Chaos Creates Opportunity: Old and New Ideas for Prospecting and Retention

The present circumstances offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for sales professionals who have the drive and the passion for this industry. Those who are willing to invest the time to retain existing buyer relationships and finances will succeed. Sales professionals who generate campaigns that target new companies and buyers will have the opportunity to pick up significant market share…

Reese’s Is Rolling Out a Remote-Controlled Door That Dispenses Peanut Butter Cups

To bring trick-or-treating directly to the kids this year in a safe way, Reese’s is using a remote-controlled door that will dispense king sized Peanut Butter Cups. The Hershey Company has a rich history of fun promotional campaigns involving automation, including a vending machine at SXSW that exchanged promotional products for Hershey’s branded ones…

Prime Line Expands Drop Shipping Capability and Extends Incentives Until Dec. 31

The unboxing experience is a top industry trend, as promotional products professionals review revenue operations and look for new ways to get branded products into the hands of customers. Jeff Lederer, president of the hard goods division of alphabroder | Prime Line, Trevose, Pa., asked, “What do our customers need?” This was the inspiration for…

SAAGNY Elects New Executive Committee

The Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) board of directors, in accordance with the association bylaws, elected three directors to serve as officers in 2021. All terms begin Jan. 1, 2021. The 2021 Executive Committee will include…

TikTok Is Going Nuts Over This Pen

The biggest TikTok sensation right now is a pen. Specifically, a Sharpie pen that has more than a million TikTok users obsessed with the smooth gel ink and comfortable grip. TikTok user Jackie Brown recently posted a video of herself hunting for the pen that “glides across paper like Kristi Yamaguchi used to on ice.”…