For the third consecutive year, MGM Resorts International’s loyalty program, M life Rewards, received the Freddie Award for “Best Promotion” for Holiday Gift Shoppe…
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QCA and ZOOMcatalog Announce Strategic ‘Brand Safety’ Partnership
Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, and ZOOMcatalog have partnered to help industry distributors easily search catalogs from suppliers with verified responsible sourcing best practices. ZOOMcatalog has created a page that allows distributors to refine their search results to only show catalogs from those suppliers that currently hold QCA accreditation. As a bonus, distributors will be…
Read MorePrime Line Launches New Primeline.com Site That Includes All Jetline Items
Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., launched a new, expanded Primeline.com website where visitors can find all Prime Line and Jetline items, and utilize functionality such as check order status, real-time inventory lookup, social media sharing, and a freight estimator for U.S. and Canada. The site also features rapid loading speed, improved navigation and filtering, Canadian and…
Read MoreAIA Corporation Announces New Vice President of Operations
AIA Corporation (AIA), Neenah, Wisc., announced today the appointment of Antony “Tony” West as the company’s new vice president of operations. In this new role for AIA, West will lead all aspects of customer experience for AIA owners and OfficeZilla dealers (a subsidiary of AIA Corporation). He will also…
Read MoreHanesbrands Inc. Announces First Quarter 2018 Results
Hanesbrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., announced first-quarter 2018 results that exceeded company guidance for net sales, organic sales and EPS. For the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the company reported net sales growth of 7 percent to $1.47 billion versus a guidance range of $1.42 billion to $1.44 billion. GAAP diluted earnings per share for continuing…
Read MoreTalkin’ Tariffs: Source Abroad Founder Caro Krissman on How Much the Promo Industry Should Really Worry
Tariffs, trade wars and other scary-sounding words have been all over the news, but how much will the proposed tariffs actually impact the promotional products industry? In episode 2 of the Promo Marketing Podcast, we try to answer that question as we chat with Caro Krissman, former CEO of Source Abroad, and the gang from INLT, Caro’s new customs brokerage firm. Plus, an update on the surprise closing of Nationwide Promotions LLC, and a topic we hold very dear—SPACE HOTEL!
Read MoreEnvyPak Announces USPS Ruling Reducing Clear Envelope Postage for Direct Mail Marketers
EnvyPak recently announced a clear plastic envelope format that can reduce postage for marketers by as much as 57 percent. The company received a ruling from the U.S. Postal Service specific to this new clear envelope, which utilizes EnvyPak’s proprietary manufacturing technology…
Read MoreJohnsByrne Adds Flexibility and Innovation With Eagle Systems Cold Foil
Luxury packaging printer JohnsByrne, Niles, Ill., has installed the Eagle Systems Cold Foil system to better serve their client base. “We are a very client-centric, customer-focused operation,”…
Read MoreDataSource Inc. Adds Former McDonald’s CMO to Board of Directors
DataSource Inc., a provider of end-to-end integrated branded supply chain managed services, today announced the appointment of Neil Golden to the Company’s board of directors. He is well-known as a Fortune 500 consumer-product and retail leader with a long history of board engagement who has served for more than…
Read MoreHALO Branded Solutions Completes New Headquarters
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced a new chapter in the company’s 63-year history with the move to new company headquarters at 1500 HALO Way in Sterling. The state-of-the-art, 157,500 sq. ft. facility will immediately house HALO’s 300-person headquarters team with workstations for 200 additional employees. The building includes a 90,000 sq. ft. warehouse for…
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