Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., has hired two new professionals in business development and a manager for the sales solutions department, effective August 17. Joe Howse is the vice president of sales for the Central and West territories. He will be responsible for developing business relationships in these areas,…
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Working with restaurant or food-service clients on promotional uniforms can be tricky, especially when so many places have unique requirements for look and functionality. To help point distributors in the right direction, Lisa Denham, marketing director for Executive Apparel, Philadelphia, shared a case study on a restaurant uniform promotion that went particularly well. It shows…
Read MoreThe fourth in this series of BIC Graphic Expert Sessions focuses on Writing Instruments, tied for the 2nd largest category in promotional products. This webinar is designed to provide the tools you need to be successful in selling writing instruments while adding value for your customers.
Read MoreWe’ve said it before, and we’ll probably be saying it forever at this point, but The Walt Disney Co. knows the ins-and-outs of marketing just as well as they know the key to everyone’s childhood heart. This includes meeting the ever-changing demands of its ever-growing audience. We couldn’t help but notice all of the new…
Read MoreAretha Franklin passed away today at the age of 76 in her home town of Detroit. After being admitted to hospice care this week, fans in New York City paid homage to the Queen of Soul by putting up signage and stickers in the Franklin St. subway station in the Tribeca neighborhood. Gothamist posted pictures…
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EnvyPak, Columbus, Ohio, received another new ruling from the United States Postal Service that provides lower automation letter rates for a specifically-formatted, polypropylene envelope that now does not require an affixed mailing label, can be sealed with glue applied by lettershops and is fully machine-insertable. Using this specially formatted, Automation Letter Rate (ALR) clear poly…
Read MoreHave you heard of a General Exclusion Order (GEO)? If not, a GEO is a rare, but powerful solution granted by the U.S. International Trade Commission to prevent counterfeit importations. The order allows the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to seize products that violate intellectual property rights and patents at the border, which has…
Read MoreWhen Chase Utley announced July 13 that he would be retiring come the end of this season, we here at Promo Marketing are not above admitting we felt sad. Yes, we know time is undefeated, and that the now-39-year-old could not play forever, but we will still not enjoy parting with one of Major League…
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Custom Ink, which recently expanded its brick-and-mortar presence in Virginia, as well as a few locations in Nevada and Texas, has opened a new location in Princeton, N.J. This is the company’s first location in N.J. According to Planet Princeton, the location will work similarly to other standalone Custom Ink locations, where customers can create…
Read MoreFor those in the apparel world, it’s time to dive deep into the fall apparel trends making an impact. Thankfully, we have Supreme to do the work for us with their fall/winter lookbook. The New York streetwear company has a major cult following and unveiled its Fall 2018 collection this week…
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