Understanding End Buyers 2024 – Industry Deep Dives

UPDATE: On May 12, a federal appeals court temporarily paused a lower court decision to block President Donald Trump’s 10% global tariff. The pause applied only to a handful of plaintiffs, so most businesses still owed the import tax anyway, but more businesses could sue to avoid paying and potentially seek refunds. When SCOTUS ruled […]

Advocacy for the branded merchandise industry doesn’t begin and end in Washington, D.C. Increasingly, it also happens in state capitols, regional association events and local conversations where policymakers can hear directly from the businesses that make up the industry. That was the message at LEAD Lansing, hosted by the Michigan Promotional Professionals Association at the Michigan […]

Most teams have a few people who are quick to speak up — and those who barely say a thing. Staff members who tend to stay quiet may think decisions have already been made. Or maybe they’ve been talked over before and prefer to stay quiet. The problem when team members stay quiet is that […]

The Department of Justice has officially reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana and FDA-approved cannabis products from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act – a historic shift in federal policy that could be a boon for branded merchandise companies. The order, which was issued on April 22 and initially proposed under the Biden […]