Promo Products

What Do You Know About Buying Groups?
October 7, 2016 at 5:57 pm

Question: What do you know about buying groups? Answer: There are variations of buying groups in our industry—from a couple of distributors banding together loosely to companies that offer other services and approaches. To answer this question fully, I went to Jamie Coggeshall, president of AIMastermind (AIM), a group that purely is a buying group.…

Prime Line Celebrates Employees During Customer Service Week
October 7, 2016 at 5:41 pm

In conjunction with Customer Service Week, which began Monday, Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., is celebrating its customer care teams in Bridgeport and at its Jetline facility in Gaffney, S.C., with daily events, including team building…

Last Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: PPAI Versus Instant Imprints
October 7, 2016 at 4:10 pm

Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: I start thinking of my Halloween costume, even though I swore I wouldn't wait until the last minute again this year.) Last week, Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) won,…

Video: PM's Top Stories from September
October 6, 2016 at 6:43 pm

This September, we analyzed the long-awaited iPhone 7 design (sans headphone jack), Nike accidentally spelled a school's name wrong on a football uniform, PPAI introduced its newest board members, and much more. In case you were too busy to read all of those stories, our editorial director Kyle Richardson is here to give you the…

What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
October 6, 2016 at 5:30 pm

Some day, I'm going to change! Many adults still are struggling to find out what they want to do. Oh, they're busy. But mostly they react and react and react, and never really set their own directions. They expend a lot of energy trying to make a living and spend little time making a life.…

Spector & Co. Hires Director of Digital Media
October 6, 2016 at 3:40 pm

Spector & Co., a West Chazy, New York-based supplier of writing instruments and business gifts, announced the hiring of Shashi Singam as director of digital media based out of its head office. Singam comes to Spector & Co. with…

Jay Shaplin, J4 Promotional Marketing Join Sonic Promos
October 5, 2016 at 6:33 pm

Sonic Promos, Gaithersburg, Md., welcomed Jay Shaplin and J4 Promotional Marketing, Eldridge, Md., to the Sonic Promos family. In his new role, Shaplin will act as Sonic Promo’s senior brand manager and vendor relations manager. "I am very happy to have made the move over to Sonic Promos,” Shaplin said. “I met [Sonic Promos owners]…

Interlogix Recalls Personal Panic Devices
October 5, 2016 at 6:20 pm

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that Interlogix, Lincolnton, N.C., is recalling its wireless personal panic devices due to the fact that the device can fail to operate during an emergency. In…