This past week, we had the fun opportunity of attending the Something Inked show in Las Vegas, where promotional products suppliers met with end-buyers from around multiple exciting promotional markets, such as sports, music, entertainment and more. The show allowed us to zero in a little closer on what these specific types of potential customers are looking for…
Read MoreThe U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that certain additional 10 percent tariffs set to take effect Sept. 1 would be delayed until Dec. 15. Several promotional products or related items are on the list of delays. Other goods will be removed from the additional tariffs list altogether, for health or national security reasons, though the USTR has not yet specified which items will be included…
Read MoreNebraska isn’t for everyone, if the state’s tourism commission is being honest with you. Thanks to a new advertising campaign, that message is loud and clear. That slogan actually became official a little while back, but hit a speed bump in the legislative process to get it approved. Thanks to a necessary unanimous decision by…
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Everyone loves a good comeback story. Bill Feldberg, chief marketing officer for Something Inked, Nashville, Tenn., recalls a promotional products campaign he did with Sears and Kmart—two former titans now looking to revitalize their brands and reinvent themselves for the new world of retail—that felt especially personal and successful…
Read MoreFunny how trends work, isn’t it? Everything that was once old, outdated and uncool are now the most sought after items. Remember how people thought vinyl records were an antiquated medium after the birth of CDs and MP3’s? Just about everyone you see on the street these days has a smartphone with a touch screen.…
Read MoreIn something of a role reversal for Mitch McConnell, whose own campaign made a pretty penny on “Cocaine Mitch” gear earlier this year, the Kentucky Democratic Party is cashing in big time on “Moscow Mitch” merchandise. The Kentucky Dems started up a “Moscow Mitch” web store, offering T-shirts, a brass Moscow Mule mug, a shot glass, stickers, buttons and a Cossack hat…
Read MoreIn a series of tweets yesterday, President Donald Trump reported that U.S. trade representatives returned from China talks with disappointing results, and that he would add a “small additional tariff of 10 percent” on $300 billion in Chinese imports, effective Sept. 1…
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BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., announced that it has formed a new partnership with Cap America, Fredericktown, Mo. Beginning tomorrow, BIC Graphic will stock 11 Cap America styles. It was exactly a month ago that that BIC Graphic announced a similar partnership with HanesBrands Inc., which marked the supplier’s first foray into the soft goods category…
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Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), Irving, Texas, recently awarded the Jayne Emoff Miller scholarship to a future graduate of Ohio University. Miller was the former owner of Shumsky Promotional, located in Dayton, Ohio. She was a second-generation owner of Shumsky from the mid-1980s…
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Goldstar, San Diego, Calif., announced yesterday the creation of Goldstar Global, a united effort between the company’s North American and European teams. As part of the launch, the company announced that Howard Cubberly, previously general manager of the North American division, would…
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