The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Provata Health Inc., a subsidiary of the StayWell Company, is recalling a promotional fitness tracker it distributed from August 2017 to July 2018. The firm received 13 reports of the tracker overheating during use and while charging, posing a fire/burn hazard. Three of the reports included burns to…
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Cimpress, the Venlo, Netherlands-based parent company of Vistaprint and National Pen Co., announced that it has acquired BuildASign, an internet-based supplier of canvas-print wall decorations, business signs and other large-format products…
Read MoreWhen I was about 13 or so, my dad worked for the local PBS affiliate station in Harrisburg, Pa. Part of his job entailed putting together events at local libraries, shopping malls and community centers that focused on childhood literacy, all the while promoting PBS programming. That meant that there was typically an appearance by…
Read MoreA special adviser to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in an interview that recruiting China for help will be crucial for boosting its growing textile manufacturing sector. This is something we’ve touched on before—countries outside of the usual manufacturing hubs (like China and Vietnam) are increasing their presence in the international textile manufacturing game,…
Read MoreAnyone who’s picked up a wiffleball bat or thrown a baseball through a tire, all the while pretending to be one of their baseball heroes in a packed stadium, has no doubt dreamed of someday getting a World Series ring of their own. Statistically speaking, though, the odds of actually getting a ring by winning…
Read MoreChances are, you’re familiar with some of the bigger photography agencies, like Getty Images, having their watermark displayed on images—sporting events, movie premieres, etc. Comedian Emily Heller took the Getty presence to a new level when she showed up to the Emmys red carpet rocking a Getty Images branded bag. The purse featured an enormous…
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This week, HUB Promotional Group announced two acquisitions, Origaudio and BCG Creations. Bill Miller, founder of BCG Creations, spoke with Promo Marketing about the acquisition—how it happened, why he made the move and what it means for customers…
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We spoke with a couple of industry pros about what items distributors should be looking to for their clients’ trade show needs, how they can maximize their impact at these events, and some details about past successes…
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HUB Promotional Group, Braintree, Mass., announced today the acquisition of Origaudio, Fountain Valley, Calif. HUB Promotional Group is now up to seven suppliers, this deal coming just two days after HUB announced its acquisition of Montreal-based BCG Creations. The Origaudio acquisition is big for HUB. The company is only nine years old, and has already…
Read MoreAfter the U.S. proposed additional (and threatened to ratchet up) tariffs against Chinese goods, China responded today by imposing new trade tariffs on $60 billion of…
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