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: Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone! Unfortunately, we don’t have a margarita machine at work … yet.) Last week, HALO Branded Solutions won, and now will face off against DJB Specialties.…
Read MoreTowel Trading Group Hires Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Towel Trading Group, Carson, Calif., announced that Scott Harris has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. Harris brings a wealth of industry sales and management experience to Towel Trading Group, including more than 20…
Read MoreCafePress Pulls Controversial Items Concerning a Missing Child
Already dealing with the dilemma of facing declining sales, CafePress took another credibility hit yesterday. The Kentucky-headquartered company, self-dubbed as “the world’s best online gift shop,” announced its U.K. affiliate has pulled merchandise that…
Read MoreThe Ingredients of Success (Part 1 of a 10 Part Series)
Like a recipe for a great meal, successful people share certain traits that, when combined, create a life worth living. “Success” is a multifaceted word with different meanings to different folks. For some, it implies profit, prosperity or even popularity. Herein lies one of the problems for many people. They want to be successful, but…
Read MoreCPSC Names Brand Behind Harrisburg Hoverboard Fire
Last February, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) came out with a simple message: Hoverboards are unsafe. This preceded mass recalls, and companies (like Amazon) stopped stocking the items on their sites. In March of this year, two children died in a house fire in Harrisburg, Pa., as a result of a hoverboard catching fire.…
Read MoreCafePress Sales Drop Dramatically After Election Season
We already know how integral promotional products were for the 2016 presidential election. Between the caps, buttons, shirts, bumper stickers, drink coolers, pocket constitutions and everything in between, promotional products suppliers and distributors had their hands full. And now, companies like CafePress, which churned out a heap of campaign merchandise, is feeling a bit of…
Read MoreNBA Feud Spills Onto T-shirt
Golden State Warriors forward Matt Barnes is not a fan of the Salt Lake City nightlife. He made that abundantly clear. When asked by ESPN whether he preferred the nightlife in Los Angeles or Salt Lake City, Barnes responded: No comparison. There’s no such thing, man. There’s no nightlife in Utah. Obviously, as players, you…
Read MoreNext Level Apparel Adds Regional Sales Manager
Next Level Apparel, Gardena, Calif., announced the addition of Triesha Campbell as western regional sales manager. Campbell joins Next level Apparel with 23 years of experience in the apparel industry. Prior to her new role with Next Level Apparel, Campbell…
Read MoreLSU Tells Athletes Not to Wear University-Branded Gear If They Protest Police Violence
Athletes from Louisiana State University have long held reverence as intense competitors, with 47 team national championships in their institution’s annals. Following the July 5, 2016 shooting death of Baton Rouge resident Alton Sterling in an…
Read MorePromotions With a Purpose
It isn’t very often that we have an opportunity to make the world a better place with our purchasing decisions, but we have found three companies that are enabling us to do just that. In the spirit of doing the right things, we are highlighting companies and products that give back to the community and…
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