Promo Products

SGIA Acquires Promo Marketing Parent Company NAPCO Media
August 6, 2019 at 2:59 pm

In a move that further enhances its current partnership with NAPCO Media and creates unprecedented value for the industry, the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) today announced that it has acquired NAPCO Media. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by SGIA’s Board of Directors, NAPCO Media—parent company of Promo Marketing,…

Snapchat's Smartphone Case Proves Trends are Cyclical
August 6, 2019 at 12:47 pm

Funny how trends work, isn't it? Everything that was once old, outdated and uncool are now the most sought after items. Remember how people thought vinyl records were an antiquated medium after the birth of CDs and MP3’s? Just about everyone you see on the street these days has a smartphone with a touch screen.…

Chocolate Inn/Lanco Adds Contract Printing Services
August 6, 2019 at 11:00 am

Chocolate Inn/Lanco, Hicksville, N.Y., has added contract printing services to its roster of customization capabilities and products for the promotional products industry. These new services, offered under the name Lanco Contract Printing Services, will provide complex decorating processes, including vibrant, multi-colored screen printing; 3-D embroidery; specialty inks like glitter, metallic and glow-in-the-dark; heat transfers (including…

Kentucky Democrats Raise $200K on 'Moscow Mitch' Merchandise
August 5, 2019 at 1:11 pm

In something of a role reversal for Mitch McConnell, whose own campaign made a pretty penny on "Cocaine Mitch" gear earlier this year, the Kentucky Democratic Party is cashing in big time on "Moscow Mitch" merchandise. The Kentucky Dems started up a "Moscow Mitch" web store, offering T-shirts, a brass Moscow Mule mug, a shot glass, stickers, buttons and a Cossack hat...

Proforma Hosts First Annual Technology User Conference
August 5, 2019 at 10:53 am

Proforma, Cleveland, held its inaugural Technology User Conference from July 21-24 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The conference’s theme, “Envision,” brought together thought leaders, technology innovators, executives, supplier partners, current affiliate owners and prospective new affiliate owners seeking to improve their organizations using the Proforma's business management platform. “Business success…

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group Raises More Than $9K for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
August 2, 2019 at 9:30 am

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., spent the last six months fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society, and recently presented the organization with a donation of $9,000. Fundraising efforts included company-wide casual dress buy-in, shamrock grams and a chili cook-off. In order to make fundraising efforts successful, Orbus' Social and Cultural Committee organizes…

BIC Graphic North America Enters Partnership With Cap America
August 1, 2019 at 11:43 am

BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., announced that it has formed a new partnership with Cap America, Fredericktown, Mo. Beginning tomorrow, BIC Graphic will stock 11 Cap America styles. It was exactly a month ago that that BIC Graphic announced a similar partnership with HanesBrands Inc., which marked the supplier's first foray into the soft goods category...

PPEF Awards 2019-20 Jayne Emoff Miller Scholarship
August 1, 2019 at 11:13 am

Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), Irving, Texas, recently awarded the Jayne Emoff Miller scholarship to a future graduate of Ohio University. Miller was the former owner of Shumsky Promotional, located in Dayton, Ohio. She was a second-generation owner of Shumsky from the mid-1980s…