Touchstone Acquires Triko Marketing

Cincinnati-based Touchstone announced it has acquired Triko Marketing, Cary, N.C. Triko Marketing's president and CEO, Peter Cromwell,...

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Gemline and Prime Line Complete Third Party QCA Audit

The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) announced Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line and Lawrence, Massachusetts-based Gemline have completed third-party QCA Audits....

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PPAI Members Show Power In Numbers To Fight Bill

Promotional Products Association International's (PPAI) members have stepped out in force to oppose The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, U.S. S. 301, a...

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Crystal D Graduates First Financial Peace Class

St. Paul, Minnesota-based Crystal D, a leading supplier of corporate awards and plaques, announced its first-ever class graduated from Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Workplace...

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Boxercraft Founder Jon Carroll Named 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

Atlanta-based Boxercraft announced its founder, president and owner Jon Carroll, received the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award for...

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Promotional Products Education Foundation Awards $100,000 In College Scholarships

The Irving, Texas, Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) announced the recipients of $100,000 awarded in college scholarships for 2009....

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Breckenridge Leaves Moderne Glass, Lands at Sabina

Clif Perryman, president of Toledo, Ohio-based Sabina, a decorator of drinkware with nearly 60 years of experience serving the promotional products industry...

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Facilis Group Announces the Addition of Walker-Clay Inc.

St. Louis-based Facilis Group, an alliance-driven provider of Web-based business solutions to the promotional products industry, announced it has added Walker-Clay Inc....

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Corvest Awards Free Shipping as Part of Golden Ticket Promotion

Largo, Florida-based Corvest, parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It's All Greek To Me, announced the first grand prize winner for the company's Golden Ticket promotion....

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SanMar to Carry Columbia Sportswear

Seattle-based SanMar Corporation, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, today announces a final addition in their fall lineup of brands, which will now include Columbia Sportswear Company....

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S&S Activewear and Anvil Knitwear Announce Winners of GoGreen Giveaway

Bolingbrook, Illinois-based S&S Activewear, a national distributor of imprintable sportswear, and New York-based Anvil Knitwear Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer...

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The Premier Group Recognizes Steinberg From Bodek and Rhodes

Philadelphia-based Bodek and Rhodes, one of the leading wholesalers of imprintable activewear, announced Mike Steinberg, national account manager, has won Best Customer Service Representative from the Pittsburgh-based Premier Group....

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Callaway Golf and Perry Ellis International to Join Forces

Carlsbad, California-based Callaway Golf recently announced it has reached an agreement with Miami-based Perry Ellis International to design, manufacture and distribute Callaway golf and sportswear apparel in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean....

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Brand Matters

To begin on a slightly more melancholy note this week, we've had quite a few losses lately, haven't we?...

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Ensure your supplier partners know the rules.

When looking to get into the collegiate wear market, there are a few more variables at stake for distributors that might not necessarily exist with other sectors. When one of her distributor customers got the license for three universities, Kippie...

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Try new imprinting methods for logos that pop.

According to Jason Krakow, vice president of Caps Direct, Overland Park, Kan., the company has made a name for itself thanks to the whole host of special-effect printing in its repertoire. "We are having a lot of fun with liquid...

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Stay on top of the most recent fabric technologies.

T98 Dynamic, a recent development from Thermore, a Milan, Italy-based company specializing in thermal insulation, is designed to act as a gatekeeper between the body and the wild whims of Mother Nature. As explained by Apparel magazine, the fabric "is...

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Study Buddies

Boxercraft—Bitty Bundles

When I was in college, my friends and I practically lived in outfits like these. Everyone did—they were comfortable enough for pulling an all-nighter in the library and cute enough to look good while pulling an all-nighter in...

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In the Army Now

Hit Promotional Products—Military Cap
Military cap styling has grown in popularity over the past few years and it doesn't seem to show signs of slowing. With a higher crown (the portion that covers the head) and a flatter bill (no...

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Pop the Hood

Bella—Fleece Raglan Hoodie
When it comes to the heavyweights of fan apparel, it's not the foam finger or T-shirt that takes the title. It's the hoodie. Walk to your nearest athletic arena and count how many hooded sweatshirts you...

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Immigration Crackdown Shifts Focus to Employers (The Wall Street Journal)

Just this week, American Apparel was given notice by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that 1,600 of its 5,600 factory workers may or may not be illegal. This article discusses a new move by the Obama administration to begin...

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Nike Knockoffs Seized at Seaport (Women's Wear Daily)

More news on the counterfeit circuit. Honestly, the most interesting part of this article, at least to me, is that the shoes (if they were legit) would have been worth $1.8 million dollars. However, the shipment was valued at $381,740....

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Court Takes Case Over Licensing of NFL Apparel (Breitbart)

This one caught my eye probably because of the recent article I did for PM's June issue on trademark licensing in the collegiate wear market. There are so many rules and regulations to be had for this sector (and clearly,...

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