Promo Products
July 18, 2017 at 1:40 pm
As promotional products distributors, you all want to give your customers exactly what they’re looking for. When you’re able to give customers a custom product that checks all the boxes, it sets you apart from the competition. Glen Jusczyk, co-owner of Plainville, Massachusetts-based AMGC, remembers one custom project that paved the way for more business.…
July 18, 2017 at 1:17 pm
iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., announced that it has hired industry veterans Gary Goodhart and Guy Dupuis as directors of affiliate sales development. In this role, they will work with iPROMOTEu’s independent distributor affiliates (IDAs) to help them increase their sales and profitability. Both new hires have considerable experience working in the promotional products industry and, in…
July 17, 2017 at 2:18 pm
"Game of Thrones" is back, which has plenty of fans gluing themselves to the couch on Sunday night to transport themselves back to the exciting and violent land of Westeros. To celebrate, ThinkGeek is selling officially licensed "Game of Thrones" backpacks, which really go over the top in terms of detail and love of the…
July 17, 2017 at 1:31 pm
The hospitality industry is one that is made up of many roles. Bellhops, door attendants, valets, chefs, housekeeping and front desk staff are all part of a constantly moving machine that keeps any hotel or resort running. When travelers choose to stay…
July 14, 2017 at 2:36 pm
One Canadian "Star Trek" fan might find himself in the middle of a legal battle due to his license plate frame and vanity plate. Nick Troller, a Manitoba native, had a license plate frame that said "We are the Borg, resistance is futile," referring to a race of aliens from the "Star Trek" franchise. His…
July 14, 2017 at 1:38 pm
Partners for Incentives (PFI), Cleveland, Ohio, announced that it is offering redemptions for hotel and airline travel within a points platform (Awardlink.com). PFI has partnered with a well-established travel company to provide its clients the opportunity to use their award points on hotel and air travel purchases. This platform can now help companies worldwide offer…
July 13, 2017 at 1:03 pm
Since catapulting to stardom through the 1998 release “Devil Without a Cause,” Kid Rock has become a bit of a factotum, with musician, singer, songwriter, producer and actor as applicable titles for the man born Robert Ritchie. Come November 2018, the 46-year-old could make a seemingly improbable addition to his résumé, as he announced yesterday…
July 13, 2017 at 11:38 am
CPS/Keystone, Erie, Pa., announced a management-led buyout of the company in partnership with a financial sponsor. Key members of the senior management team participating in the buyout include Kippie Helzel, senior vice president of sales; Pete Gleason, vice president of sales; and Eric Enzbrenner, vice president of manufacturing. Leon Bilewitz, president and founder of CPS/Keystone…
July 13, 2017 at 11:26 am
The FBI is investigating Totally Promotional, Coldwater, Ohio, for possible price fixing in the promotional products industry. "Totally Promotional executives were interviewed and were fully cooperative with the investigators onsite," company officials said in a statement, according to The Daily Standard. "Totally Promotional has been made aware of other companies within the promotional products industry…
July 12, 2017 at 2:09 pm
A Chinese startup meant to create an umbrella-sharing program like a bike-share, but lost more than 300,000 items when no one returned them.
