Promo Products

In May, Promo Marketing will publish its annual Top 50 Distributors List, the authoritative compilation of the biggest and best distributors in the industry. If your company had more than $10 million in promotional product sales in 2015, it could make this year’s prestigious lineup. Simply download the application in PDF format, fill out the form, and…

I love my smartphone, and I bet you do, too. We use these devices for work and play, taking photos of our kids and sending emails to our customers without missing a beat. I bet some of you are reading this on your phones right now. As much as modern consumer technology enables us to…

Artistic Toy Manufacturing, Allentown, Pa., announced today it will open its doors on May 20 to host a factory tour and educational event. An expected 200 people from promotional products industry associations, local businesses and area high schools will attend this public event. The factory tour includes two speakers, a business networking lunch and a…

As we saw yesterday, Wal-Mart could use a geography lesson.. Wal-Mart's T-shirt trouble is only the most recent example of embarrassing printing mistakes. Below are seven of the worst promotional products typos.

Pro Towels, Pittsburgh, announced this week that Chuck Lang has joined the company as chief financial officer. Lang will oversee the finance, accounting and business development functions for Pro Towels; Richmond, British Columbia-based Kanata Blanket Company; and Camarillo, California-based Superior Decorating. Prior…

We had plenty to report on in March 2016. ISIS-branded baby apparel was available on the Web, and Justin Bieber found out that he should probably hire a proofreader before printing T-shirts. For those with busy schedules (or just like to get a month's worth of news in a quick clip), we've compiled the biggest…

The saga regarding the merger between Framingham, Massachusetts-based Staples and Boca Raton, Florida-based Office Depot will continue, after a court hearing ended yesterday with no ruling. The merger, which the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opposes, has been in the works for some time. In January, we reported that Staples and Office Depot waived the merger-agreement…

Each month, Promo Marketing talks to promotional products distributors about promotions that stood out to them as part of our "My Best Promotion" feature. The warm weather of summer is almost here, and we’re pretty excited about impending pool parties…

Proforma, Cleveland, announced that 32 owners achieved their next levels of success in 2015, and were inducted into Proforma’s Million and Multi Million Dollar Clubs. Proforma’s Million Dollar Club, the largest single group of million-dollar producers in the…

BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., announced Ken Thomsen, its national account manager, received an Outstanding Service award from Austin, Texas-based Boundless at the distributor's annual Founder's Circle Sales Meeting in March. Boundless gave out five supplier awards based on its five core values. Thomsen…