Philadelphia often takes a few lumps over numerous aspects of life here, but nobody should ever accuse the City of Brotherly Love’s residents and creative overseers with being dim bulbs when it…
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Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, the promotional product industry’s only independent, non-governmental accreditation organization dedicated to helping companies provide brand safety, has awarded QCA Accreditation to Starline Inc., Grand Island, N.Y. Starline becomes only the third supplier in 2017 to achieve Accreditation status as a result of meeting the rigorous qualifications of the promotional products…
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As the New Year approaches, most people will make New Year’s resolutions. Some will take time to plan their resolutions. Others may make their resolutions on New Year’s Eve as midnight approaches. I’ve tried both approaches. Neither works. It’s hard, perhaps impossible, to change overnight. Most people have great goals in mind when they make…
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New York City, the fashion capital of the United States, has been the proving ground for the success of tote bags. People are no longer just using totes to replace paper or plastic shopping bags. Companies have realized the mobile marketing power of totes, creating branded bags for customers to carry out onto the streets. Clever designs and brand loyalty have combined to form the perfect storm for success…
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Industry veteran Paul Dubois has launched a new supplier company focused on products for safety and lifestyle. Safety Made is the new exclusive provider of Dorcy, Life Gear and DieHard brand flashlights along with a full lineup of safety kits and accessories. The Dorcy brand, which has been a promotional industry staple for more than…
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I finally got to see “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” last night. I won’t spoil anything for you, because I barely made it a few days without hearing about some plot point. There is one part of the movie that I will discuss today, and don’t worry, this won’t spoil anything. How…
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Except for two cancellation periods that total roughly 14 years, Captain America has proven a superb source of print success for Marvel Comics since his March 1941 debut, even garnering the number two spot on IGN Entertainment Inc.’s list of the publisher’s top 25 superheroes. While many such upholders of justice, along with preservers of…
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NAPCO Media, a leading B-to-B media company, today announced that Marc Held has joined the company as president of Promo Marketing Group, whose brands include Promo Marketing, Power Meetings, Print+Promo and Distributor Connect. Held brings more than 22 years of industry experience to Promo Marketing. He has dedicated his career to helping suppliers grow their…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced yesterday that it is recalling the Todd Snyder + Champion brand sweatshirts, manufactured by WS and Co. and distributed by Todd Snyder, after they did not meet federal flammability standards, posing a potential burn risk to customers. The company sold about 2,100…
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Nobody could even think to deny that 2017 has proven an amazingly profitable year for Disney, whose overseers will certainly enjoy their Monday morning coffee when discussing this weekend’s “Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” returns. The stretch has also made rose gold even more of a loved and lucrative hue, with Disney…
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