Promo Products
February 23, 2016 at 2:59 pm
BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., announced that several of its employees received honors from promotional products industry regional associations. The recipients are as follows: Matt Storlien for Supplier Representative of the Year from Houston Promotional Products Association Harold Wood for Supplier…
February 22, 2016 at 8:16 pm
Earlier this month, Paul Bellantone, CAE, president and CEO of Irving, Texas-based Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), posted a statement regarding the announcement of the launch of a potential member-funded industry lobbying group. Today we spoke with Paul Bellantone about the industry's lobbying…
February 22, 2016 at 4:12 pm
Jetline, Gaffney, S.C., now the value line of Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line, received the 2015 Supplier Appreciation Award from iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass. The company annually gives the award to suppliers that have provided exceptional support for iPROMOTEu and its affiliates during the past year. "We are honored to be recognized by this outstanding, long-time, valued partner,”…
February 19, 2016 at 7:04 pm
People don’t buy with their heads. They buy with their hearts. The competition is not for their money. The only real competition is for their emotions. Touch the hearts of the people you serve, and they’ll be back for more. Engage their emotions, and they’ll become raving fans. “I have always believed that by touching…
February 19, 2016 at 6:57 pm
BIC Group, Clichy, France, announced in a press release that the company's CEO, Mario Guevara, has decided to retire. The board of directors will propose two options—to combine the chairman and CEO functions, and to nominate chairman of the board Bruno Bich as chairman and CEO. One of Bich's responsibilities would be to continue to develop…
February 19, 2016 at 3:58 pm
Last week, we ran a story about some of the more interesting items that Academy Award nominees would take home. After we, along with many other sources, like Vanity Fair, The Telegraph and Forbes, reported on it, it came to light that the bag actually isn't an officially…
February 18, 2016 at 3:39 pm
Prime Line, Brideport, Conn., has released four new product videos as part of its award-winning PrimeVideo series, which debuted in 2012. The company produced the videos in both distributor and unbranded versions. Viewers can see them here. Three of the videos—“DJ MopTopper Dude,” “Ms. Yowie” and “The Competition”—are fantasy vignettes shot in high definition on…
February 17, 2016 at 5:13 pm
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced the addition of Seth Barnett as the association's first diversity development and engagement manager. According to a press release in PPB, Barnett served for more than three years as the association's…
February 16, 2016 at 7:19 pm
When we get sunburns, nothing soothes the pain like aloe vera. But, the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added a form of aloe vera to its list of potentially harmful substances under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of…
February 16, 2016 at 7:14 pm
Tumblers, barware, cups, glasses, mugs, sports bottles, oh my! With so many options available in the promotional products industry, there’s always a reason to see the glass as half full with drinkware promotions. A classic product is…
