Proper labeling of promotional products is a big deal. While sourcing, the proper risk assessment of any product must include planned usage group as well as delivery destination.
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With a Name Like “Honest Company” You Should Be
We’ve written in this space before about the unique challenges faced by a product when a celebrity endorser goes off the rails. Now, as Jessica Alba’s Earth-friendly Honest Company is just about to launch in Target stores, there are new reports that some products imported by the company from China have been previously blocked by the FDA as unsafe.
Read MoreWhat’s Your New Year’s Resolution?
Don’t have one yet? Medium.com has some interesting ideas on how to trick your brain to come up with one.
Read MoreOffensive Tee Shutters Screenprinter
Last week I wrote an article about a screenprinter that had to close down after printing an incredibly offensive shirt. It’s already become one of the most popular articles I’ve ever written for Promo Marketing. Click through here to give it a read!
Read MoreInteresting Facts from PPAI’s Industry Sales Report
PPAI released its 2012 industry sales summary this week. Inside, we take a look at the numbers and compare them with stats from past years.
Read More8 Things You Need to Know About How to Use #Hashtags
For the longest time, # meant number. Now, # means hashtag, but most people don’t really understand how to use hashtags. Here are eight things you need to know now about how to use hashtags.
Read MoreResolutions for 2013
Hey everyone! Long time no blog! Sorry about that. I’ve been on the road a lot this last month, and also trying to write 4,000 things at once. It was not a good combination, as I’m sure you can imagine. And now I’m off this week for PPAI Vegas, so hooray, MORE TRAVEL!
Read MorePromotional Products Suppliers Stink at Twitter
It’s a shame, as suppliers are missing an opportunity to feed promotional distributors great content to feed to buyers. Instead, it’s a random special or product of the day or worse, begging for votes on the latest award.
Read MoreWhat’s Your Industry IQ?
As they often do, a discussion recently in a LinkedIn Group went off in an interesting direction.
Read MoreDoes Anyone Actually Order From These People???
In this rant, I’m going to address an old topic that has been covered in depth before, but now appears with the twist of greater visibility via social media—suppliers/manufacturers selling direct and distributors buying direct.
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