This article originally ran in Apparelist. To read more, click here. For those in the fashion industry, a category that definitely includes garment decorators, the Pantone color forecasts can be a very useful tool. If you are not aware, Pantone selects, each autumn, a color to represent the upcoming year, a color that it feels captures the…
Read MoreSnugZ USA Donates Over $100,000 to Wounded Warrior Project
During the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas, SnugZ USA presented a check to Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) for a total of $107,329.82 to show its continued support to the veteran organization from their Basecamp promotional sales.
Read MoreBag Makers Wins Three 2024 PPAI Pyramid Awards
Bag Makers Inc., Union, IL, received three 2024 Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Pyramid Awards, including a Supplier Award of Merit, a Gold Pyramid Award for Supplier Decorating/Special Applications and Processes, and a Silver Pyramid Award for Supplier Decorating/Combination of Processes. PPAI’s annual Pyramid Awards honor creative excellence in the promotional products industry and recognize…
Read MoreEight Tips To Attract and Retain Top Talent
Methods for creating a great company culture, retaining employees, and improving recruiting are possible to implement for even the smallest companies.
Read MoreConvergence Corner: The Power of Yes
It’s interesting how businesses start out — and even diversify — sometimes. Often, it’s just out of necessity. Russ Truluck, CEO of Inform Systems Data Documents Inc., Arden, North Carolina, remembers when he first added promotional products to his product line. A print customer didn’t have the items they needed for a trade show. After…
Read MoreSwifties Are Once Again Mad About Broken, Ill-Fitting, or Poorly Made Products
Apparel with “backwards” stitching, shattered snowglobes, sleeves too long, and more: Taylor Swift fans are angry at Universal Music Group over merchandise that never arrived, arrived late, or arrived damaged.
Read MoreAmber Dobson Wins The Magnet Group’s Fran Ford Award
The Magnet Group, Washington, MO, announced Amber Dobson as the 2023 Fran Ford Award winner. The annual Fran Ford Award recognizes the Magnet Group employee who embodies the outstanding characteristics that defined Fran Ford. For those who had the pleasure of knowing Fran, many of his amazing character traits…
Read MoreOut With the Old: New Products and Trends For 2024
Insight into product trends, buyer habits, and new products hitting the promotional products industry in 2024.
Read MoreGood Job, Milwaukee: Standout Bucks and Brewers Promos
We took a look at how the Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers are elevating the apparel and novelty fan giveaways this year with high perceived value, city-wide branding efforts, and some clever sponsorship opportunities.
Read MoreProforma Empowers Growth and Collaboration at 2024 PPAI Expo
Proforma, Cleveland, marked its impactful presence at the 2024 PPAI Expo in Las Vegas with a Welcome Reception, collaboration sessions, and community-building conversations. The event provided a dynamic platform for Proforma’s team members to engage with industry professionals and kick off the new year together. The Proforma network was out in full force at the…
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