Promo Products

Staples Announces Second Quarter Performance, Growth in Promotional Products Sales
August 18, 2016 at 5:36 pm

Staples, Framingham, Mass., announced the results for its second quarter ending July 30. The company's total sales reached $4.8 billion, which is a decrease of four percent compared with the same period last year, but saw growth in sales of facilities supplies, promotional products and break room supplies. Staples experienced a major shakeup following the…

American Solutions for Business Achieves Record Growth
August 18, 2016 at 5:14 pm

American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glennwood, Minn., announced record growth of more than 15 percent for its fiscal year ending June 30. In the past four years, the company has seen a compound annual growth rate in excess of 10 percent during this period. During fiscal year 2015-2016, ASB experienced growth in all areas, with…

Promotional Products and How to Elicit an Emotional Response
August 18, 2016 at 3:47 pm

It’s not the product itself that provides value, but it is how the recipient uses and perceives it that influences branding and promotional efforts. You can assume that swag is a cheap and expendable marketing tactic, or you can leverage every impression possible and evoke valuable emotions in your customers and clientele by choosing the right…

BIC Graphic Earns Awards from Proforma
August 17, 2016 at 5:39 pm

BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., announced that it received multiple Supplier Awards at the annual Proforma Convention held July 24 to 27 in Las Vegas. The company earned a Centurian Award, which recognizes suppliers that grew sales…

USB-IF Introduces USB Device Compliance Program
August 17, 2016 at 3:53 pm

Chances are, many of you own a promotional USB product, like a phone charger or flash drive. You probably have sold them to end-buyers as promotional items on multiple occasions, too. And for good reason—they work as long-lasting, useful promotions. And, an increasing amount of companies are implementing USB Type-C products due to their increased…

Promo Marketing 2017 Power Meetings Officially Sold Out for Suppliers
August 17, 2016 at 3:15 pm

Promo Marketing, the Philadelphia-based leading provider of product and marketing information for distributor sales professionals, is excited to announce its 2017 Power Meetings have officially sold out for suppliers with a lineup for the 2017 Power Meetings set to feature numerous Top 50 Suppliers, making this year the biggest one yet. However, there is still limited…

OrigAudio Opens Second California Location
August 16, 2016 at 6:17 pm

OrigAudio, Huntington Beach, Calif., announced that it has opened a secondary location in Northern California on Aug. 1. The new office, located in Pleasanton, Calif., includes the addition of a five-person staff to focus on the company's growth and work alongside its original office. "With two offices in California and rapid growth in the future, OrigAudio…

Toddy Gear Launches New Website
August 16, 2016 at 5:41 pm

Toddy Gear, Chicago, announced the launch of its full-featured and mobile-friendly website, www.toddypromo.com. The company designed this new site to provide the ultimate user-friendly experience with improved functionality throughout and an extensive list of new features, including 3-D virtuals for select products. The site enables visitors to access detailed product information, options, all product specification…

See You in San Diego?
August 16, 2016 at 3:55 pm

Next Sunday, I'll be in San Diego for our Power Meeting event. This will be my first Power Meeting event, and also my first time in California, and I'm looking forward to both equally. (OK, maybe I'm looking forward to the burritos out there the most, but the event is a close second.) After booking…