What’s In the Grammys Gift Bag?

Last night was music’s biggest night: The Grammy Awards. And, if you can believe it, the gift bag that attendees and nominees received contained some interesting giveaways. Thanks to the Daily Mail, we can take a look inside, so to speak. Here were some of the ones that…

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Victorinox’s Janet Jones Wins Lifeguard Award

Victorinox Swiss Army, Monroe, Conn., announced that Janet Jones, West region manager, was awarded the 2016 Lifeguard Award by PromoShop. The award recognizes an outstanding outside representative in a vote by sales representatives and internal sales support employees. This is the…

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Last Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: C2BPromo Versus Diverse Printing

Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. Last week, C2BPromo won, and now will face off against Diverse Printing! The winner will be decided by a simple poll. The poll will close the morning of Friday, Feb. 17, the same…

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BIG and BIH Event Planned for April

Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair is a trade platform where designers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs of all kinds of lifestyle products throughout Thailand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to showcase the latest collections…

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Authorities Seize $20M in Counterfeit Super Bowl Merchandise

Last week, we mentioned that law enforcement officials were working to limit the spread of counterfeit items on the internet through a program called “Operation Team Player.” According to Claims Journal, the program has resulted in the seizure of $20 million worth of sports-related items. “Criminal elements use…

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PPEF Scholarship Application Opens

The Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) is now accepting applications for college scholarships. Promotional products professionals and their children are eligible to apply for college scholarships. Since 1989, PPEF has awarded more than $1.5 million to students with parents in the promotional products industry. Employees of promotional products companies are eligible to apply as well.…

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Netflix Is Upping Its Promotion and Licensing Game

It appears as though Netflix is looking to increase its brand awareness in a physical sense. The company posted a job opening for a “licensing, merchandising and promotion” senior manager, who would handle licensing for “books, comics, gaming toys, collectibles, soundtrack and apparel” for the company’s original programming. With Netflix becoming a major player in…

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Does the Nets’ Sponsor Patch Ruin Their Jerseys?

We’re getting our first looks at NBA jerseys with sponsor patches on them. And, for the most part, it’s not too bad. They’re subtle and, at least as we saw with Philadelphia, Boston and Sacramento, the patches match the color scheme well. But then, the Brooklyn Nets had to ruin that streak by placing a…

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