Jim Tressel led the Ohio State Buckeyes to a 2002 National Championship and seven Big Ten Championships. Learn what it takes to win through adversity with one of the most respected coaches in college football history. As Tressel tells host Greg Muzzillo: Anyone can handle the good times—it’s how you handle the tough times…
Read MoreHere Is a Nice Branded Merchandise Story Involving Two Rival NFL Teams and a Star QB’s Favorite Charity
After Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson left a playoff game against the Buffalo Bills due to injury last month, Bills fans showed their support for Jackson by donating $500,000 to his favorite charity, Blessings in a Backpack. To show its gratitude, the charity released…
Read MoreConsolidated Marketing Services Acquires Progressive Promotions in Merger of Women-Owned Branded Merchandise Companies
Consolidated Marketing Services (CMS) announced the acquisition of award-winning promotional merchandise agency Progressive Promotions. The merger creates one of the largest certified women-owned promotional merchandise agencies in the U.S….
Read MoreA Wu-Tang Parody T-shirt Sparked an International Incident Between China and Canada
Last year, a staffer at the Canadian embassy in Beijing reportedly designed shirts parodying the Wu-Tang Clan “W” logo, with “Wuhan” written in the middle of the logo. Months later, the shirts caught the attention of Chinese government officials, forcing Canada to apologize and explain…
Read MoreDo I Have to Use QuickBooks Payroll?
Ask the Accountant… Question: If I convert to QuickBooks, do I have to use QuickBooks Payroll? Answer: There is no requirement to use QuickBooks Payroll. Our businesses generally involve very few, if any, employees. And payroll is rarely a needed function. My clients who do have a payroll typically use outside payroll services, or have…
Read MoreBAMKO’s Gifts By Design Acquisition Is a Look at the Post-Pandemic Future of Promo
On Monday, BAMKO LLC announced that it acquired Gifts By Design to operate as its awards, recognition and incentives division. The move is noteworthy not just for the size of the two companies, but for what it says about the post-pandemic future of promo, at least in the near term…
Read MoreHPG Launches Exclusive Partnership With Fracture, First in Series From New HPG Line
HPG and Fracture, a leading direct-to-consumer brand, announced that they have entered into an exclusive partnership designed to bring Fracture’s products to the promotional products industry. The announcement is the first in a series of exclusive retail brand partnerships HPG will unveil in 2021…
Read MorePPAF and PPAMidwest Bet on the Super Bowl
The Promotional Products Association of Florida and the Promotional Products Association Midwest is ready to take Super Bowl 55 to the next level with a little friendly competition. The two organizations have made a bet about the outcome of the game. With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing against the Kansas City Chiefs, the PPAF board…
Read MoreBiden Administration Considering Plan to Send Face Masks to Every U.S. Household
President Biden’s COVID-19 Response Team is working on the logistics of sending millions of face masks to U.S. citizens. The plan is still in the early stages, but some of the administration’s top health experts have been discussing its viability. It’s similar to a plan the Trump administration considered but ultimately scrapped in 2020…
Read MoreSonic Buried a Branded Merchandise Promotion at the End of a 9-Minute Video of a Guy Eating (and It Still Sold Out)
You know how people stay until the end of a movie, mostly Marvel movies, just in case there’s a fun post-credits scene? If you sat through a nine-minute video of a guy eating a Fritos Chili Cheese Jr. Wrap to the end, you’d have been rewarded with the news that Sonic was selling a giant fleece wrap for only 99 cents…
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