Health Care & Safety
February 5, 2020 at 1:30 pm
With a new year comes new apparel trends, of course, so we wanted to find out what’s happening in the athletic and performance category. Promo Marketing spoke with a supplier and a distributor to see what was popular to close out 2019 and what to know for the new year...
July 9, 2019 at 11:27 am
Raining Rose is nearing completion of an 8,100 sq. ft. expansion of production capabilities for its Cedar Rapids, Iowa, headquarters. This $2.5 million renovation, which started in January, will take the company from its current 300 gallon blending tank capability and grow it with the addition of one 600 gallon side phase tank, a 2,000…
June 19, 2019 at 10:19 am
Like the human versions of millennials, the MTV Movie & TV Awards, at 27 years old, are constantly looking to reinvent themselves and stay fresh. While the ceremony has gone through many category alterations, it has also upped its promo game, with this year’s celebration featuring a gift bag that, thanks to Backstage Creations, left…
November 30, 2018 at 12:12 pm
No matter the struggles of our beloved Philadelphia Flyers, the Promo Marketing crew will always melt over all things hockey. That compulsion combined with our enthusiasm for promotional products in an interesting way yesterday, as we learned that Oakland University, as what officials have dubbed a “last resort” against a possible active shooter situation, is…
November 12, 2018 at 2:16 pm
Back in 2012, the Australian federal government lobbied hard to change the description of Pantone 448 C from “olive green” to “drab dark brown” after the country’s olive association expressed concern that being tied to the color would damage olives’ reputation. That's when it became obvious we had a forerunner for the title of “the…
May 9, 2018 at 2:27 pm
As one of our favorite films, 1987’s “The Princess Bride” contains a number of unforgettably humorous and pithy lines. Many utterances possess both descriptions, with our top combination being, “Get some rest. If you haven’t got your health, you haven’t got anything,” which Count Rugen suggests to Prince Humperdinck after the latter explains his lengthy…
April 20, 2018 at 2:28 pm
Sometimes a plan just comes together without any real problems. Do you know what we call that? A blessing. Sometimes the most memorable or successful promotions aren’t the ones that are flashy or crazy-original, but the ones that just work. They do what they need to do. We all want to be Michael Jordan, but…
April 16, 2018 at 2:34 pm
A new study of more than 250 bottles of water found small pieces of plastic in 90 percent of them, which has caused the World Health Organization to investigate further. Smithsonian Magazine reported that the study, which was conducted by the State University of New York (SUNY) in Fredonia, involved analyzing water bottles from nine…
December 18, 2017 at 2:30 pm
Industry veteran Paul Dubois has launched a new supplier company focused on products for safety and lifestyle. Safety Made is the new exclusive provider of Dorcy, Life Gear and DieHard brand flashlights along with a full lineup of safety kits and accessories. The Dorcy brand, which has been a promotional industry staple for more than…
November 9, 2017 at 2:26 pm
Last year, TreadmillReviews.net published a study showing that water bottles harbor more bacteria than many of us would like to believe. Through testing different types of water bottle lids, including slide-top, squeeze-top, screw-top and straw-top, the researchers found that water bottle lids contained negative bacteria that causes infections like…
