Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., released the spring edition of its award-winning quarterly trends report, #WhatsTrendingNow, which includes stories on trending products for company meetings, music festivals and golf outings, plus a blog called “What Makes An Amazing Online Shopping Experience?” The report can be viewed here. The spring report includes product ideas that support each…
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We have two drinkware recalls to report this week, as both Pier 1 Imports and Michaels recalled mugs due to a burn hazard. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) , Pier 1 is recalling more than 15,000 of its “chalk note mugs” because they can shatter when they are filled with hot liquid.…
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The movie and TV industry is different than it used to be. If that’s not the understatement of the century, we’re not sure what is. But what we mean is that people are much more…
Read MoreNo one will argue that great customers enjoy being appreciated. It’s not rocket science. A simple message and a small token of gratitude can go a long way to forge loyalty. Why should you appreciate your customers? Because it’s memorable, and research proves it! It’s memorable. All companies want their brands to be top-of-mind, creating a memory…
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This has proven an eventful spring for The Eagles. In late March, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees announced they will unite with Fleetwood Mac to headline July’s…
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Last week, Kaeser & Blair, Batavia, Ohio, welcomed its top sales volume dealers to the Clearwater Beach Hilton Resort for the annual Sales Leader Summit. The three-day, all-expense-paid event included lots of activities in and around Clearwater, Fla.,…
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Question: My accountant wants me to start using QuickBooks Premier instead of industry software. Why? Answer: As described in another blog, QuickBooks Premier works very well for our industry, but your accountant may or may not know that. Likely, your accountant knows how to work within QuickBooks since it is the No. 1 accounting software…
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We live in a world of fitness tracking. We have wearable technology that tracks our steps, heart rates, calories burned and more. We have apps on our phones where we can log our progress and…
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Nobody can ever knock Bud Grant as a dull individual. Set to turn 90 tomorrow, the product of Superior, Wisc. played professional basketball and football, with the latter sport yielding a stint with our city’s…
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Bill Mahre, president of ADG Promotional Products, Hugo, Minn., succinctly tells us why promotional drinkware is still so popular: “People still use them, and they use them on a regular basis.” Pretty simple, right? It doesn’t have to…
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