Promo Products

How to Get the Best ROI From Your Holiday Food Gift Program
August 24, 2020 at 11:27 am

When you give a gift, you're giving an experience. Giving your recipients the best possible experience will boost your ROI and ensure that your gift and brand will be remembered positively long after the treats have been enjoyed. So, remember: Plan ahead and give your gift-giving some forethought; consider what your brand is, both externally…

Gill Line Expands Floor Decal Offering to Help Clients
August 24, 2020 at 10:46 am

For more than 85 years, Gill-line has been devoted to providing the highest quality products while delivering unmatched customer service. When the coronavirus pandemic created unknowns and uncertainties that had never been faced before, we knew our main priority had to be helping our distributors help others through the crisis. In an effort to ensure…

The $50M-a-Year Masters Merch Shop Is Going Online, But Only for Ticket Holders
August 20, 2020 at 11:07 am

This year, the Masters looks a little different. Rather than the scheduled April tournament, the event will happen in November and with no fans present. So, with no one coming to Augusta to watch, what’s the plan for the merchandise store, which usually brings in around $50 million a year? Will it still be exclusive somehow even when it’s sold online?...

PPAI Announces Board of Directors Class of 2025 Election Slate
August 19, 2020 at 2:03 pm

Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, has announced Alan Tabasky, vice president and general manager of Medley, Fla., supplier Bel Promo; and Noah Lapine, president and owner of Stamford, Conn., distributor Lapine Associates Inc. as the slate for PPAI Board of Directors Class of 2025 election. The PPAI board election voting period runs from…

Bel Promo Adds Tom Clouser as National Account Manager
August 18, 2020 at 12:22 pm

Bel Promo, Medley, Fla., announced the addition of Tom Clouser, MAS, as national account manager. “I am extremely excited to have Tom join the Bel Promo family," said Susan Lewandowski, general manager. "His experience, enthusiasm, integrity and ability to develop customer relationships will undoubtedly help take Bel Promo to…

The Best of the DNC Merchandise as Convention Goes Virtual
August 18, 2020 at 12:14 pm

With the Democratic National Convention going virtual, organizers had an opportunity to expand the merchandise offering a bit. There are still plenty of Milwaukee-centric items, touching on local culture like dairy farming and using the outline of Wisconsin, but there are things that play into the nationwide viewership...

2020 Inc. 5000: What Promotional Products Companies Made the List
August 18, 2020 at 11:39 am

Each year, we dig through the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. to see which promo companies made the list. Here are the ones we found. While there are many traditional promo businesses on this list, not all of the companies we included fit the standard supplier/distributor profile...

Dye-Free Future? Australian Scientists Hack Cotton DNA to Grow All Different Colors
August 17, 2020 at 12:02 pm

Researchers in Australia’s national science agency think they've found a way to tweak the molecular code of cotton so that it grows in all different colors. So far, they’ve created cotton in red, gold, purple and black in petri dishes, and hope to create reproducing plants in the near future. The implications for apparel manufacturing are pretty huge...