The $500 Average Order Dilemma

How to build product safety into orders of $500 and under.

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Compliance Programs: Social Accountability Is A Good Place To Start

While programs like WRAP and FLA have merit, they just address one area of compliance—and they may not transfer through to your organization.

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When Do You Have Enough Compliance?

I was recently asked this question by an industry-leading distributor. He regularly has to field compliance inquiries from his customers and is frustrated by the wide range of responses he gets from suppliers.

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Would You Risk a $10,000 Order to Raise Product Safety Questions?

You get a call one morning from a marketing manager referred to you by one of your customers. She desperately needs 7,500 tote bags for an event the following week and wants to know if you can deliver.

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Compliance Programs Take A Village

The best solutions to complex problems have always been found through a collaborative effort. And this is true in our industry; it truly takes a village to successfully deliver product safety and compliance.

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Compliance is Not Enough for Safe Promotional Products

If attendance at ICPHSO’s 2012 Annual Meeting and Training Symposium is any indication, then the promotional products industry should feel proud of the strides it is making in product safety awareness.

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“Picture Day” – Why Factory Audits Are Not Enough

Remember back in the day when you combed your hair, brushed your teeth, put on your best pair of khakis and a new shirt—all for your classroom photo? That’s what factories do on audit day.

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Could Your Promotional Products Business Withstand a Recall?

Just for a moment, try to imagine that a promotional product you sold to your largest customer has suddenly become the subject of a government recall.

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The Golden Sample: Why Testing Alone Isn’t Enough

Requesting product safety testing results from the factory about the specific item it is making for you is a natural first step. Seems easy enough, right?

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Warning: Walls May be Hazardous to Your Health

An architecture firm recently launched an online database of construction materials manufactured with harmful chemicals. How long until promotional products face the same scrutiny?

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