Philadelphia sports fans have a reputation of, well, less-than-stellar behavior. There was the time Eagles fans threw snowballs at Santa, the time Phillies fans…
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Heather DiPrato Joins Proforma as Senior Vice President of Strategic Business and Partner Development
Proforma, Cleveland, has announced Heather DiPrato, a 26-year industry veteran, has joined the company as its senior vice president of strategic business and partner development. DiPrato, the former senior vice president at Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), will focus on recruiting top industry talent, cultivating strong vendor relationships and maximizing Proforma’s…
Read MoreComing Soon: A Fitbit for Your Brain
Last week, we reported on the man whose Fitbit saved his life. Wearable fitness trackers are ubiquitous, and their potential hasn’t even been fully realized. According to Newsweek, Tan Le, CEO of Emotiv, a company that manufactures electroencephalography (EEG) products for…
Read MoreTaylor Corp. Is Buying Staples Print Solutions
Taylor Corporation, North Mankato, Minn., announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Framingham, Massachusetts-based Staples Print Solutions…
Read MoreYou Now Can Get a Dot-promo Domain Name
In 2014, new Top Level Domains (TLDs) became available. This made it possible for companies to think outside of the traditional Web domain extensions, like dot-com, dot-org and dot-gov, and use more creative or fitting extensions, like dot-law for a lawyer. Now, Afilias, a Dublin, Ireland-based domain registry…
Read MoreNAPCO Media Adds Nathan Safran as Director of Research
Philadelphia-based NAPCO Media, parent company of Promo Marketing, announced that Nathan Safran has joined the company as director of research. Safran, who will lead the newly created NAPCO Research team, began his career as a Forrester research analyst and joins NAPCO from…
Read MoreWorld Emblem Growth Leads to Expansion in Mexico
World Emblem Mexico, one of Miami-based World Emblem’s nine manufacturing locations, has doubled its manufacturing footprint and moved to a new 125,000 square-foot location in Aguascalientes, Mexico. World Emblem originally expanded to Mexico in 2005 by opening a 30,000…
Read MoreMLB Unveils 2016 Special Holiday Uniforms
Recently, major league sports teams nationwide have put forth initiatives to celebrate several international and national holidays. The NBA mandated all teams celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, and the MLB recently announced its plans to utilize special holiday uniforms during the 2016 season, according to ESPN. While in past years the MLB has released its…
Read MoreColeman Recalls Flashlights Due to Fire Hazard
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Coleman, Wichita, Kan., is recalling its CTAC Lithium-Ion Flashlights due to a fire hazard. The CPSC reported that the flashlights’ batteries can overheat and ignite. The recall…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: KTI Networks/KTI Promo Versus Staples Promotional Products
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. (Next up: Hope everyone has a good weekend! It’s not going to snow in Philadelphia for once, so maybe I actually can go outside.) Last week, KTI Networks/KTI Promo won its…
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