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Try these floral products to spruce up your springtime promotions.

Kaeser & Blair Inc. held its 21st Annual Kaeser Convention on Sept. 16 and 17 with more than 600 people participating.

AAkron Rule, Akron, N.Y., has expanded its sales force, naming John White its western regional sales manager.

We're in the midst of that most stressful period. You know the one: the time between when football season ends and when football season begins. The solution? More football, of course, using the Mini Mood Stress Football from AAkron Rule.

Prom season is here, which means it is time to break out the tiaras, imprinted prom court sashes and themed decorations.

AAkron Rule, Akron, N.Y., has expanded its sales presence in the Central U.S. region, naming Carrie Sabo its Central regional sales manager. Sabo has worked in the promotional products industry since 2006, earning her CAS certification in 2009.

The best holidays are the ones that involve as many explosives as possible. Think about it. New Year's? Awesome, and involves a ton of fireworks. Groundhog Day? Totally lame, and involves no fireworks.

We take them for granted. We abuse them, we lose them, forget them, chew on the ends when we are nervous, snap them, tap them, toss them around and let them run out of ink. They have been around since the days of the pharaohs, documenting our lives and our history with nary a thank-you.

Trade show season can be tough. The constant travel, the bombardment of customers both new and old, and the endless walking can really take its toll. And with the biggest, walking-est and customer-iest trade show, the 2010 PPAI Expo Las Vegas, currently underway, we here at Promo Marketing thought it might be nice to share a few ways to unwind with promotional products during your downtime at the show.

PEOPLE TAKE THEIR playtime seriously. Just ask an employee to work a few hours unpaid overtime, a child to do a few chores or an editor to write over a weekend, and see how cranky they get. It stands to reason, then, that if you're in the business of promotional toys, you better be able to give something that people are going to accept into the precious few moments of free time. With that in mind, below are nine of the more interesting, unique or just plain fun toy promotions out there.