Raining Rose Promos, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, recently announced the additions of Hannah Bruns and Jordan Roetman to its support team. The two will work behind the scenes to make the order process as smooth as possible for Raining Rose customers while providing excellent customer service…
Read MoreEven Crypto and NFT Brands Are Using Real Branded Merchandise
If you were spooked by the idea of virtual merchandise eventually replacing the physical kind, well, this should calm your nerves: Even the biggest names in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency are using real branded merchandise. A lot of it. Bored Ape Yacht Club, for example, has a full online store stocked with…
Read MoreThe 3-Step Method to Overcoming Resistance to Change in Your Promotional Products Business
Whether you’re the leader of a billion-dollar company, the sales director for a three-person sales team or the manager of a production department, knowing why your organization fights change is critical, because it’s crucial to growth. Here is a simple three-step method to making change much, much easier…
Read More99-Year-Old Promo Supplier Wendell August Forge Launches NFTs
Wendell August Forge, the 99-year-old gift designer and promotional supplier, announced the release of an NFT ornament collection as it combines old-world and new-world gifting. Launching June 16, each NFT will be accompanied by a physical commemorative coin along with membership benefits, special perks and experiences announced throughout the year…
Read MoreGood Company With John Morris, Episode 3: Convergence in Action
In episode 3, we go deeper into the concept of convergence, with John using examples from real-life Club Colors clients to demonstrate the success of this business practice. John explains how convergence between apparel decorators and promotional products distributors, when done right, will only serve to grow the community as a whole…
Read MoreValidation Is for Parking Receipts
You need validation for your parking receipt if you want free parking. That’s all you need validation for. You don’t need validation from others that you are successful. You don’t need validation from others that you are right. You don’t need validation from others that you are worthy. If you know you are successful, right…
Read MoreWhy You Should Reconcile Accounts Before Filing Sales Tax
Question: I filed my sales tax last week with the numbers in the QuickBooks sales tax liability report. When I ran the report again this week, the numbers had changed. What’s going on? Answer: Likely, you had not reconciled your checking account(s) before running the first sales tax report…
Read MoreZagwear Acquires Arrow Promotional, Expanding Presence in US and UK Markets
Zagwear, a branded merchandise agency headquartered in White Plains, New York, has acquired Arrow Promotional, a New York City and UK-based promotional merchandise company with a long list of top-tier clients. Arrow Promotional’s operations, including offices in New York, Denver and the UK, will be consolidated into Zagwear…
Read MoreDoritos and Netflix Go All Out for ‘Stranger Things’ Virtual Concert Featuring ’80s Bands, Exclusive Merch
Who was the biggest duo of the ’80s? It was Doritos and “Stranger Things,” obviously. OK, only one of those was actually around in the ’80s, but no matter. The two are teaming up to promote the upcoming fourth season of the hit Netflix series with a virtual concert featuring ’80s pop royalty, special Doritos packaging and some killer concert merch…
Read MorePhase 3 Marketing and Communications Acquires Graphic Visions Unlimited
Phase 3 Marketing and Communications, an integrated marketing services company that provides promotional products, wide-format printing and more, is continuing its growth in the print industry with the acquisition of Graphic Visions Unlimited. For more than 30 years, Graphic Visions has been a resource to clients for visual graphics and advertising production…
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