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It's clear the tariffs are going to impact the promo industry in the new year. We asked Brian Porter, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Starline Inc., about what we can expect for 2019, how promo suppliers are handling pricing and much more. Plus, Sean and Brendan discuss a totally crazy insane morning hack from Jeff Bezos, and Sean asks the tough questions everyone's afraid to ask about Pantone's Color of the Year...

In the difficult media landscape of the 21st century, news publications need to offer much more than just relevant content and ad space. Brands like the New York Times and the Daily Beast are moving beyond the tried-and-true tote bag offering and going with full lines of apparel and other merchandise for readers to show their preferred media...

With a new year almost upon us, prognosticators are relying on whatever means they have at their disposal to predict how 2019 might unfold. Thanks to prodigious creativity that yielded successful merch campaigns for numerous food-centric businesses, we need no crystal ball or any other device to predict that the coming months will find such…

What was everyone reading in 2018? These stories, apparently! By page views, these were our most-read promo industry (or promo industry-related) stories of the year. If you missed them, don't worry. You have until the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve to get caught up. After that, they all turn back into a pumpkin, or something. Thanks for reading, everyone...

Halls & Company, Brooklyn Park, Minn., announced the appointment of its new regional sales manager, Dino Bartolomei. "We are really looking forward to Dino being a force in the industry representing Halls & Company and our capabilities," said Eric Johnson, vice president of sales for Halls & Company. "Dino has the right mix of industry…

Thanks to DKNY, pizza boxes will prove an advocate for apparel, as the fashion house will be delivering custom tees and totes in branded boxes through Dec. 21 as a nod to its eponymous 100% DKNY campaign. Consumers can customize the items online, and proceeds will go to Ronald McDonald House New York...

It's hard to believe, but 2018 is pretty much over. And to think, we just stopped writing "2017" for every date! To give it a proper send-off, we're running a series of retrospectives recapping the year that was. Today's subject: promo social media. These were our top stories of the year involving Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and anything else social...

Print journalism is having a tough time. You've probably read all about it, ironically, on some of these companies' websites. One thing that companies have done to urge people to subscribe to their publications is give out tote bags and other membership incentives. Totes from publications like the New Yorker and NPR have become statement…

PromoPlacement, Chesterfield, Mo., a recruiting firm to the promotional products industry, announced the launch of its Career Hub. Through the Career Hub, promotional products industry professionals will have easy access to every career page published by both distributors and suppliers. "We’re thrilled to bring the Career Hub to the promo industry,” said Kevin McHargue, CEO…

It’s not every day that distributors get the chance to work with a celebrity. When they do, they want to go all out, right? Jovan Van Drielle, chief ideas artist for Geminus Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., remembers one particular promotion that went over very well with a very famous director...