We can say we’re a tad bit envious of the residents of Mount Olive, N.C., whose town manager and mayor are considering promoting their award-winning tap water by filling and branding bottles with it. The small town, population 4,650, is best known for its pickles, but as a repeat “best of” water winner, it’s looking at promotional bottled water as its next claim to fame…
Read MoreHanesBrands Hires Tim Gibson and Jim Dunne to Sales Team
HanesBrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., announced that Tim Gibson has joined the company as director of business development, and Jim Dunne has joined as director of distributor sales. Gibson, who has more than 30 years in the apparel and promotional marketing industry, will develop and implement strategic initiatives across field and…
Read MoreRationalizing Your Way Out of Responsible Promo Sourcing
To justify taking the easy way out and not having the harder, more educational conversations with their customers, both suppliers and distributors tell themselves all kinds of lies: “My customers aren’t asking for it,” “My competitors aren’t doing it,” “It’s too expensive” and “No one has been caught.” What they may not realize is that these lies are costing them business…
Read MoreVote Now for the 2019 Supplier Excellence Awards!
Voting in the 2019 Supplier Excellence Awards is now open, giving distributors the chance to decide the best suppliers in the promotional products industry. Every major product category is represented on the survey—so whatever items you specialize in, your vote matters. Cast your vote today! Voting in the Supplier Excellence Awards ends on Friday, June…
Read MoreRaining Rose Adds Two to Sales Team
Raining Rose, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Quinn Bui, who will join the promotional sales team as the Southwest sales executive, calling on customers in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California; and John R. B. Cudahy, CAS, who will join the promotional sales team as the Northeast sales executive, calling…
Read MoreGeiger Acquires Winter People Image Marketing
Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, has acquired Winter People Image Marketing, with locations in Freeport and Falmouth, Maine. The company will operate as a division of Geiger. Clay Bouton, senior vice president of sales, will remain as a key contact with the company. A…
Read MoreWatchdog Group Examines Canadian Government’s $6.7M in Promo Spending, Finds … Nothing, Really
Members of Canada’s Parliament ordered a breakdown of the Canadian government’s promo spending between January 2017 and February 2019, and found that it had purchased items like rubber ducks, pens and lanyards totaling about $6.7 million (about $4.5 million USD) over that span. According to iPolitics (which has detailed Canada’s federal promo spending in the…
Read MoreMy 5 Favorite Promotions of the Week: Brewery Tees, Wilco Pencils and More
There were so many amazing promotions this week that I almost had to upgrade this to a Fave 10. But, I’m a stickler for consistent branding, so I managed to narrow it down to five. You’ll notice that this week’s Fave 5 skews pretty heavily toward beer and tacos, but I guess that’s just the stage of life I’m in right now…
Read MoreHere Is a Very Amusing T-shirt Artwork Error Involving Trucks
Buckle up, folks, because we’ve got a truck T-shirt controversy!!! We’ve seen our share of T-shirt artwork mistakes in the past, like the time Walmart printed the wrong state on its University of Maryland tees, or when Nike spelled Arkansas wrong on a football jersey. Now, Kohl’s has committed its own artwork error that is, frankly, pretty amusing…
Read MoreSurvey of 7,300 Consumers Reveals What Buyers Look For in Apparel
Since promotional apparel is increasingly shadowing retail, we can gain some insights from retail buyers. According to Apparel News, a recent survey from Cotton Inc. and Cotton Council International polled 7,300 consumers from various countries to determine what drives their clothing purchases…
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