Patrick Wyant, business development manager for The Identity Source, shared how his company is putting creative twists on virtual event kits, including using the exterior of the boxes as a key component and incorporating local flavor. Check out this gallery of images from three kits the distributor produced…
Read MoreBella+Canvas to Host Transformative One-Day Virtual Event
Bella+Canvas, Los Angeles, will host its all-new Bella+Canvas Digital Experience on April 29, 2021. This unique, one-day virtual event includes sales-boosting sessions and a virtual trade show space featuring the latest product trends. As a major event highlight, serial entrepreneur and social media mogul Gary Vaynerchuk will share his no-nonsense business-building insights during an intimate…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products of the Week: Earth Day Apparel, Lanyards for Cats and More
Earth Day is April 22, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate. (Even just going for a walk in the park and paying special attention to the sounds of nature around you would work.) This week’s edition of the Fave 5 includes some Earth Day themed apparel, as well as lanyards for cats and more…
Read MoreWorking From Home or Living at Work? 6 Strategies to Create Balance When Your House and Office Collide
Because we are forced to, these days working from home feels more like living at work—and that’s not conducive to mental, social or even physical health. It’s important to intentionally create actions that get around this feeling. Below are six strategies I’ve employed to maintain a semblance of balance and sanity…
Read More2021 Style Guide: Six Big Apparel Trends to Know (and How to Get Each Look for Promo Clients)
We scoured the Style Internet to identify some major trends, then picked specific looks within those trends and asked industry suppliers for their best advice on how to bring them to promo. If you want to be way ahead of the style game and deliver the best apparel for your customers, you’ve come to the right place…
Read MoreKevin Pollack Joins HALO as Chief Operating Officer
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced today that Kevin Pollack has been named chief operating officer. Pollack joins HALO after 17 years in key operational and commercial leadership roles with Stericycle, a multi-billion-dollar leader in the health care services industry. He most recently served as senior vice president of global sales operations and strategic markets.…
Read More10 Creative (420-Ready) Product Ideas From Cannabis Brands and Promo Suppliers
April 20, known as “420,” is pretty much the Super Bowl of cannabis culture. With the legal marijuana industry growing (pun intended) in size as a vertical market for sales, we thought it would be a good idea to run down some 420-friendly promo items this year. Here are 10 of the best ones we found…
Read MoreOut of Sight, Out of Mind?
“The environmental crisis” is one of those phrases that we hear, but don’t necessarily understand the weight that it holds. The “out of sight, out of my mind” saying holds true for this ongoing ecological dilemma: If we can’t see all the damage being done on a daily basis, or if things aren’t collapsing altogether,…
Read MoreTime Is Money. Really.
I have said many times that there is no excuse for not making $500,000 per year in this industry, whether you are a business owner or a sales rep. Time is money. You heard it before. But do you really believe it? Do you really treat time like money? Think about it this way. Let’s say…
Read MoreFedEx Office Introduces Promotional Products
FedEx announced last week that it will now start selling promotional products, joining other big names previously separate from the industry, like Costco and Walmart. FedEx’s plan has even more in common with those two, as they are all sourcing products from Harland Clarke. “Through our business insights, we know our small to mid-size business…
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