13 Green Promotions to Celebrate Earth Day

While it’s been uncharacteristically cold here in Philadelphia, the first week of April still has brought chirping birds and blooming cherry blossoms. The start of spring also signifies that Earth Day is almost here, and if you’re anything like us, you love the opportunity to give back to Mother Earth. Whether it’s with eco-friendly products…

Marketability Inc.’s Mickey Blake on Her Best Promotion

Each month, Promo Marketing talks to promotional products distributors about promotions that stood out to them as part of our “My Best Promotion” feature. The warm weather of summer is almost here, and we’re pretty excited about impending pool parties…

Webb Company Reports Email Server Outage

Webb Company, Eagan, Minn., announced today that its email server had been down since the evening of April 3. The company urged customers to contact customer service at (651) 322-8200 for urgent assistance and to resend any emails they sent within the last 36 hours. The emails are now up and running. For more information,…

BIC Graphic’s Ken Thomsen Earns Boundless Outstanding Service Award

BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., announced Ken Thomsen, its national account manager, received an Outstanding Service award from Austin, Texas-based Boundless at the distributor’s annual Founder’s Circle Sales Meeting in March. Boundless gave out five supplier awards based on its five core values. Thomsen…

Beyoncé Launches Ivy Park Athleisure Line

With activewear being one of the most trending industries, celebrities are capitalizing on the possibilities with their own athleisure brands. Kate Hudson co-founded Fabletics, Rihanna released branded Puma sneakers, and Carrie Underwood unveiled her line of athleisure clothing in collaboration with Dick’s Sporting Goods.…

The 2016 #Online18

Congratulations to the 2016 #Online18! Each year I do this list, I find it more and more difficult to identify the top influencers.  Each year, Klout and other online scoring tools factor less and less in the final ranking.  Still useful, these online tools can’t measure the impact a person is having and often mistakes…

First Power Meeting of 2016 Is Huge Success

The sun was shining over Promo Marketing’s very successful Power Meeting, held March 14 through 17 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Attendees received numerous product samples, including sunglasses from Hit Promotional Products, Largo, Fla., and towels from Pittsburgh-based Pro Towels,…