7 Health and Fitness Promotions Your Company Needs

Between yoga studio memberships, running clubs, vegan fast food chains and smoothie bars, health and wellness has taken over the world. And that’s a great thing. People love tracking their miles and donning their favorite athleisure looks all day. It’s almost as if health and wellness has nearly integrated completely into our everyday lives, and…

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Wal-Mart Removes Offensive T-shirt

Wal-Mart is at the center of a T-shirt controversy again, and this faux-pas might be its worst to date. Wal-Mart’s online store features a collection of tees designed by third-party retailer Hollywood Thread, according to Mashable. One shirt, in particular,…

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Promo Marketing Poll Reveals Promotional Products Professionals Support Donald Trump

With the second presidential debate occurring this coming weekend, things really are heating up in the political arena. And, between Donald Trump’s “Deplorables” merchandise campaign and Hillary Clinton’s controversial campaign pins, there’s been no shortage of attention-grabbing, political promotional merchandise stories. But, the question has been, which candidate does the promotional products industry support? According to a new…

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Last Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: PPAI Versus All-In-One

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. Last week, Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) won, and now will face off against All-In-One. The winner will be decided by a simple poll. The poll will close the morning of Friday,…

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HDS Acquires Stuart & Associates

Today, HDS, a Pittsburgh-based promotional merchandise and corporate apparel agency, announced that it has acquired Stuart & Associates, a Cleveland-based printing, promotional products and fulfillment services company. HDS did not release the financial terms of the deal, but the company estimates that the acquisition will drive HDS’ annual sales to $32 million in annual revenue.…

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EmbroidMe Names Joe Loch as New President

Today, the United Franchise Group (UFG) announced it has named Joe Loch as president of EmbroidMe, West Palm Beach, Fla., according to Franchising.com. “Joe’s broad-based business skills and experience working with small-business owners are exactly what we need…

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Michigan Moves to Ban Plastic Bag Bans

With states, and even some countries, taking measures to ban plastic bags, Michigan has gone an entirely different route. Instead of banning plastic bags, the state government is trying to ban actual bag…

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Gold Bond Worldwide Closes Production Facility

According to the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Gold Bond Worldwide, Hixson, Tenn., has announced plans to close its Covington, Tenn., facility. Operations will relocate to the company’s Hixson, Tenn., facility by the end of the year. The Hixson location currently produces drinkware, pens, bags, golf balls and other hard goods, while the Covington facility produced mugs,…

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American Apparel Hires New CEO Amid Sale Rumors

Last week, Los Angeles-based American Apparel CEO Paula Schneider announced her resignation. Now, the Los Angeles Times is reporting that American Apparel has selected its new CEO, Chelsea Grayson. Grayson, a lawyer with a background in mergers and acquisitions, has served as general counsel for American Apparel for two years. Schneider departed the company on Monday,…

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