture company’s…
Read MoreFindings on Ladybug Wings Could Lead to Advances in Umbrella Construction
Since the 1963 publication of “Deterministic Nonperiodic Flow” by Edward Lorenz, scientists and laypeople have pondered the butterfly effect, which Merriam-Webster defines as “a property of chaotic systems (such as the atmosphere) by…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: Alexander Promotional Products Versus Staples Promotional Products
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: I kind of forgot I have a fantasy baseball team halfway through the season. Whoops!) Last week, HALO Branded Solutions won for the fourth week in a row, earning it…
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