Promo Products
August 15, 2019 at 2:18 pm
Every year, we look forward to combing through the Inc. 5000 list to see which of our friends in the promotional products industry made it among the esteemed ranks. This year, more than 60 companies related to promotional products made the list. That's a pretty impressive chunk.
August 14, 2019 at 11:37 am
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, will recognize Rod Brown, CAS, founder of Pleasanton, California-based distributor MadeToOrder, as the 2020 H. Ted Olson Humanitarian Award recipient. The award ceremony will take place during the Chairman’s Leadership Dinner at The PPAI…
August 13, 2019 at 1:15 pm
This past week, we had the fun opportunity of attending the Something Inked show in Las Vegas, where promotional products suppliers met with end-buyers from around multiple exciting promotional markets, such as sports, music, entertainment and more. The show allowed us to zero in a little closer on what these specific types of potential customers are looking for...
August 13, 2019 at 12:36 pm
After a marketing mistake that saw Mountain Dew include Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of Wisconsin, the beverage company created and distributed branded merch and limited-edition bottles created as an apology to Upper Peninsula residents. The geographic error ended up working in Mount Dew's favor, as the company's fast response was enough to win over critics...
August 13, 2019 at 11:24 am
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that certain additional 10 percent tariffs set to take effect Sept. 1 would be delayed until Dec. 15. Several promotional products or related items are on the list of delays. Other goods will be removed from the additional tariffs list altogether, for health or national security reasons, though the USTR has not yet specified which items will be included...
August 12, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Ah, YouTube, the place where someone can go to see a quick video and then become fixated on the gazillion other appealing clips to view! While many take to the video-sharing website purely for entertainment—dogs dozing off and people doing dumb stunts come to mind—others rely on the space to make a living. As YouTubers,…
August 12, 2019 at 12:14 pm
Nebraska isn't for everyone, if the state's tourism commission is being honest with you. Thanks to a new advertising campaign, that message is loud and clear. That slogan actually became official a little while back, but hit a speed bump in the legislative process to get it approved. Thanks to a necessary unanimous decision by…
August 12, 2019 at 11:09 am
Stran Promotional Solutions organized its second annual Charity Tag Sale on July 17 outside of its office in Quincy, Mass. The team at Stran invited all of its neighbors in the Heritage Drive office park and greater North Quincy neighborhood to attend the event. The company offered a wide selection of product samples collected by…
August 8, 2019 at 2:14 pm
To get an idea what the shelter and, by extension, similar organizations, look for in promotional products, we spoke with Heather Achenbach, executive director for SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals, on the ideas behind the online pop-up shop, how they selected the merch and how they sourced the items...
August 7, 2019 at 1:01 pm
The Chips Ahoy marketing team must have become jealous of the coverage that Promo Marketing has given to fellow Mondelez International asset Oreo through this website. That must be the reason that the cookie brand has decided to release the Cookie Rig, a product so preposterous that we have to declare it the summer’s craziest…
