Supplier News

PM Video Battle: Trimark Versus Stahls' Transfer Express
January 29, 2016 at 6:32 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: We're debating what time we should blast Loverboy's "Everybody's Working For the Weekend" in the office. Now?) Last week, Trimark secured its second win, and will now take on…

PPEF 2016 Scholarship Period Now Open
January 29, 2016 at 6:15 pm

Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), Irving, Texas, announced that the 2016 PPEF scholarship program is taking applications for the 2016-17 school year with $150,000 in scholarships available. Since its inception in 1989, PPEF has awarded approximately $1.4 million in financial assistance. Funded by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and donations from the promotional products industry,…

Amherst College Ditches Mascot, 'Lord Jeff' Merch Sells Out
January 29, 2016 at 4:24 pm

Amherst College has decided to change its mascot. The college has decided to separate itself from its Lord Jeff mascot, named after Lord Jeff Amherst, founder of Amherst, Mass., due to controversy surrounding the historical figure. According to WWLP, Amherst College announced that it will…

Looking Forward
January 28, 2016 at 6:27 pm

Unbelievably, we have entered a new year. 2015 went by so fast that I am still in awe that it is already over. It was such a busy year for the Promo Marketing Media Group. We were not only busy producing our award-winning publications, events, newsletters, online solutions and all the unique custom services we…

Super Bowl 50 Pop-up Shop Has Exclusive Merchandise
January 28, 2016 at 4:13 pm

As Super Bowl 50 (aka the reason why the 50-yard lines were gold during this NFL season) approaches, the NFL Shop at Super Bowl will open its doors at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, where it will stock exclusive Super Bowl 50 merchandise. According to KRON4,…

LocknCharge Technologies Recalls Charging Stations
January 28, 2016 at 3:54 pm

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced yesterday that LocknCharge Technologies, Madison, Wis., is recalling its iQ10 charging stations due to a defective USB charging hubs that can cause an electrical shock to users. The charging stations are 16x16x12.5" white metal cubes with two black…

Staples, Office Depot Extend Merger Agreement
January 27, 2016 at 7:20 pm

Staples, Framingham, Mass., announced that it, along with Boca Raton, Florida-based Office Depot, intend to waive the merger-agreement termination date of Feb. 4, 2016, extending it to May 16, 2016. The companies' boards of directors did this to allow for the completion of the ongoing federal court litigation with the Federal Trade Commission. According to…

Superex Retains All Rights to Its Name, Trademarks and Intellectual Properties
January 27, 2016 at 7:04 pm

In response to numerous inquiries the company received over the past week, Michael Gisser, executive vice president of Toronto-based Superex, has provided details about the company's situation and its trademark ownership. “Superex Holdings has acquired all rights to and is the sole owner of the Superex name and all Superex trademarks, sources, procedures, patents and other intellectual…

TSC Apparel Opens New Colorado Distribution Center
January 27, 2016 at 6:23 pm

TSC Apparel, Cincinnati, recently announced the grand opening of its new distribution center located in Denver, further expanding the company’s same-day reach across the U.S. It began operations in Denver this month. The addition of this location complements TSC Apparel’s other centers in Cincinnati; Atlanta; Houston; Fullerton, Calif.; and Dayton, N.J., with its ability to…

Microsoft Enters Licensing Agreement With High-end Wearable Maker Olio Devices
January 27, 2016 at 6:19 pm

Microsoft said that it has just entered a new patent licensing agreement with high-end smartwatch-maker Olio Devices LLC. Made possible through Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC, the company's arm for its IP licensing program, the agreement is said to cover "wearable devices" and other undisclosed details.