The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Mayborn USA, Norwood, Mass., is recalling 3.1 million Tommee Tippee Sippee spill-proof cups due to a risk of mold exposure. According to CPSC, mold…
Read More
To commemorate Memorial Day, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced a new shirt depicting wrestling superstar John Cena with a patriotic-themed backdrop. With the red, white and blue backdrop and themes of loyalty and respect, it looked like a perfect way to celebrate Memorial Day. However, beer drinkers might be able to spot its similarity to…
Read More
A federal grand jury has indicted a promotional products distributor on three counts of fraud for attempting to pass off Chinese-made caps and backpacks as U.S. made. U.S. attorney Joyce White Vance, along with John F. Khin, defense criminal investigative service special agent in charge, and James T. WallisU.S. Army criminal investigation command special agent…
Read More
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: We’re looking forward to the long weekend! Have a great Memorial Day weekend, everybody.) Last week, PWS won again, and now will face off against ParsonsKellogg. The winner will be…
Read More
As we reported in April, the St. Louis Cardinals were debating whether or not they would allow Chicago Cubs fans to wear “Try not to suck” shirts in Busch Stadium. After…
Read More
Beginning today, promotional products professionals are in Washington D.C. for Promotional Products Association International’s (PPAI) seventh annual Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.). Participants will attend education sessions and go to Capitol Hill, where they will meet with legislators and staff. “This week marks our seventh annual L.E.A.D. event, and it just gets better every year,”…
Read More
The word “waffle” has multiple meanings. You can be referring to the delicious breakfast food, or you could be saying that someone changes his or her mind about things. Or, in the case of Nike, you are talking about designs on clothing and textures. That last definition belongs to Nike and Nike alone. The Fashion…
Read More
May 23 to 27 is Promotional Products Work! (PPW) week, an international grassroots event led by the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, and the promotional products industry to raise awareness about the benefits of promotional products among advertisers, marketers and media buyers. PPAI will join together with industry distributors, suppliers and stakeholders to…
Read More
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: My birthday is on Sunday! Celebrate accordingly.) Last week, PWS emerged victorious, and now will face off against Prime Line. The winner will be decided by a simple poll. The…
Read More
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that President Barack Obama and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s final rule to update overtime regulations and automatically extend overtime pay protections to more than 4 million workers within its first year. This new legislation sets the standard salary level…
Read More