This week I'm going to be talking about something off-topic. If you're looking for promotional product news, advertising commentary or your usual dose of snark, check back next week.
If you've been following the news lately, you've probably seen a few things about the two American hikers imprisoned in Iran, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal. The two young men, along with a third American, Sarah Shourd, were arrested for illegally crossing the Iraqi/Iranian border while hiking in 2009. Shourd was released about a year ago on $500,000 bail, while Bauer and Fattal were recently sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of trespassing and espionage.
Kyle A. Richardson is the editorial director of Promo Marketing. He joined the company in 2006 brings more than a decade of publishing, marketing and media experience to the magazine. If you see him, buy him a drink.