Promo Products

HALO Branded Solutions Acquires Axis Promotions
January 29, 2020 at 2:59 pm

HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the acquisition of Axis Promotions, the distributor based in New York City. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Axis Promotions ranked No. 30 on our 2019 Top Distributors list with $53.7 million in 2018 promotional products revenue. HALO ranked No. 2 with $605 million in revenue...

Check Out These 'Infinitely Recyclable' Aluminum Bud Light Cups for the Super Bowl
January 29, 2020 at 10:49 am

Centerplate, Ball Corporation and Bud Light announced an agreement to bring Ball's infinitely recyclable aluminum cups to guests at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens for Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020. Ball, a leader in sustainable aluminum beverage packaging, designed the lightweight aluminum cups in response to growing consumer preference for more sustainable…

Proforma Albrecht & Co. Sets New Record With $6M Month
January 28, 2020 at 1:38 pm

Proforma Albrecht & Co., Milford, Ohio, has set a new sales record at $6 million for the month of December 2019. Through ever improving business development programs to help its sales reps increase sales with existing customers and…

Florida Brewery Puts Shelter Dogs on Beer Cans for Adoption Event
January 28, 2020 at 1:29 pm

A Bradenton, Fla., brewery produced a special run of beer can labels to help local shelter dogs find homes. Motorworks Brewing partnered with Manatee County Animal Services for a run of its Cruiser lager, and each can will feature a photo of a dog in the shelter who is up for adoption. "To commemorate the…

A Woman's View Presents 2019 Visionary Awards During Annual Networking Event
January 28, 2020 at 1:16 pm

On Jan. 15, 2020, A Woman’s View, an organization dedicated to supporting women within the promotional products industry, recognized two women for their extraordinary accomplishments in 2019. The awards were presented during the organization's Networking Reception, which is held annually during the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas. The 2019 Supplier Visionary Award was presented to…

What's Going On With Nike's Kobe Bryant Merch?
January 28, 2020 at 12:40 pm

Various sources have reported that Nike has pulled items related to Kobe Bryant from its online store in the name of carefully considering his branding and the integrity of the footwear market. But other, more recent sources are reporting that Nike simply sold out of the merchandise...

How to Balance Several High-Profile Components for a Successful Promo
January 27, 2020 at 11:50 am

Molly Ginish Nazzarro, president of Imagery Impressions, Scottsdale, Ariz., remembers one such job, which involved a whole lot of T-shirts and coordination with a department store, a famous magazine, a major automotive brand and more. To say it was a lot would be an understatement...

All Visstun Paper Products Now Built With 35% Recycled Paper
January 27, 2020 at 9:24 am

In April 2019, Visstun, Las Vegas, announced its goal to make all paper products using 30 percent post-consumer recycled fiber by the end of the year. Not only did the company meet the 30 percent goal, it exceeded it. As of Dec. 17, 2019, all Visstun paper cups, containers and paper lids were made with…