During the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas, SnugZ USA presented a check to Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) for a total of $107,329.82 to show its continued support to the veteran organization from their Basecamp promotional sales.
Bag Makers Inc., Union, IL, received three 2024 Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Pyramid Awards, including a Supplier Award of Merit, a Gold Pyramid Award for Supplier Decorating/Special Applications and Processes, and a Silver Pyramid Award for Supplier Decorating/Combination of Processes. PPAI’s annual Pyramid Awards honor creative excellence in the promotional products industry and recognize…
Methods for creating a great company culture, retaining employees, and improving recruiting are possible to implement for even the smallest companies.
It’s interesting how businesses start out — and even diversify — sometimes. Often, it’s just out of necessity. Russ Truluck, CEO of Inform Systems Data Documents Inc., Arden, North Carolina, remembers when he first added promotional products to his product line. A print customer didn’t have the items they needed for a trade show. After…
Apparel with “backwards” stitching, shattered snowglobes, sleeves too long, and more: Taylor Swift fans are angry at Universal Music Group over merchandise that never arrived, arrived late, or arrived damaged.
The Magnet Group, Washington, MO, announced Amber Dobson as the 2023 Fran Ford Award winner. The annual Fran Ford Award recognizes the Magnet Group employee who embodies the outstanding characteristics that defined Fran Ford. For those who had the pleasure of knowing Fran, many of his amazing character traits…
Insight into product trends, buyer habits, and new products hitting the promotional products industry in 2024.
We took a look at how the Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers are elevating the apparel and novelty fan giveaways this year with high perceived value, city-wide branding efforts, and some clever sponsorship opportunities.
Proforma, Cleveland, marked its impactful presence at the 2024 PPAI Expo in Las Vegas with a Welcome Reception, collaboration sessions, and community-building conversations. The event provided a dynamic platform for Proforma’s team members to engage with industry professionals and kick off the new year together. The Proforma network was out in full force at the…
Walking the floor at a promotional products trade show, it’s easy to get into a position where you don’t see the forest for the trees. You go from booth to booth looking at what each exhibitor is showing, maybe you have a quick conversation and get a free sample, and you move on. But if…