Proforma founder Greg Muzzillo joins the podcast to talk Steve Wozniak’s promotional products collection, big tech investments (and why tech matters so much for industry businesses) and much more. Sean gives a first-hand report on Disney’s Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge merchandise, while Sean and Brendan debate the merits of $11 promotional sporks…
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Centerplate, Ball Corporation and Bud Light announced an agreement to bring Ball’s infinitely recyclable aluminum cups to guests at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens for Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020. Ball, a leader in sustainable aluminum beverage packaging, designed the lightweight aluminum cups in response to growing consumer preference for more sustainable…
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Proforma Albrecht & Co., Milford, Ohio, has set a new sales record at $6 million for the month of December 2019. Through ever improving business development programs to help its sales reps increase sales with existing customers and…
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On Jan. 15, 2020, A Woman’s View, an organization dedicated to supporting women within the promotional products industry, recognized two women for their extraordinary accomplishments in 2019. The awards were presented during the organization’s Networking Reception, which is held annually during the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas. The 2019 Supplier Visionary Award was presented to…
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In April 2019, Visstun, Las Vegas, announced its goal to make all paper products using 30 percent post-consumer recycled fiber by the end of the year. Not only did the company meet the 30 percent goal, it exceeded it. As of Dec. 17, 2019, all Visstun paper cups, containers and paper lids were made with…
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PCNA, Pittsburgh, announced the recall of the Spare 10,000 mAh Power Bank due to fire and burn hazards. In a press release, it said that the power bank’s lithium ion battery could potentially overheat and ignite. The products were given out as promotional items from July 2019 to September 2019. The recall, via the Consumer…
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Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., announced that its field sales representative Kara Barker has been named a Promotional Products Association of Florida board member for 2020. Founded in 1972, PPAF is a nonprofit trade association serving promotional products…
Read MoreThe comments we hear most often from uniform distributors, buyers and end-users is that there is a real need for more variety and comfort in uniforms for women. As uniform apparel manufacturers for more than 85 years, this was not news to us. In fact, it has been one of Executive Apparel’s primary goals to…
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Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, has awarded QCA accreditation to WOVIN Brands. Based in Jackson, Wisc., the company operates under the brands WOV-IN, Promopet and Footprints USA. QCA-accredited companies endorse a self-certification, complete a rigorous self-assessment, and then submit their headquarters and their supply base to multiple third-party audits. The QCA board uses a scorecard…
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Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced at The PPAI Expo that the association has surpassed the 16,000-member mark. Distributor E The Center of Marketing, headquartered in Alamonte Springs, Florida, was recognized as the 16,000th member during this year’s PPAI Expo. Principal Eric Bernhardt joined PPAI onsite while attending the show…
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