Awards & Gifts
April 3, 2020 at 2:10 pm
Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., the leading supplier of corporate awards and gifts, has promoted three employees and hired two additional employees. Evan Lodin has been promoted from production team lead to production manager. Linda Chang has been promoted from mask maker to production team lead. Matt Boyles has been promoted from order entry specialist…
March 27, 2020 at 12:51 pm
As everyone contends with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're pretty sure that not many people are throwing around the term “disposable income” too often. However, someone appears to have an abundance of bucks, as an individual bid $9,687 for a pair of promotional shoes that Apple distributed to employees three decades ago...
February 18, 2020 at 10:23 am
The Vernon Company announced that Yvette Berke and The Little Angels Project have been selected as winners of the 2019 Vernon Cares award. Earlier this fall, Vernon invited members of the promotional products community to share their stories about their efforts to give back within their communities...
February 10, 2020 at 2:01 pm
Through the Oscars gift bags, those who earned nods for best actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress and director walked away with almost $215,000 each in goods and other rewards for their cinematic efforts, with some promo world standbys among their spoils...
January 28, 2020 at 1:16 pm
On Jan. 15, 2020, A Woman’s View, an organization dedicated to supporting women within the promotional products industry, recognized two women for their extraordinary accomplishments in 2019. The awards were presented during the organization's Networking Reception, which is held annually during the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas. The 2019 Supplier Visionary Award was presented to…
December 16, 2019 at 2:00 pm
For Ohio State University players, one of the biggest achievements is beating a rival. Sometimes that's Penn State. Sometimes that's the University of Michigan. During the 2002-03 season, Ohio State players were promised a gold charm if they beat Michigan. They did, so the players received a one-of-a-kind charm in the shape of a pair…
December 10, 2019 at 1:16 pm
Still doing a little holiday shopping? It's OK, we won't judge. We're here to help. Whether it's for a year-end gift, a customer retention program or just to show you're thinking of someone, these gift-ready items are enough to make anyone light up...
December 6, 2019 at 12:38 pm
Becky Webel, senior account manager for NBN360, told us about one awards promotion she’s been doing that’s about as original as they come. That, as we’ll see, creates the potential for some hiccups along the way—especially when you need expedited shipping from Brazil at the last second...
November 6, 2019 at 11:38 am
Doesn’t it feel like a moment ago we were all yelling, “Happy new year!” and then we blinked and it was November? Whether you realize it or not, the holiday season is here. And, for distributors who have tried their best to deny the changing of the season, there's still time to get in on holiday and seasonal promotions...
October 17, 2019 at 10:28 am
Erin Hill, sales support manager at Raining Rose, has been named as one of PPB Magazine’s 2019 Service Superheroes for exemplary performance and recognition in a sales support role. Hill was one of 15 people nationwide honored with the Service Superhero…
