Orbus Wins Sustainable Business Award, Celebrates Environmental Efforts

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., announced that it has been recognized for the Specialty Graphics Imaging Association (SGIA) 2019 Sustainable Business Award. The Sustainable Business Award spotlights companies that have implemented projects to improve employee safety and health, reduce environmental impact, or improved business efficiency. Orbus was recognized specifically for its reduced environmental…

Disney Has a Whole New Line of Avocado Merch

With all of the coverage that Promo Marketing has devoted to Disney, we could understand if other companies were even the slightest bit green with envy. Speaking of that color, we expect businesses to remain some shade of the hue, since it has inspired the mass media and entertainment conglomerate’s latest merchandise line, a seven-item…

EMT’s ‘PROMO AF’ Campaign Raises $1,400 for the National Kidney Foundation

EMT, Indianapolis, has announced that its PROMO AF campaign has raised $1,400 in proceeds for the National Kidney Foundation. Funds were raised through the sale of swag boxes containing PROMO AF hats, patches and Phone Loops, along with a matching donation from EMT. “We are overjoyed that we were able to harness the power of…

5 Law Enforcement Apparel Trends to Watch

Law enforcement apparel strikes a difficult balance between form and functionality. Officers need to be able to move at a moment’s notice, but they also have to be comfortable all day long. Officer.com interviewed a panel of experts to uncover what’s trending in law enforcement apparel, and their answers might be helpful to promotional apparel suppliers and distributors…

Hotcards’ Greg Schwartz on Working With an NFL Team, What Pro Sports Clients Want, Landing These Accounts

Greg Schwartz, vice president of sales for Hot Cards, a promo and print distributor based in Cleveland, joined the show to tell us what it’s like working with the Cleveland Browns, how he landed the account, what kinds of products high-profile professional sports teams are looking for and how other distributors can get into the market. Plus, Taco Bell has a new hotel, and “Stranger Things” is reviving New Coke…