One of the most frequent points of discussion with distributors this past week during the course of the PPAI Expo was the perceived threat of Internet direct business.
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Tag: Items
5 Secrets for Using Promos at Events
I recently attended Magento Imagine and Informatica World, both in Las Vegas, and got to see how non-industry people are using promotional products at events. Watching the booth staff and interactions from attendees was very telling on what should and should not be done.
Read More3-D Printing: To Believe or Not Believe the Hype
3-D printing made quite a splash at CES 2014. Are you buying into the hype, and how does this technology affect the print and promo industry?
Read MorePromotional Giveaways for “Man of Steel” Absolutely Bonkers
From charging pillows to a Fortress-of-Solitude USB drive, the new Superman movie is being hyped with some of the most elaborate and fascinating promotional items I’ve ever seen. Click through to see some of the stunning, and occasionally ridiculous, examples.
Read MoreAnother Ignorant Hit to our Industry!
Once more our industry has suffered a hit, in part because of the lack of understanding about its true value.
Read MoreHeritage Online Outlet, Bag Makers 5-Day Service
Heritage Sportswear, Hebron, Ohio, announced it opened an online outlet. The company is offering discounts on discontinued items from previous seasons. In addition, the company announced it is offering free shipping through September 30, 2009 on Web orders of more than $150 with the exception of basic white T-shirts and discounted/sale merchandise.
Read MoreI’m Switzerland
A morning trip to the eye doctor means I can’t technically see that well right now, which should make this blog post extremely interesting for everyone involved, particularly the poor soul who has to proofread this.
Anyway, so I’m working on a feature for our upcoming issue on products made in the USA, and that old Dave Mason song just kept going through my head: “There ain’t no good guys, there ain’t no bad guys, it’s only you and me and we just disagree.”
A Room of Her own
“A woman must have money and a room of her own.” – VIRGINIA WOOLF
Now it’s time to get creative, economically speaking. When living inside a sliding economy, one where the media delivers more bad news with every passing day, it is impossible not to feel a responsibility to tighten up on spending.
So one day in the not-so-distant past, while I was driving home from work in my gas-guzzling SUV, I was challenged by an economic strategist on the radio. He explained that we care for our bodies through exercise, so why wouldn’t we do the same for our wallets. I decided