WHOOPLA, a distributor based in Encino, Calif., sends out two to three self-promo kits a year. Its latest, meticulously crafted and fully themed in ’80s arcade branding, is already a smash hit, generating multiple orders totaling six figures in sales with 100 of the 200 total mailings still to go. Here’s how it came together…
Read MoreGlossier is one of the biggest names in cosmetics right now, and the pouch, as we’ve seen, is everywhere. With health and wellness products so popular in the promo world and Millennial Pink so popular everywhere, there’s always a chance a customer asks for something similar
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commonsku opened registration for commonsku Sessions at Home, a virtual conference dedicated to thriving in sales. The virtual experience will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. EST, and features a lineup of maverick thinkers who are reimagining the role of selling in the new world of work, including…
Read MoreThere’s no doubt that baseball fans miss going to the ballpark. They miss it so much that they’re willing to pay for cardboard cutouts of themselves in the stands, just so they can maybe live vicariously through it (or spot it on TV). When the MLB season finally started this summer, the empty stadiums were a little eerie, so teams found a way to put “fans” in seats…
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Can you believe it’s almost Labor Day? We need to buy ourselves a new grill and throw away all of our white clothes in preparation. That’s how that rule works, right? You have to trash all white clothing you’ve accumulated since spring? We’re not fashion experts. But we are sort of experts in recognizing good promotional products, so let us highlight five of our favorites…
Read MoreOne of the biggest difficulties in limiting the spread of COVID-19 has been the daunting task of tracing contacts and mitigating the spread from tourists entering countries. An answer to the problem might be wearable technology. Singapore is one example that has used wearable tech to track returning residents during a 14-day quarantine…
Read MoreThe Girl Scouts of the USA is reimagining its historic uniforms with the help of three students from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. The new collection plays on themes seen in other uniform collections, such as interchangeable pieces, with 18 new items and a new vest and sash. It’s the first redesign in more than 20 years…
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“Soft-hand” is a relative term when it comes to screen-printed T-shirts. When you ask for soft-hand printing on two different orders, the finished print for one order can be much softer than the finished print on the other. How soft can you expect a soft-hand print to be? More importantly, how soft does your client expect the print to be?…
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Southern Plus, Hartwell, Ga., is using these challenging times to expand its sales force by adding four new multi-line reps/groups to the company. The supplier added MAC Marketing, Paparone Consulting LLC, KS Sales Inc. and Mercer Enterprises, totaling decades of industry experience…
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With the fourth quarter upon us, we assembled this quick selling guide of what you should know about Q4. Below, you’ll find some tips and advice on trends and expectations for this year, along with a hand-picked collection of products for Q4’s in-demand categories. We hope it points you in the right direction for some year-end sales…
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