Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., is making changes to its inside sales team. These changes are being done to provide additional selling support to our distributors. Cami Larson and JoAnn Sprenger: national associate account executives. Their focus is on sales growth through outreach and support to our key accounts…
Read MoreApple Loses Trademark Battle Against Italian Clothing Company ‘Steve Jobs’
Thanks to 1969 and 2003 releases by directors Peter Collinson and F. Gary Gray, movie buffs can enjoy the high-stakes antics present in “The Italian Job.” Through the European Union Intellectual Property Office, fashion aficionados can have a variation on that title, The Italian Jobs, if you will, as it deemed brothers Vincenzo and Giacomo…
Read MoreMarvel Files Suit Against Multiple Companies to Protect its Punisher Logo
This isn’t the first time that Marvel has had to resort to legal action in order to stop the use of its Punisher logo on promotional products and branded items by unrelated companies. In 2015, Marvel took Molon Labe LLC to court for its use of a strikingly similar logo on firearm-related products…
Read MoreThe Promo Marketing 2017 Top 50 Suppliers
For more than 10 years, Promo Marketing has assessed the most successful promotional products suppliers. The 2017 Top 50 Suppliers list is a comprehensive ranking of the biggest promo companies, ranked by 2016 sales volume. The companies that make up this year’s Top 50 Suppliers list totaled more than $4.9 billion in revenue…
Read MoreRingling Bros.’ Overseer Creates Media Circus With Merchandise-Inclusive Lawsuit Against Kid Rock
When you pen a song called “American Bad Ass” and frequently find yourself in legal limbo, you could probably not give a rat’s rear end when someone takes issue with how…
Read MoreSnugZ USA Tragically Loses One of Its Own
SnugZ USA, West Jordan, Utah, has released the following statement regarding the passing of Richard D. Massey: Our beloved Richard D. Massey Esq., director of legal and regulatory affairs, passed away on Dec. 13, 2017. He has been a steady mainstay with SnugZ for the past seven-plus years, and played a vital role in directing…
Read MoreCalifornia Says Nestle Is Extracting More Than Allowed for Its Bottled Water Operation
California’s State Water Board announced that Nestle may not have the proper legal permits to collect water it bottles from the state’s San Bernardino National Forest. Nestle collects and bottles millions of gallons of the water for its Arrowhead brand. According to NPR, The State Water Board said that Nestle may only have the right…
Read MoreAmerican Apparel Rebrand Looks to Empower Women
The campaign, spearheaded by the brand’s first ever all-female team of executives, comes as part of a rebranding effort for American Apparel. New ads renew the brand’s trendsetting image while leaving its troubled past behind…
Read MoreSeattle Seahawks Enlist Uber, Fanatics for Promo Delivery
Christmas shopping can be awfully daunting. With so many gifts to get, and such a brief window of time to do so, the holiday season greets us each year with its own share of stress and anxiety. That is, of course, unless you’re actually a sensible person who doesn’t wait until the last possible moment…
Read MoreHow to Always Strive for Your Best Promotion
Sometimes it’s difficult to select a promotion that’s one of your best. For some distributors, it’s kind of like (to use an old cliché)…
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