Goldstar, San Diego, announced the promotion of Charles G. Duggan II, MAS+, as national and strategic key accounts manager west. “We are excited to have Charles as national key accounts manager,” said Howard Cubberly, general manager for Goldstar…
Read MoreCimpress Announces Restructure
Cimpress, Venlo, Netherlands, announced its intention to decentralize the company’s operations. According to a press release, Cimpress’ central groups will only include global procurement and supplier research following the changes. “This decentralization is a natural outgrowth of our strategy and consistent with the evolution of our organization as we pursue that strategy,” Robert Keane, CEO…
Read More3 NBA Teams Officially Add Sponsor Patches
We’ve been aware that the NBA would start putting advertisements on jerseys for a while now. But, until today, we could only imagine what they would look like. Three teams—the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers—unveiled their jerseys for the 2017-18 season, which include branded patches for sponsors GE, Blue Diamond Almonds and Stubhub,…
Read MoreBIC Graphic Introduces New Products, Celebrates Anniversary
BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., announced that it has added 250 new products and is beginning the year with Cycle 1 specials. It also announced that, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the BIC Clic Stic, BIC Graphic is offering special pricing on the BIC Clic Stic and BIC Clic Stic Stylus. Through the end of…
Read MorePoll: Where Do You Stand on President Trump?
Donald Trump has been the president for one week. During that week, he has signed multiple executive orders and set the tone for what he wants to get done during his term. While it’s a bit early for some to form opinions, we want to gauge what industry professionals think of the new president so…
Read MoreNFL Hopes Temporary Restraining Order Will Eliminate Counterfeit Super Bowl Merchandise
The illegal sale of counterfeit NFL Super Bowl merchandise is such a problem that the merchandising and licensing arm of the NFL, the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots took the issue to court, according to the SE TexasRecord. On Jan. 24, State District Court Judge Jeff Shadwick…
Read MoreWhat’s In the Inauguration Ball Gift Bag?
We all know Donald Trump is no stranger to branding. His presidential campaign was heavy on branding efforts, like signage and his trademark caps. So, it makes logical sense that attendees at the inauguration ball received some branded products in a gift bag. Thanks to Us Weekly, we got to see what was inside without…
Read MoreOur Favorite Products From the PGA Merchandise Show
The PGA Merchandise Show is always a good opportunity to see what’s new in the world of golf apparel, technology and more. This year was no different. Thanks to Golf Digest, we got to take a look at some of the most interesting items that popped up at this year’s show that promotional products distributors…
Read MoreArizona Law Requires Officials to Report Promo Expenses, But No One Does
A law in Arizona requires local politicians to report to the Department of Administration (ADOA) when they spend public funds on promotional items that include their names or photographs. This includes elected city, county and school-board officials. However, due to the lack of any real consequence consequence for not obeying the law, it’s rarely followed. According…
Read MoreMcDonald’s to Give Big Mac Sauce Away as Promotion
We in America are no strangers to the “special sauce” on Big Macs from McDonald’s. You know, that mysterious, pinkish stuff that you can’t get anywhere else? Well, McDonald’s has seemingly opened the secret vault where it keeps its sauce, and is giving it out in bottles as a promotional tool. That’s right, for one day…
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