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Tokyo 2020 Official Accused of Accepting Bribe from Stuffed Toy Company for Licensed Products
October 18, 2022 at 11:00 am

A former Tokyo Olympics executive is being accused of accepting bribes from a company that sold officially licensed toys of the Tokyo 2020 mascots. https://twitter.com/pnagovph/status/1581828948601683968 According to the Japan Times, Haruyuki Takahashi allegedly received 8 million yen (about $53,700) from stuffed toy company Sun Arrow. This would be his fourth bribery case, having already been…

Crystal D Remembers Its 'Ultimate Memory Maker' Chuck Dahlgren
October 18, 2022 at 9:17 am

Crystal D announced last week that its founder and CEO, Chuck Dahlgren, sadly passed away on Oct. 10, from complications during heart surgery. The company released the following obituary: Our hearts are broken. Charles Parks Dahlgren (February 22, 1952 – October 10, 2022) passed away at age 70 from…

IMAGEN Brands Adds Three New Sales Team Members
October 17, 2022 at 2:23 pm

IMAGEN Brands announced the addition of Karen and Chris Stauffer, and Kris Dunn to the company’s sales team. All three are now reporting to national sales manager Jackie Walker. “IMAGEN Brands is growing rapidly," said Lisa LeMond, vice president of sales and service at IMAGEN Brands. "With the addition of the great team of Karen…

Legacy Buying Group Adds OrderMyGear as Preferred Service Provider
October 17, 2022 at 1:54 pm

The Legacy Buying Group, West River, MD, announced the addition of OrderMyGear as a preferred service provider of online stores for the group. OrderMyGear's cloud-based technology helps promotional product distributors sell branded merchandise to groups online through custom branded online stores. "The Legacy Group is pleased to have OrderMyGear join our Legacy vendor network," Jolie…

Getting Useful Feedback in Real Time
October 17, 2022 at 10:48 am

I visited a company where the leaders are committed to their employees’ professional development. Here is what they are doing right.

Greenpeace Calls Coca-Cola's Environmental Promo Products 'Greenwashing'
October 13, 2022 at 12:14 pm

Critics are calling out Coca-Cola and climate activism event COP27 in Egypt for a branded partnership that it deems is counterintuitive to the meeting's mission, and meant to "greenwash" Coca-Cola's reputation for being a major source of plastic waste. As part of the event, Coca-Cola created branded COP27 products, like an ice cube tray that…

Every Sales Rep’s Biggest Mistake
October 12, 2022 at 10:28 am

What is a sales rep’s biggest fault? One customer answered that question emphatically. Read Bill’s blog to see if you are at fault.