Promo Products

In August, the owner and CEO of Custom Wristbands, a promotional wristband company, pleaded guilty in a price fixing scheme with other promotional products companies. That news came just a few weeks after Houston-based Zaappaaz Inc.,…

We always hear promotional products professionals talk about “staying power” and long-lasting promotions. There’s a good reason for that. When end-users hold onto a product for a long time, that means extended brand visibility for clients. Isn’t that the goal of every promotional…

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death this week with a wide selection of promotional merchandise, including some that take a somewhat literal approach to commemorating the civil rights leader's death in 1968. Among the usual gift shop items like T-shirts, drinkware and…

Receiving a college education can place someone in quite a pricey predicament, but attending a school and not truly learning what it means to stand up for one’s beliefs can end up being a much costlier matter. Iowa State University products Paul Gerlich and Erin Furleigh did not need any prodding to prove the latter,…

Ah, Opening Day of the 2018 Major League Baseball regular season has arrived! With all 30 franchises playing on what is the earliest occasion an MLB season has begun, today will give fans a chance to chart their clubs’ chances of going from spring hopefuls to autumn heroes. Owners will likewise find themselves scrutinized—and not…

The ongoing debate about whether or not legal marijuana businesses can advertise their business and how continues. As more and more states legalize recreational marijuana, and with Canada reportedly legalizing cannabis “within months,” the thought of how marijuana businesses will advertise their products or how dispensaries can promote their business is called into question. New…

Travel is an enormous industry in the U.S. The U.S. Travel Association reported that in 2016, the U.S. travel industry generated $2.3 trillion dollars. That covers both business and leisure travel. That’s quite a chunk of change, right? So, what does this mean for you, a promotional products distributor? Is this our sly way of…

In the real estate business, hospitality is key. When people are searching for their future home, they want to feel comfortable, not only with the physical place they will be living in, but also with the person they hire to help them find it. This is what makes the job of a real estate agent…

Considering how creative many companies are, I love labeling myself as a what-will-they-think-of-next consumer. My curiosity ends up rewarded with appealing product lines or intriguing one-offs that remind me of the joys of letting…

If it wasn't the immediate downfall of Virginia, North Carolina's loss to Texas A&M or Nevada over Cincinnati, chances are Loyola Chicago's unlikely Final Four run has ruined a few brackets. However, at least one person outside of the Loyola Chicago team has maintained the faith that the Ramblers would go far in the tournament,…