January has come and gone in a flash, and even though you may still be recovering from trekking down each and every trade show aisle, it is time to get to work. Well, we are here to help. We hear it every year from all our customers: “Show me what’s new!” Well, at SnugZ, we…
Read MorePolyconcept Appoints Neil Ringel as New CEO
Polyconcept, New Kensington, Pa., announced the appointment of Neil Ringel as its new CEO, effective today. Ringel, whose resume most recently includes head of corporate development for Staples, will replace Gene Colleran, PCNA’s CEO since 2015. “We appreciate Gene’s many contributions to Polyconcept and wish him the very best,” Josh Klevens, managing director at Charlesbank…
Read MoreData, Customer Experience and Calculated Risk in the Promo Business
When I used to be heavily invested in music, teachers would often say, “The more you put in, the more you’ll get out.” This is true with my career, in my relationships and with my health. This is equally valid with regard to digital information. For example, the more online digital information I knowingly or…
Read MoreSnoop Dogg Facing Legal Challenge From Toronto Maple Leafs Over Cannabis Company Logo, Branding
When they visit Little Caesars Arena tonight to face the Detroit Red Wings, the Toronto Maple Leafs would love to focus solely on their immediate competition and the other foes they will face as the NHL playoff race intensifies. However, the historic franchise has another sort of opponent that it’s looking to skate past: Calvin…
Read MoreNFL Gets Go-Ahead to Seize Counterfeit Super Bowl Merch in Atlanta
Many people have affectionately come to refer to Atlanta as “Hotlanta,” but the NFL wants to make sure that the modified name refers only to the Georgia city’s temperatures and not the quality of the merchandise sold in conjunction with Super Bowl LIII. Beginning today and lasting through noon on Monday, the league—thanks to a…
Read MorePrime Line Launches 250 New Items
Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., the hard goods division of alphabroder, launched 250 new items at the industry’s January trade shows and in its 2019 “New and Favorites” catalog. The favorites among distributors at the shows were the Prime-designed Pull-Topper and MopToppers Webcam Security Cover, the Light-Up-Your-Logo Collection, and Marble journals. “Innovative products have always been…
Read MoreUnlikely Promo Lessons I’ve Learned From ‘Slobby’s World,’ the Weirdest Show on Netflix
Today I want to talk to you about a Netflix show I’ve been watching. It’s quite possibly the dumbest show I’ve seen in a long time, and it’s called “Slobby’s World.” It’s a show about a caveman-looking fella named Robert “Slobby” Hall who runs a vintage clothing shop in Arizona called Generation Cool. He takes…
Read MoreVistaprint CEO to Step Down After ‘Disappointing’ Second Quarter for Cimpress
Cimpress released its second-quarter earnings report yesterday, and it’s a doozy. In a surprising move, the company will part with Vistaprint CEO Trynka Shineman after Vistaprint posted revenue growth of just 1 percent, while overall Cimpress revenue grew 8 percent, down from 32 percent in the second quarter of 2018. Robert Keane, Cimpress CEO, will serve as interim CEO for Vistaprint while the company looks for a replacement…
Read MoreMy 5 Favorite Promotions of the Week: Death Cab Hats, Brewery Merchandise and More
Happy Wednesday, everyone! My week has been pretty uneventful so far, which is why I decided to spruce things up with another installment of my Fave 5. This week, I’ve seen so many awesome promotional products that my wallet is starting to feel the burn. Check out my favorites below, and let me know which…
Read More‘Corporate, Soulless’: The Devolution of the Super Bowl Logo
Like the combatants who take part in the Super Bowl, not every logo that represents the Big Game can prove a winner. If you have lately found the Super Bowl logos to be rather nondescript and not befitting of the pageantry involved in the gridiron clash, you’re in good company. Todd Radom, who had a…
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