Promo Products
September 13, 2017 at 11:34 am
Pixica announced that its full range of products will be distributed by RO-EL Solutions Inc. throughout North America. “RO-EL, as a company, share our core values, and therefore we are delighted about our partnership," said Serge Birecki, managing director of Pixika. "RO-EL is known for their fast delivery and exceptional customer service—values that are shared…
September 12, 2017 at 2:07 pm
Today is the day of the big iPhone announcement. And, like many people, we're excited to see what Apple has in store for its next generation of smartphone products. But, Apple isn't the only game in town anymore. The likes of Samsung have been big-time challengers for the smartphone crown for years now, and Samsung's…
September 12, 2017 at 11:58 am
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has hired Michael Sacco as manufacturing and quality engineer. Sacco worked as product engineer for Tyco fire protection products for more than seven years. “When I was with Tyco, I got to know not only the quality side of things, but design, customer service [and] finances,” says Sacco. “Tyco was…
September 11, 2017 at 2:39 pm
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has spent big on promotional products since January 2015. He's spent about $83,000 in total on items like messenger bags, pistol cases, fortune cookies, candy and coins that use his campaign slogan, "Kicking [butt] every day." Many of the items were used as gifts to attendees at Department of Justice…
September 11, 2017 at 2:08 pm
Texas A&M's football program used a T-shirt promotion to aid Harvey relief in Texas. Before this past Saturday's game against Nicholls State, the Aggies unveiled their "Relief Out," T-shirt to raise funds for those affected by the storm. The shirt features the state of Texas in front of a stylized hurricane with a heart over…
September 11, 2017 at 1:21 pm
Phil Carollo, President of Lion Circle, Chicago, died Sept. 8, 2017. Carollo, who was born in Chicago and served in the U.S. Army, entered the promo products industry in 1963 with Lion Match Corporation of America. He worked his way up through a variety of jobs—shipping clerk, salesman, sales manager, chief operating officer and vice…
September 8, 2017 at 1:47 pm
Question: How do I upgrade from QuickBooks Pro to Premier? Answer: QuickBooks makes it easy to upgrade from Pro to Premier. First, download Premier; then back up your QuickBooks company file. Print out your balance sheet and income statement on the accrual basis. When you are ready to upgrade, go to "File," "Open" or "Restore…
September 8, 2017 at 1:06 pm
With the continuing growth of both Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., and Jetline, Gaffney, S.C., Prime Line has made some changes to sales territories to better serve customers, including the hiring of Madison Mastro to provide sales support in the Mid-Atlantic region. Mastro…
September 7, 2017 at 2:08 pm
Hurricane Irma has reached Puerto Rico and other Caribbean island countries, and is on track to make landfall in Florida on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, Reuters reported. So far, the storm has killed 10 and caused significant damage in Barbuda, St. Martin and the British Virgin Islands. In the following 48 hours after…
September 7, 2017 at 1:51 pm
The Gold Coast Promotional Products Association (GCPPA), West Palm Beach, Fla., announced the appointment of Gloria Lafont to its board of directors. Lafont has taken the place of Chelsea Heller of Windbrella, who resigned her position due to time and travel constraints.…