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Gildan Announces ALStyle Partnership With Apparel Wholesalers
ALStyle, the merchandise brand purchased by Gildan from Ennis Inc., will now be sold through a select number of wholesale companies within the promotional products space. ALStyle was previously only a retail product sold via licensing agreements, but will now be sold by alphabroder (California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Georgia and Florida), American T-shirt Company (Hawaii), The…
Read MoreDoes eBay Have a Teespring Problem?
eBay seems to have angered some of its sellers, as the e-commerce company partnered with Teespring to beef up T-shirt listings during the holiday period, allegedly at the expense of smaller merchants. Some of those sellers theorized that eBay bent its own rules to allow Teespring to have as much of a presence as it…
Read MoreGeiger Announces European Acquisition
Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced that its U.K. distributor GeigerBTC has acquired London-based distributor EMC Advertising Gifts as part of its continued expansion strategy to support clients in the UK and across Europe. The move follows Geiger’s acquisition of CM Promotions, announced last week, and its promotion of three members of its executive team. EMC has…
Read MoreThe Late Tyler Trent, Purdue Super-Fan, Immortalized as Bobblehead to Benefit Pediatric Cancer Research
Tyler Trent, the Purdue Boilermakers super-fan who endeared himself to the sports world during his battle with a rare form of cancer, sadly passed away this week at the age of 20. For anyone who followed college sports, Trent was probably a familiar figure. He was typically decked out in Purdue black and gold, and…
Read MoreGraphic Designer Hand-Prints 1,000 Pairs of Custom Flip Flops Highlighting President’s Tweets
The internet has given us countless opportunities for education and growth as human beings. We can access information at the touch of a button. Arguments are settled in seconds. We can see metaphorical vaults of historical documentation from a little device in our pocket. It also comes with some double-edged swords, however. The permanence of…
Read MoreShowdown Displays Acquires Soft Signage Manufacturer Xarisma
Showdown Displays, Brooklyn Center, Minn., has acquired Xarisma, a manufacturer of soft signage based in Huntsville, Ala. In October, Showdown acquired Jansen Display Group, furthering its European presence, and formally integrated Creative Banner Displays. “Xarisma’s creative branding solutions and innovative display development is an ideal complement to the current offerings of Showdown Displays,” Kevin Walsh,…
Read MoreWhy Companies Like Lyft and AT&T Are Giving Out Branded Fruit at Events
The primary key to a successful promotional giveaway is giving end-users an item they need. That could be a notebook for an educational event, a USB device to store important information, or a Bluetooth speaker that fulfills their need to party. The latest promotional idea from Lyft fulfills a literal need for any human: eating.…
Read MoreHappy Holidays from Promo Marketing
Hello there, dear readers. We hope you have enjoyed reading PM Headlines as much as we’ve enjoyed writing the stories. This is just a brief message to say that we will take the next week off from Headlines, returning on Jan. 2. So, when you don’t receive the newsletter from us next week, worry not.…
Read More2018 Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Promotional Products Stories of the Year
Well folks, this is it. This the end of our 2018 wrap-up. It’s been a great year for us at Promo Marketing, and we’re glad you’ve been there to share it with us. From a professional standpoint, we’ve done a lot of promotional products stories that we’re proud of. Some were in-depth studies, some were…
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