While computers and smartphones have emerged as the champion conveyors of information, many individuals will never neglect the comfort and companionship of a trusty pen. No matter the allotment of love that goes toward maintaining…
Read MoreHow Free Trade Agreements Affect the Apparel Industry
As a result of free-trade agreements and rising prices of Asian manufacturing, U.S. textile and clothing makers are seeing a boost. According to Apparel News, production of U.S. man-made fiber and filament, textiles, and apparel shipments reached almost $75 billion. That’s an 11 percent increase from 2009. This comes after U.S. apparel manufacturing took a…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: MARCO Promotional Products Versus Dynamite Promo
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: We’re getting the April Fools thing going a day early. There’s something on your shirt!) Last week, MARCO Promotional Products won, and now will face off against Dynamite Promo. The…
Read MoreThe Magnet Group Hires Mark Charbonneau as Regional Sales Manager
The Magnet Group, Washington, Mo., welcomed back 20-year industry veteran Mark Charbonneau as regional sales manager. He’ll be working with distributors in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. “Mark is a hardworking, passionate driven individual, and we are thrilled to have him back in The Magnet Group family,” said Aaron…
Read MoreComing Soon: Single-Use Coffee Cup Fees?
Plastic bag bans and fees have been popping up across the U.S. for years now. Could single-use coffee cup fees be next? A new study out of the U.K. suggests it’s possible—even likely…
Read MoreNew Star Wars Merchandise Finally Gets Female Character Right
In the wake of the December 2015 release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” fans of the space opera franchise found themselves frustrated over the merchandise scarcity for Rey, the film’s protagonist,…
Read MoreNew 3-D Printer Uses Smartphone Screen to Print
It seems like there’s a new development every day in the world of 3-D printing. New materials and new processes pop up and change the game. Now, one company is using smartphone integration and a new way to print in a way that’s not unlike screen printing. The Ono 3-D printer is billed as “the…
Read MoreOur Favorite MLB Opening Day Giveaways
After much anticipation, baseball season is almost here. To celebrate the advent of Opening Day, we took a look around the league to see what MLB teams were doing to celebrate through promotional products. For the games on April 2 and 3, most teams (seriously, just about all of them) are giving away magnet schedules.…
Read MorePrime Line Launches Redesigned Jetline Website
Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., launched a fully redesigned website for its Jetline value line—jetlinepromo.com—featuring faster loading speed, improved search and navigation, one-click action for real-time inventory queries and shipping quotes, personalized pricing for logged-in users, and responsive design that enhances the mobile user experience. The site utilizes a streamlined design with dropdown navigation menus, enabling…
Read MoreTrends from the PPAI Expo 2017
As the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas came to a close, and we hopped on planes and returned to normalcy, it was easy to look back and feel overwhelmed by an event that offered so much. Along with dozens of meetings and seminars, we flocked to Vegas primarily to see the latest and greatest products—and…
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