Promo Products

Stran Promotional Solutions, Quincy, Mass., announced the hire of Andrew S. Hoydich in the role of senior executive and business development to accelerate sales across the greater New York and New Jersey market. Hoydich brings to Stran more than 30 years of experience in the print and promotional…

When you can turn a one-time promotion into repeat business every year, that’s a huge get in the promo industry. Martin Pahnke, owner/lead advisor for SWFL Marketing Group, Fort Myers, Fla., is especially fond of one annual promotion that his business does. He gave us the rundown here. Promo Marketing: Could you tell us about…

We consider ourselves huge foodies here at Promo Marketing, so we have never needed to decide whether to give our allegiance to mayonnaise or Miracle Whip, as we would gladly gorge on both. In fact, any grub-related news can stimulate our stomachs, but if we were to stick to the debate on which of the…

The board of directors of Promotional Products Professionals of Canada (PPPC), Dorval, Quebec, today unveiled plans for a strategic management restructuring to help the association better serve and promote the promotional products industry in Canada. Effective Nov. 1, 2018, PPPC will close its office and outsource the full management of the association to association management…

The election period for the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) board of directors is open now through Sept. 17. Bill Mahre, president of ADG Promotional Products, is up for a spot on the board. Here, he shares why he's running. Why am I running for the PPAI Board? I’m…

If there’s anything humans do particularly often and well, it’s drink things. Before you roll your eyes at the simplistic absurdity of that sentence, just think about it. Up to 60 percent of the adult human body is made up of water. While this contributes to many factors of our existence, it is perhaps most…

Have you ever watched "The Simpsons" and dreamed of living in Springfield? You'd have the bulbous eyes, the job at the nuclear plant, your barstool at Moe's and your Isotopes fan gear. You'd probably do a good bit of your shopping at the Kwik-E-Mart, too. But, "Simpsons" fans don't have to magically transport themselves into…

Snapchat bills itself as “The fastest way to share a moment!,” but it could soon take on a second description—namely, “The quickest means to make money.” The theoretical addition comes courtesy of our reaction to the pastel tie-dye face mask that singer Ariana Grande is offering through the enormously popular multimedia messaging app. The 25-year-old…

Amazon has been beefing up its own delivery service through the use of drones and robots for a little while now. Its latest venture, set to launch in Austin, Texas, is a bit more in-line with traditional delivery methods, but with a key twist that, as we covered, could shake up supply chains. In the…

Vantage Apparel, Avenel, N.J., has appointed Brian Deissroth as eastern regional sales director. In this role, he will oversee the sales efforts of the company's regional sales team for all eastern accounts. Deissroth joined the Vantage sales team in March 2018 after spending more than 10 years with a…