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Breaking Point: Why Rebates Are Tearing Apart Distributors and Suppliers
Price breaks should be a great way for suppliers to build relationships and distributors to better compete. Instead, it’s become a source of contention.
Top Stories
Ports Prep for Strike as Oct. 1 Work Stoppage Looms
A strike by unionized port workers along the East and Gulf Coasts could send disruption rippling through global supply lines, including the promotional products market.
Holiday Outlook: Global Promo Suppliers Talk Q4 Trends, Challenges & Sales Expectations
Moderated by ASI’s Michele Bell, this PromoAlliance webinar featured an in-depth discussion with four supplier executives from the U.S., U.K. and EU.
Brilliant Receives Private Equity Investment
Boston-based New Heritage Capital has partnered with the California-based distributor founded by Millie Tadewaldt in 2015.
End-Buyer Research: Ages 35-44
ASI’s exclusive research reveals client buying habits in eight markets and across multiple demographics.
Product Hub
Products
Joe’s Faves: On the Road
These creative product solutions will ensure recipients’ cars are well-stocked for road trips and travel emergencies alike.
Products
This Week’s New Suppliers: Falling for New Promo
Discover creative products from new ASI suppliers.
Products
Editor’s Picks: Meaningful Corporate Gifts & Incentives
Whether it’s for employee recognition, customer retention or celebrating milestones, the right corporate gift goes a long way toward improving company morale and driving business goals.
Promo Executives: Fed Rate Cut Could Help Stimulate Sales, Business Investment
Company leaders view the Federal Reserve’s Wednesday decision to decrease benchmark short-term borrowing rates as positive for the merch industry.
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Koozie Group Inks New Partnership With Tervis
Executives said the Counselor Top 40 supplier will become the exclusive supplier of the drinkware brand in promo and offer expanded imprint options. Tervis is reorganizing through a bankruptcy and ...
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PRINTING United Expo 2024: General Trends From the Show Floor
Attendees enjoyed eye-catching displays, multi-dimensional apparel decoration and more.
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The U.K.’s Biggest Promo Trade Show Kicks Off the Holiday Merch Gifting Season
Merchandise World was held Sept. 11 in Milton Keynes, England.
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Federal Government Finalizes Tariff Increase on China-Made Steel, Aluminum
While promo executives are working to determine what precise impacts may be, some think the steeper levies could lead to higher prices on products that contain such materials, like drinkware.
Promo for the Planet
Sustainability
Report: Single-Use Bag Bans Cutting Plastic Waste
The Ocean Conservancy said it found a 29% reduction in plastic grocery bags on beaches following an uptick in statewide bans.
Sustainability
Patagonia Joins Pack4Good, a Sustainable Packaging Initiative
The outdoor apparel brand will be developing and scaling next-generation materials to reduce reliance on logging for creating paper packaging.
Sustainability
Storm Creek Joins bluesign as System Partner
An executive at the Swiss sustainable textile firm said the U.S.-based supplier is setting an “inspiring example for the entire promotional products industry” when it comes to sustainability efforts.
Premium Headwear Decoration Your Clients Didn’t Know They Could Afford … Until Now
If you think that premium decoration has to mean high prices, think again! The Quick Turn Program from Caps Direct (asi/43804) has changed the game, allowing you to offer your clients ...
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Sustainable Showcase: 10 Unique Planet-Friendly Products
Refresh your sustainable product recommendations with trendy and unexpected promos made from recycled materials. Bags & Backpacks As one of the most popular product categories in...
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Plan Now for the New Year: How Custom, Full-Color Calendars Bring 365 Days of Impressions
Mark your calendars - it's time to start talking to clients about their marketing and branding needs for the new year . Make the sale by explaining how they can achieve continued brand...
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PRINTING United Expo 2024: Panelists Detail How To Be Successful in Both Print & Promo
The session featured four print brokers who laid out how they added promo products to their businesses to diversify their offerings and expand their customer bases.
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PRINTING United Expo 2024: Mastering the Efficiencies of Direct Mail
Panelists at PRINTING United Expo laid out the nuances of the direct mail world, from postal price loopholes to automation hacks.
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