Hit Promotional Products is the latest promotional products company to fall victim to a malware virus that scammers seem to be sending to companies in the industry. A little more than a week ago, industry sources reported that Hub Promotional Group and High Caliber Line were hit by the attack. “The Malware virus hit High…
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Judge Says Bar Was Allowed to Deny Service to Man in ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat
Greg Piatek walked into the Happiest Hour in Manhattan last January, and the bartender told him he would not be served. “It’s really sad,” Piatek, an accountant from Philadelphia, said. He called it “ridiculous.” After all, Piatek’s lawyer argued that his client was denied service due to his spiritual beliefs. The judge’s response? Wearing a…
Read MoreRFID Wristbands Are the Future of Mobile Payment at Events
Means of payment has become one of the focuses of technological innovation in recent years. We can tap our phones on the cash register to pay for groceries and instantly transfer a few bucks to friends to avoid splitting a dinner bill, not to mention actual cash is practically a novelty at this point. The…
Read MoreU.K.’s Plastic Bag Fee Reduced Pollution, and New York Wants to Take It a Step Further
Single-use plastic bag bans in cities and states across the world seem to be working, as U.K. government…
Read MoreS&S Activewear Atlanta-Area Facility Now Open
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., officially opened its doors to a new state-of-the-art distribution center in McDonough, Ga. The new 505,000 sq. ft. warehouse facility is the latest installment in S&S’s national expansion, adding to facilities in Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, California and Texas. Now operating more than 3 million sq. ft. across the country, S&S’s…
Read MoreSelling Athletic and Sportswear: Two Promotional Apparel Questions
Much like someone who is starting the daunting challenge of going to a gym for the first time (we say this from experience), distributors might look at the plethora of athletic promotional apparel in front of them and wonder where the heck to start…
Read MoreFresh Concepts President Bob Felice on the Value of Reliability and Promotions That Do Good
Sometimes a plan just comes together without any real problems. Do you know what we call that? A blessing. Sometimes the most memorable or successful promotions aren’t the ones that are flashy or crazy-original, but the ones that just work. They do what they need to do. We all want to be Michael Jordan, but…
Read MoreSupreme Court Case Over Online Sales Tax Could Mean Big Changes for Some Promo Businesses
The arguments in South Dakota v. Wayfair, the ongoing Supreme Court case dealing with the prospect of charging state sales tax on online purchases, wrapped up on Tuesday, with some expected results—right-leaning judges such as Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas seemed to be in favor of allowing states to force out-of-state retailers to collect sales…
Read MoreHere’s a Neat Idea: Marvel Hides Free Movie Tickets Behind ‘Avengers’ Promotional Posters
Ordinarily, you wouldn’t want a promotional poster you put up to be torn down. That kind of defeats the entire purpose of using it as a means of advertising, right? But, in this case, they’re just doing exactly what the advertisers want…
Read MoreGrad Student Patents Vacuum Insulated Pint Glass
Unfortunately, they haven’t invented a drink that stays cold on its own yet, so we’ve had to adapt by creating special drinkware items. There are plenty of items like tumblers and can coolers that keep drinks at the desired temperature, but they’re not necessarily the kinds of items you’d want to use at a bar…
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