If you recall, last week Justin Bieber’s Purpose tour kicked off with an embarrassing mistake: a typo on the tour T-shirt. Fans dropped $45 to purchase the tee and were less than pleased upon realizing the mistake. The T-shirts featured a passage from Proverbs, which said: “Many…
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From pizzerias to pie shops, everyone is getting in on the Pi Day fun. You don’t have to be a mathematician to take part in the infinitely (see what we did there?) fun holiday—you just need a good pie promotion. Give your end-users an excuse to celebrate this tasty holiday with these seven pie promotions, and…
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Ad Trends Advertising Inc., a Blue Springs, Missouri-based distributor, announced that it has merged with Overland Park, Kansas-based distributor Custom Specialties LLC. “By combining the companies’ strengths and having offices on both sides of the state line, [it] will provide a huge benefit to our clients and personnel,” Mark Cromwell, president of Ad Trends Inc.,…
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Big D Promos, Dallas, announced that it has relaunched as Elevate Brand Marketing. The change reflects the company’s broader strategy and expanded capabilities. According to a press release, Elevate Brand Marketing’s goal is to ensure often overlooked areas of the promotional products industry and integrate event management into a brand’s overall marketing strategy to build…
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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: If only our office had a retractable roof. We could enjoy this beautiful weather from 12 floors up.) Last week, Prime Line won its fourth victory, so it will now…
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BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., has announced the launch of a dedicated customer service team for the JAFFA by BIC Graphic Collection—a series of awards and recognition. After extensive customer research, including both quantitative surveys and focus groups, BIC Graphic determined that the awards and recognition category requires additional support and developed the JAFFA…
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Question: Is it time to upgrade to QuickBooks Premier 2016? Answer: QuickBooks Premier 2016 was released in November 2015. Every year when software comes out, it takes time for the bugs to get worked out, and Premier 2016 is no exception. It’s wise to wait a few months after the initial release to upgrade. My…
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Justin Bieber’s “Purpose” tour kicked off this week in Seattle, and one patron was less than thrilled to discover a typo in the $40 T-shirt she purchased for her daughter, according on KGW. The shirt features a proverb from the Bible, with an obvious…
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While gearing up for the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament, fans can get their hands on official merchandise celebrating the “Big Dance.” Heavy.com showcased some of the noteworthy tournament-related merchandise, including T-shirts, sweatshirts and more. The bracket hasn’t been finalized yet, but fans can sport this T-shirt showing all 64 teams that made it to the…
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Time to spill a few more sales secrets, kids! And these secrets are organizational in nature … This past week, I once again sat down with a multi-million-dollar producer and interviewed her, trying to uncover attributes, work habits and her secrets of success. Just call me Bernstein from The Washington Post. Wait, maybe I should…
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