If you’re like many promo pros, you’ve probably had some good ideas get passed over in meetings. Not because your ideas aren’t good, but because they may feel risky or inconvenient to people hearing them. In sales, this matters more than you’d like ...

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Despite challenges in the courts and in Congress, tariffs remain a core element of President Donald Trump’s administrative approach. The president continues to view tariffs as a primary policy driver, and the administration has touted over $200 bill...

The Environmental Protection Agency has repealed a landmark ruling that dates back 17 years and had asserted that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are a danger to public health. This 2009 "endangerment finding" was an underpinning of the "C...

iCoStore (PPAI 372689, Gold), PPAI 100’s No. 45 distributor, has announced its acquisition of Houston-based distributor CCI (PPAI 196501, Standard-Base).Through the acquisition, iCoStore expands its company-store platform, on-demand decoration c...

UPDATED Feb. 16, 2026On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump officially invoked a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, citing persistent U.S. trade deficits and associated economic impacts as justification t...

A significant change has been made to the requirements allowing companies to promote their products as containing "no artificial colors." The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has essentially loosened the ability of companies to make such claims. No...

In sales, timing can matter as much as the message. That’s why speed to lead, or lead response time, is so important. This refers to simply how quickly you respond when someone shows interest in your promo offerings. It sounds straightforward, but m...

Enrique PerezPresident/FounderHitex Marketing GroupPPAI 178802, SilverMiami, FloridaFestival days get busy fast, and having a tote that holds up makes a difference. The Sublimated Nonwoven Value Tote is lightweight and easy to carry. “It...