Supplier News

Prime Line Predicts That Augmented Reality Will Be Next Big Thing
March 5, 2018 at 2:09 pm

“Augmented reality will be the next big thing for the promotional products industry,” according to the new issue of Prime Line’s #What’s Trending Now quarterly trends report, which can be viewed here. With sales of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality…

Spector & Co. Becomes First to Achieve QCA Accreditation in 2018
February 19, 2018 at 2:25 pm

Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, has awarded QCA Accreditation to Spector &Co. Spector & Co. becomes the first supplier in 2018 to achieve the esteemed accreditation for having met the rigorous qualifications necessary to receive the promotional products industry’s only certification dedicated to product quality, product safety, supply chain security, social accountability and environmental stewardship. Employing approx. 400 office…

Beacon Promotions Adds Customer Care Representative
January 22, 2018 at 2:23 pm

Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., has added a new customer care representative. Mandi Smith joined the Customer Care Team at Beacon in the fall of 2017. Smith worked as a graphic designer and retail associate at a business product company before coming to Beacon. She will be handling the states of Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio,…

Prime Line Scores PPAI Gold Award for NAPCO Media Collaboration
January 17, 2018 at 9:45 pm

The culinary, sports and entertainment worlds have given us some absolutely fantastic duos, with peanut butter and jelly, burgers and fries (are you hungry yet?), Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen,  Abbott and Costello and Laurel and Hardy as notable examples. (Our apologies to the "Bennifer" and "Brangelina" camps for their…

Live From Las Vegas: Day Two at PPAI Expo
January 17, 2018 at 4:39 pm

We have all heard that what happens in Vegas should stay in the lauded resort city, but when it comes to the PPAI Expo, keeping quiet about the proceedings is akin to being a gazillionaire and not sharing a penny. Simply put, the gathering has so many enriching experiences that "mum" is definitely not the…

Don't Miss It: The Best of PPAI Expo Day One
January 16, 2018 at 7:15 pm

We’re at PPAI Expo in sunny Las Vegas! What’s that? You weren’t able to make it this year? Or maybe you're here and there's just too much to see? Well, worry not. We’ve got you covered with some of the coolest stuff from day one...

PPAI Reaches 15,000th Member Milestone
January 16, 2018 at 6:59 pm

Promotional Products Association International, Irving, Texas, today announced that the association kicked off 2018 with more than 15,000 members. The announcement came during PPAI Expo, the association's annual trade show held in Las Vegas, Jan. 14 to 18. The 15,000th member, Stephanie Brown, president of Ox & Pine, a supplier based in McKinney, Texas, was…