Promo Products

Basketball fans who paid attention in the '90s will certainly remember the U.S. men's basketball team at the 1992 Olympics, aka the "Dream Team." That's just about the most appropriate name for a team made up of Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone and pretty much every other great…

There are certainly occurrences that each of us wishes would happen more often, but we frequently have to accept that those cherished…

Last month, we reported that Totally Promotional, Coldwater, Ohio, was being investigated by the FBI for possible price fixing in the promotional products space. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Azim Makanojiya, president of an unrelated promo company, Zaapaaz Inc. (WB Promotions Inc., Wrist-Band.com and Customlanyard.net), pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix prices…

STAHLS', Sterling Heights, Mich., added new colors of heat transfer foil. With the recent addition of 12 new colors, bringing the total to 26, customers can match school colors for spirit wear, corporate colors for logos, and go crazy creating fun new fashion and novelty wear. The new colors are bright gold, black, navy, maroon,…

When you, as promotional products professionals, are thinking about a way to appeal to the younger generation, what do you think of? Fidget spinners? Bluetooth speakers? Smartphone accessories? Stamp books? Wait, what was…

Cleveland-based Proforma's 2017 Annual Convention and Family Reunion, held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., recently concluded with more than 700 industry professionals in attendance. This four-day event was packed full of education sessions, motivational presentations, networking and more. “It is exciting to see how Proforma’s Convention has evolved into…

In June, when the Supreme Court upheld the ruling that an Asian-American band called The Slants had the right to trademark their name, regardless of if it potentially offended others, it opened the possibility for others to trademark offensive terms. At the time, we focused primarily on how it paved the way for the Washington…

Following accusations of statutory rape against disgraced former baseball player Pete Rose, the Philadelphia Phillies have canceled two weekend events to honor the former Phillies infielder. Rose was slated to be added to the team's Wall…

2017 has proven an interesting year for the Oakland Raiders. January 7 saw them make a return to the postseason following a 14-season drought, and March 27…

Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., has hired new employees for eight positions, covering many different departments. Dah Dah, Michael Goetz and James Thao were hired in the production department. Each one is trained in the various production roles such as packing, washing, masking and etching. Barron Duncan was hired in the warehouse department as a…