HUB Promotional Group, Braintree, Mass., announced today that Chris Anderson will become the company’s new CEO on June 14. Anderson, formerly chief operating officer for the company, will fill the role vacated by Joe Fleming following his resignation as CEO. “I am thrilled and humbled by the opportunity to lead HPG,” Anderson said in a…
Read MoreYou’ve likely seen on TV (or even in person, if you’re lucky) what an arena looks like before a playoff match. The chairs are all covered in T-shirts and/or rally towels. Once the seats fill up, those shirts become a sea of screaming fans all in one matching color. It’s an awesome spectacle that adds…
Read MoreThanks to Krispy Kreme, there will be no summer news slump, as the doughnut company and coffeehouse chain announced yesterday that it will open a gargantuan Times Square flagship store, with a branded merchandise selection that’s nearly as appetizing as a fresh hot original glazed. https://twitter.com/krispykreme/status/1138068300569595905 Totally going against the stance from Roman playwright Plautus…
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Overture Promotions, Vernon Hills, Ill., announced that it has opened sales offices in downtown Chicago and Plano, Texas, to better serve its customers. The $60 million, certified women-owned promotional marketing firm also added distribution capabilities in Los Angeles and Pennsylvania, in addition to its 100,000 sq. ft. distribution center north of Chicago. Overture plans to…
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Last week’s PPAI Expo East gathering in Atlantic City featured 302 businesses offering wide varieties of products and services, and although diversity marked their New Jersey-based presence, two themes ran common among them—pride and innovation. Every Promo Marketing interaction with the companies sparked conversations that made apparent that the exhibitors are spending 2019 displaying both,…
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Nintendo has always been known as one of the driving creative forces in video games. After all, this is the company behind some of the most beloved video game franchises of all time, as well as innovative console technology that’s changed the way we play video games. So, it only makes sense that they’d have…
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At its 25th anniversary gala, the Maine Institute for Family-Owned Business recognized Geiger with its Environmental Leadership Award. Saying that Geiger was far and away the leader in its category, the judges noted and praised the company’s 100…
Read MoreYou just got a request to bid 40,000 four-color paper labels on a 48-hour turnaround. It’s safe to say trees may not be the first things on your mind. But they’re on our minds, because using environmentally-certified, sustainable materials is a big part of who we are. So, in addition to fast, high-quality, high-value printing, we can help you pass a special “bonus” on to your customers…
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Time, as we all know, is money, and anyone who mismanages any aspect of it can, according to Cliff Quicksell, become “irrelevant in two seconds.” To help business practitioners avoid that distinction, the vice president of affiliate marketing for iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., took to the show floor at PPAI Expo East in Atlantic City to…
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Debco, Toronto, announced the addition of HUB Pen Company to its product line in Canada. Using state of the art European printing equipment for precise and impeccable decoration, Debco will leverage HUB Pen’s more than 60 years of experience in providing quality, creativity and selection in pens to the promotional product industry. HUB Pen inventory…
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