Promo Products
April 3, 2020 at 2:10 pm
Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., the leading supplier of corporate awards and gifts, has promoted three employees and hired two additional employees. Evan Lodin has been promoted from production team lead to production manager. Linda Chang has been promoted from mask maker to production team lead. Matt Boyles has been promoted from order entry specialist…
April 2, 2020 at 12:10 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a strangely polarizing figure as the nation has begun its battle to combat COVID-19. Opposition to his input has led to increased security for the 79-year-old, while many other Americans have come to see him as the trusted face of the pandemic response. That, of course, has bred a cottage industry of Dr. Fauci merch...
April 2, 2020 at 11:53 am
BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., has built a new resource page to help promo distributors during the current COVID-19 public health risks. The Resources for Continued Success page includes timely fliers, relevant shareable content and weekly updates on BIC Graphic business operations from CEO David Klatt. “While our top priority is the health and…
April 2, 2020 at 11:40 am
As the standard promotional products supply chain is disrupted due to COVID-19, some promotional products suppliers have waived or reduced drop shipping costs to individual locations. This is an alphabetized list of suppliers with confirmed free or reduced drop shipping rates. This list will be updated as more information becomes available...
April 1, 2020 at 11:58 am
Hey, your shoelace is untied. Gotcha! Happy April Fool’s Day. Oh, boy. It feels good to laugh. We love when promotional products display a good sense of humor and creative ideas, and there’s no shortage of things like that in this week’s edition of the Fave 5...
April 1, 2020 at 11:33 am
The president is reportedly set to give the green light to defer certain tariffs by three months. The move would only pertain to what Bloomberg called “most-favored nation duties,” which means tariffs put in place as a result of “enforcement action,” like those on Chinese goods, are still in place. But it would ease tariffs on some apparel products...
April 1, 2020 at 8:24 am
Working from home—or, “WFH.” For most of us it’s our new reality, so let’s make it as functional as possible! We’ve created a “WFH Kit” that is perfect for setting up a workstation on your kitchen table or any available space you can call your own! First, a key piece of the workstation, the Tobi…
March 30, 2020 at 10:55 am
Due to the Illinois shelter in place order, Woodridge, Illinois-based Orbus Exhibit & Display Group is now routing all jobs to its Las Vegas facility, and has mobilized supporting staff to work from home. Key members of the Orbus sales team…
March 27, 2020 at 12:51 pm
As everyone contends with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're pretty sure that not many people are throwing around the term “disposable income” too often. However, someone appears to have an abundance of bucks, as an individual bid $9,687 for a pair of promotional shoes that Apple distributed to employees three decades ago...
March 27, 2020 at 9:07 am
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced it has updated certain 2020 events and meetings to ensure the health, safety and well-being of its attendees, exhibitors, participants, staff and event and venue partners in the face of COVID-19 crisis. “With careful consideration of restrictions of all gatherings and reports from leading health organizations, PPAI’s…