Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant/Lanco, Hicksville, N.Y., has named Ken Morrison national account manager. In this role, Morrison will tap into his more than 25 years of experience in the promotional products industry to build relationships with top distributors and key accounts around the country to increase sales. “I am…
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Stouse LLC, New Century, Kan., announced that Clay Davis has been named president and CEO of the company, effective immediately. Davis succeeds Bruce Reed, who has announced his retirement after 14 years of leading the organization, but will remain active on the…
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Question: I have online stores. Do I need to collect sales tax on web sales? Answer: It used to be that you only had to collect sales tax in other states if you had some sort of presence or “nexus” in that state. Everything changed with the Supreme Court decision South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc.…
Read MoreThe Madison Mallards, a summer collegiate baseball team, are having a dad bod contest, through which the winner will have his physique added to a T-shirt giveaway that all fans will receive for a promotional night. Through March 15, the Wisconsin-based team is accepting front and back images of fathers who are proud of their dad bod prowess…
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Starline, Grand Island, N.Y., announced new and growing partnerships with buying groups Proforma, Reciprocity Road and The Partnering Group. Starline has achieved MVPLP supplier status with Proforma and is now a member of Reciprocity Road and The Partnering Group. “These three groups are incredibly well respected throughout the industry,” said Starline senior vice president of sales and marketing Brian…
Read MoreHappy International Women’s Day, everyone! To celebrate this special day, many brands are releasing International Women’s Day merch that benefits a good cause, and we are fully on board. We’ve rounded up our 10 favorites that we’re adding to our shopping wishlist ASAP. Now if a brand would just push out an International Women’s Day…
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If you’re familiar with Balenciaga, you’ll know the brand isn’t shy about putting out some questionable and expensive items. Who could forget those high-fashion platform Crocs? We definitely didn’t, and we weren’t surprised when the luxury brand released yet another exorbitantly priced item. But this time, it features some cool design elements…
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Precision Crystal Gifts and Awards, Bartlett, Tenn., announced that Amy Wooldridge has joined the team as a customer service representative. Wooldridge has more than a decade of experience in the promotional products industry, and formerly worked at Crystal Images, City of Industry, Calif. She has deep experience in working…
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One of the most critical data points to measure is return on investment, or ROI. If you can show your clients exactly what their money got them, it’s a powerful thing, an affirmation that their investment in you was worth every penny. And if you can see how your own marketing efforts performed relative to the cost, you can tweak and experiment to get the most bang for your buck…
Read MoreBelieve it or not, we’ve actually talked about Weezer a lot here at PM. Sean and I discuss it on the podcast (as well as frequently off the air), and we’ve reported previously that the band is pretty promo-savvy when it comes to capitalizing on hype. To celebrate the release of yet another color-themed album (this…
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