Thousands of Dead Pigs Found in Chinese River
March 11, 2013

The headline (as well as the actual story) is scary, horrifying, gross, sad and so many other of the world's worst feelings, but here's a question for you: What if the dead pigs were just a metaphor?

Product Recall: A Nightmare On Your Street
October 26, 2012

Jason Vorhees. Freddy Krueger. Michael Myers. Three classic horror movie villains that can send shivers down the spine with the mere mention of their names. But nothing strikes fear in the heart of product managers everywhere more than one thing: Recall.

The Five Stages Of Compliance Grief
July 20, 2012

Interesting parallels between The Five Stages of Grief and the path our industry has taken when approaching the topic of product safety and compliance.

Why You Should Be Qualifying Your Suppliers
June 1, 2012

When selecting a supplier for an order, there are many factors that should go into your decision. If you stop at who gives the biggest rebate or has the shiniest new products, you are taking on more risk than you might imagine.

Tracking Label Requirement Still Vexes Suppliers and Distributors
May 7, 2012

In the four years since the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was signed into law, the promotional products industry has struggled mightily to figure out how to apply it to what we do every day. Nothing has come easily. Perhaps because most promotional products don't start out as children's products and perhaps because the "toys" we sell are mostly for adults, there always seems to be a "yes, but" when we try to understand CPSIA in the context of the world we live in.