When beloved celebrities die, it’s not uncommon for items like T-shirts, stickers, drinkware and pretty much any other imprintable object you can imagine to pop up in the market. But, sometimes you see complicated legal battles involving the deceased celebrity’s family and how they handle his or her estate (like we saw with Prince). But,…
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Since its 1938 inception, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing it into law, the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act has had somewhat limited authority over considerations of cosmetic ingredients’ identities. Eager…
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Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced the addition of associate account executive Sue Jonah to the inside sales team. The Massachusetts native had more than 20 years of sales experience when she joined a New England greeting card supplier in a…
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I hear many people make excuses for postponing selling or giving presentations because they are concerned that they aren’t quite ready. Not being ready is a bad excuse for postponing success. The concern I often hear is that people don’t feel ready because they are worried their sales pitch or presentation won’t be perfect. Typically,…
Read MorePromo 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 Mother’s Day to all the awesome moms out there!) Last week, HALO Branded Solutions won, and now will face off against TechnoMarketing Inc. The winner will be decided by…
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It’s no surprise that people like branded drinkware. And let’s just say, hypothetically, that you’re at one of your favorite bars or breweries, and your drink comes in a cool branded glass…
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Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, Hicksville, N.Y., announced that it has promoted Chris O’Connor to the role of vice president of national accounts. O’Connor previously held the position of Mid-Atlantic territory manager for Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant. In his new…
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This week we dive into fidget spinners, ill-advised tweets and disastrous T-shirt errors.
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Through distinction as a 2012 Outstanding Civilian Service Award winner and designation as the National Football League’s 2014 Salute to Service Award victor, John Harbaugh has earned his stripes as a…
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Remember Zen Magnets? We sure do. Back in 2015, the company was ordered by a federal judge to stop selling (and destroy) its recalled magnetic balls. The CPSC banned them because the small magnets could cause serious intestinal harm if swallowed. After (unsuccessfully) fighting the CPSC to retract the ban, Zen Magnets finally complied with…
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