HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced that it has acquired the assets of Costa Mesa, California-based Clean Fun Promotional Marketing in an auction. HALO Branded Solutions purchased the company’s assets from Delivery Agent as part of the latter’s restructuring. “The Clean Fun team will make an immediate and positive impact for HALO and, in return, HALO…
Despite taking the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2012, Niners quarterback Colin Kaepernick is perhaps best known for his recent choice to kneel during the national anthem before games as a show of protest. Yesterday, when Kaepernick and the 49ers went to Buffalo to face the Bills, fans took to the parking…
We’ve discussed specific instances of counterfeiting before, like the ongoing issues at Alibaba, counterfeit sports merchandise and more. Now, according to a study by the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, we know that approximately 2.5 percent of the global trade (of everything) is counterfeit. That’s a range of between $461 billion to as high as $1.8 trillion…
In my last article, I discussed the No. 1 reason why most people in our industry aren’t rich. In that article, I stated that there is no good reason for people in our industry to make less than $500,000 per year income unless they choose not to. To some, that may sound like a lofty,…
Bag Makers, Union, Ill., has hired industry veteran Nancy Bercovitz as a regional business development manager for the company’s Northeast region. Bercovitz will head sales efforts in six states: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Bercovitz brings three…
Bruce Irvine, owner of Atlanta, Georgia-based Proforma Irvine Group, grew his sales from $472,000 to more than $2.4 million in just three years. He plans to more than double his business next year with a goal of $5 million in sales. How has and how will Irvine accomplish his dream? It is with the power of a three-letter-word: “Yes.” Read more
Ted Stahl, executive chairman of the board and founder of Sterling Heights, Michigan-based STAHLS’, recently announced multiple changes in company leadership positions. “It is with great pride that I share positive changes in our leadership team,” said Stahl. “We have great expectations for these talented and motivated leaders who, along with their strong staffs, will…
Perhaps the most unlikely thing to come out of the second presidential debate was Ken Bone’s rocket to stardom. For those who aren’t aware, Ken Bone participated in the debate’s town-hall style questioning system by asking the candidates about their outlook on energy. Maybe it was his pleasant demeanor, his eye-catching red sweater or his…
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: I buy giant bags of candy. When the cashier asks if I’m getting ready for trick-or-treaters, I lie and say, “yes.”) Last week, Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) won…
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, has named H. Wayne Roberts, MAS, retired vice president of Wichita, Kansas-based Pioneer Balloon and past chair of the PPAI board of directors, as recipient of the 2017 PPAI H. Ted Olson…