CustomInk Now Owns Its Own Concert Merchandise Platform (Backed by Beyoncé)

CustomInk’s presence in the promotional merchandise world is growing by the day it seems. A few years ago, it acquired Represent, an online merchandise startup that works with social media influencers to run promotional campaigns on the site. One of its clients was former MMA fighter Ronda Rousey, who raised $2.3 million in T-shirt sales…

PPAI Honors Tom Carpenter, MAS, as 2019 PPAI RAC Volunteer of the Year

Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, has named Tom Carpenter, MAS, the 2019 PPAI Regional Association Council (RAC) Volunteer of the Year. Carpenter, national accounts manager at Minnesota-based Fey Promotional Products Group, will be formally honored at the…

Printing’s Biggest Event

With more than 650 exhibiting companies offering the best new technologies and consumables, PRINTING United is the largest printing-oriented event in North America. Opportunities abound at the event, with business-building, innovation-focused solutions for companies across today’s wide and changing printing spectrum. Join your colleagues in Dallas, Oct. 23 – 25. Do it for your business. 

Stay Golden

SGIA’s Golden Image Awards competition recognizes printing excellence in over 50 specialty imaging categories. See your peers’ best work displayed in the PRINTING United Awards Gallery (Lobby F) and cast your vote for the “People’s Choice” award! And, if you’re an SGIA member, don’t miss this golden opportunity for bragging rights: First entries are free!

Insider: Why It’s Never Too Early to Have an Exit Strategy for Your Promo Business

What happens when your professional goals are met, your business has grown and matured, and you’ve decided to transition out of it? You’ve built your business from the ground up and you have a proven track record of success, which can translate to big resale value—if that’s the way you want to go. Now is the time for you to plan for the future…

Chicago Cubs Find and Reward Young Fan Who Wore Homemade Shirt to Game

Many people harp on the perception that children spend too much time with devices and not enough with arts and crafts. This month, though, has given us two ways to clap back against that stance. The Tennessee Volunteers provided the initial instance through their acknowledgment of a young fan’s homemade shirt, and the Chicago Cubs will soon follow thanks to another homemade T-shirt from a young supporter…