Promo Marketing, the Philadelphia-based provider of product and marketing information for distributor sales professionals, today released its 2018 Power Meeting dates. A proven industry success, Power Meetings have a long track record of delivering valuable, one-of-a-kind opportunities to attending…
The PPAI Pyramid Award submission deadline has been extended to Friday, July 21. Starting this year, the PPAI Pyramid competition incorporates the categories previously found in the Technology, Suppliers Achievement, Image and Pyramid competitions. Companies can submit their 2018 Pyramid Award entries by visiting awards.ppai.org.
Weddings, baby showers, birthday parties, family reunions, college graduations, business meetings, summer vacations—with so much going on in our everyday lives, it would be nice if there was a way to keep track of it all. Thankfully, the paper calendar isn’t going anywhere, and your end-users need them now more than ever. To give them…
In perhaps what is one of the most unlikely partnerships, high-end fashion retailer Saks Fifth Avenue has teamed up with “The Emoji Movie” to create licensed merchandise for the movie’s premier and marketing campaign. “We love partnering with of-the-moment pop culture experiences,” John Antonini, director of stores at Saks Fifth Avenue, told the Los Angeles…
A little less than a month ago, Staples’ board of directors unanimously approved a sale to Sycamore Partners for $6.9 billion, and the dust seemed to be settling on the whole situation. But, because we are apparently masters of foreshadowing, our last words on the subject were “The story of Staples could be far from…
Since his 2011 debut for the Houston Astros, who called him up following the trade of Hunter Pence to our Philadelphia Phillies, J.D. Martinez has proven an admirable hitter. The 2015 All-Star has clubbed…
When we think of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue, it’s hard to think about anything besides bikini-clad models attempting to make it look like cold water and sand are anything but uncomfortable. However, it looks like Sports Illustrated is trying to make the swimsuit issue all about the actual…
With Amazon revolutionizing the apparel world regularly, it looks like other online retailers are looking to prove their expertise, as well. Subscription startup Stitch Fix has figured out a new way to keep clothes flying off the shelves, and it’s all about data science, according to Quartz.…
The world would definitely be a better place if everyone vetted their designs a little more thoroughly. In the past few years, we’ve seen an uptick in fashion apparel brands (seemingly unintentionally) mimicking designs reminiscent of concentration camp uniforms. Back in 2015, Urban Outfitters received a ton of criticism over a new tapestry, and in…
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., recently concluded its annual National Sales Meeting with record attendance of more than 300 of the company’s top account executives and more than 200 supplier personnel from HALO’s Preferred Supplier Program at The Omni Nashville…