Maple Ridge Farms

Maple Ridge Farms, Mosinee, Wis., announced an expansion of its full-time team. Joining the supplier are Krista Polka, sales; Mikelti Metropulos, sales; Cheri Dassow, customer service; and Julia Schultz, creative services...

Food brings people together. From preschool snack times to family dinners to weekly taco truck visits with colleagues, it serves as the centerpiece of most day-to-day activities—helping to create new memories, new favorites and plenty of Instagram pictures.

With plenty of variety and possible strategies, chocolate, candy and mints provide distributors with a product that is memorable in look as well as taste. Like little kids in the piñata scrum, clients will want more. For distributors, that means a plethora of products that not only stand apart from the rest, but also reach clients on a different level—taste. Here are three things to keep in mind while selling chocolate, candy and mints.

The thing that unites all humans is this: Wherever free food is, that's where we wanna be. No other promotional item can get people this excited just by existing.

Maple Ridge Farms, Mosinee, Wisc., appointed Ray Rodriguez to its newly created position of eastern regional sales manager. Rodriguez, a 30-year industry veteran, will direct multiline sales representatives to distributors from Maine to Mississippi.

It may be the tail end of August, but the holiday season is right around the corner. One of the biggest stresses that comes with the season is sending and spreading that holiday cheer. To save you some of that stress, we came up with eight tips to get you through the most wonderful time of the year.

I recently penned a commentary on a few things that have had me scratching my head asking ...Really?? This struck a nerve with our audience and was the most opened FreePromoTips e-newsletter we have had in recent years. If you missed this article, you can find it here. Our personal and professional lives are filled with ...Really?? moments.

After a deadly F5 tornado destroyed more than 1,000 homes and killed 24 people in Moore, Okla., several members of the promotional products community donated time and products to the state's recovery efforts.

Your best idea can happen when you least expect it. The key is to keep an open mind. Read on to see how a green dress can inspire reptilian-themed promotions.

Kanye West always makes a statement. But, was it at the expense of the 12-12-12 Sandy Relief Concert? You be the judge. Marketing mishaps, leather, music & more!