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PPAI, Irving, Texas, announced the election of R. Renée Jones, MAS+, CEO of A Creative Touch Inc.; and Bill Mahre, president of ADG Promotional Products to the PPAI Board of Directors. They will begin their four-year terms immediately…

Chances are, you're familiar with some of the bigger photography agencies, like Getty Images, having their watermark displayed on images—sporting events, movie premieres, etc. Comedian Emily Heller took the Getty presence to a new level when she showed up to the Emmys red carpet rocking a Getty Images branded bag. The purse featured an enormous…

Thanks to last night’s heroics by rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield, the Cleveland Browns overcame a 14-0 deficit to down the New York Jets, 21-17. The victory snapped a 19-game winless streak and, more importantly, unlocked the promotional beer fridges Bud Light had placed around Cleveland in preparation for the milestone occasion...

AIA Corporation (AIA), Neenah, Wisc., announced the appointment of Kimberly Fulford as the company’s new senior vice president of owner success. In this role, Fulford will oversee AIA’s owner success team, a department dedicated to supporting the company’s network of more than 300 independent business owners with sales coaching…

Have you ever seen "The Town," the 2010 crime thriller that's set in Boston and ends in a climactic action sequence at Fenway Park? Well, strap in, because this story from the Boston Globe is like the real-life version of that, except it's about a promotional banner and it involves significantly less Ben Affleck...

This week, HUB Promotional Group announced two acquisitions, Origaudio and BCG Creations. Bill Miller, founder of BCG Creations, spoke with Promo Marketing about the acquisition—how it happened, why he made the move and what it means for customers...

It’s nothing new to hear that Forever 21 is once again collaborating with a brand on an exclusive apparel line. But what does come as a surprise is the particular brand with whom Forever 21 is collaborating. Vox reported last week that Kodak has teamed up with Forever 21 to create a 26-piece streetwear collection...

Hurricane Florence dissipated yesterday, 19 days after its formation. As is typically the case with major storms, its aftermath will last far longer than that nearly three-week stretch, with residents of North and South Carolina particularly poised to return their lives to some semblance of normalcy. Thanks to a number of initiatives, including T-shirt fundraising…

HUB Promotional Group, Braintree, Mass., announced today the acquisition of Origaudio, Fountain Valley, Calif. HUB Promotional Group is now up to seven suppliers, this deal coming just two days after HUB announced its acquisition of Montreal-based BCG Creations. The Origaudio acquisition is big for HUB. The company is only nine years old, and has already…

As Instagram nears its Oct. 6 birthday, perhaps its overseers are experiencing the commercial version of the seven-year itch. Though they have a highly popular social networking platform on their hands, with more than 800 million users and over 200 million devotees to its eponymous Stories feature, they know, like every other business should, that…