Promo Products
March 16, 2020 at 11:57 am
Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, Ill., has awarded QCA’s Distributor Certificate to Woodinville, Washington-based Bensussen Deutsch & Associates LLC (BDA). Built upon the existing Advocacy Council, the Distributor Certification Program is designed specifically for the needs of distributors and decorators, allowing them to further their commitment to brand safety and responsible sourcing. Like QCA’s Supplier…
March 13, 2020 at 1:22 pm
Who, after this week’s news cycle, doesn't need a feel-good story? On Wednesday, exactly three weeks away from the start of Autism Awareness Month, Vans announced plans for a shoe collection geared particularly to meet the feet of those with autism spectrum disorder. The collection includes some great design features worth noting...
March 13, 2020 at 1:14 pm
The Chinese Canadian Council for Social Justice debuted a promotional campaign to combat the racial discrimination against Asian people during the height of coronavirus panic. The campaign involved a commercial, showing people in hazmat suit walking the streets of Toronto, handing out miniature bottles of promotional hand sanitizer that say "Stop the Spread"...
March 13, 2020 at 12:23 pm
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., hosted local and state dignitaries at a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new, state-of-the-art 275,000 sq. ft. distribution center. The distribution center is an addition to HALO's 157,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters, completed in April 2018 in Sterling. "We had originally planned to expand five years after the move-in of…
March 12, 2020 at 11:32 am
On March 5, 2020, Maple Ridge Farms delivered a check for $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Wausau, Wis. The donation was the result of a “Give Back” program started in September 2019. In that program, Maple Ridge Farms offered to donate a percentage of the profits from a specially selected line of gifts...
March 11, 2020 at 2:19 pm
Hand sanitizer has been in high demand as coronavirus worry mounts. In the promotional products industry, that demand has come at the expense of a few suppliers' inventory. Suppliers like Raining Rose Inc., Hit Promotional Products, SnugZ USA and more have said that they're out of hand sanitizer, with no clear timetable on when it will be restocked...
March 11, 2020 at 11:48 am
AHEAD, New Bedford, Mass., has announced the acquisition of Tournament Solutions Inc. Founded in 2002 by Pam Berube and John Lawrence, Tournament Solutions has become a major golf tournament and gifts awards purveyor in the U.S. The company is an industry leader in providing customized tournament gifting packages for member, charity and professional events, as…
March 10, 2020 at 1:32 pm
The Cleveland Cavaliers hoped to honor Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye, two members of their 2016 NBA championship-winning club, through a combination bobblehead giveaway on March 30. That promotion will have to wait, though, as the team announced it was postponing the giveaway due to manufacturing and shipping delays related to coronavirus...
March 9, 2020 at 2:07 pm
Do you love "The Office?" Have you always wanted your own "World's Best Boss" mug and Dundie award? Do you think you could watch 15 hours of "The Office" in nine days? If so, you might be able to get these coveted television artifacts while you get to watch your favorite show...
March 9, 2020 at 2:06 pm
As the coronavirus spreads and continues to dominate global headlines, a cottage industry has sprung up centered around some, well, distasteful goods. The nu metal band Korn isn't quite in that same category, as it had been selling branded surgical masks in its web store prior to the coronavirus outbreak. But it was only recently that the masks sold out entirely...
