A month and a day into Michigan’s decision to legalize recreational pot usage, Alex Poulos, an enrollee at The University of Detroit Mercy, is using a marijuana merchandise loophole to try to build his Wolverine State-based business. Government officials have not included a date by which anyone can sell the substance, but the budding 22-year-old entrepreneur…
Read MoreGet Rid Of Your ‘But…’
It’s a new year with new opportunities to make 2019 your most successful year yet, and the first step is to get rid of the “but” in your vocabulary and stop making excuses. Many times I find people give excuses without even knowing it by making statements such as, “Last year my goal was to…
Read MoreDoes eBay Have a Teespring Problem?
eBay seems to have angered some of its sellers, as the e-commerce company partnered with Teespring to beef up T-shirt listings during the holiday period, allegedly at the expense of smaller merchants. Some of those sellers theorized that eBay bent its own rules to allow Teespring to have as much of a presence as it…
Read MoreGeiger Announces European Acquisition
Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced that its U.K. distributor GeigerBTC has acquired London-based distributor EMC Advertising Gifts as part of its continued expansion strategy to support clients in the UK and across Europe. The move follows Geiger’s acquisition of CM Promotions, announced last week, and its promotion of three members of its executive team. EMC has…
Read MoreBishop Custom Clothing Hires Michael Snyder as Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Bishop Custom Clothing, Vancouver, B.C., announced the hiring of Michael Snyder as vice president of sales and marketing. Snyder has more than 30 years of apparel experience, 25 of them in the promotional products space. He was previously the vice president of apparel at Polyconcept North America. Prior to…
Read MoreBrand Safety: More Than Digital Media
The emergence of brand safety in digital marketing has advertisers and media buyers perplexed and searching for answers. On the one hand, digital media advertising is on the rise. On the other hand, there is a legitimate concern for challenges posed by ads that appear alongside material that may be considered offensive to some. While the focus on content placement is a legitimate concern for brands, it is not the only consideration marketers face.
Read MoreDo I Have to Enter All Data Every Time in Quickbooks?
Question: I am new to the business and to QuickBooks. Do I have to enter all of the data each time with each order? Answer: QuickBooks runs on lists. The major lists are Customer, Vendor and Item lists. There are a few others, too. True to all QB lists, once you create a list entry,…
Read MoreNirvana Is Not Happy About Marc Jacobs ‘Borrowing’ Its Logo
With respect to self-preservation—or the lack thereof—and admission of culpability and defiance, we have always found ourselves drawn to Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” and the 1995 film “Heat.” A weird pairing, we know, but hear us out. In the former, the protagonist experiences such pangs over his guilt that he admits his crime…
Read MoreThe Late Tyler Trent, Purdue Super-Fan, Immortalized as Bobblehead to Benefit Pediatric Cancer Research
Tyler Trent, the Purdue Boilermakers super-fan who endeared himself to the sports world during his battle with a rare form of cancer, sadly passed away this week at the age of 20. For anyone who followed college sports, Trent was probably a familiar figure. He was typically decked out in Purdue black and gold, and…
Read MoreGeiger Acquires Distributor CM Promotions
Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, a multi-generational family owned and operated company, announced it has acquired Bloomington, Illinois-based distributor CM Promotions as part of its continued expansion strategy and to broaden its client base in the Midwest…
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