Pro Towels (PPAI 112755, Gold), PPAI 100’s No. 43 supplier, has announced the acquisition of Lifestyles by Ramco, a division of North Carolina-based supplier Ramco Apparel (PPAI 445712, Standard-Base).The deal brings enhanced dye-sublimation cap...

Geiger (PPAI 105182, Platinum), PPAI 100's No. 5 distributor, has announced the acquisition of German company SOESTMEDIA. The company was technically purchased under the Geiger GmbH umbrella, which is based out of Germany.Last July, Geiger acqu...

It has become common practice for promotional products companies to release their environmental, social and governance or sustainability impact reports during Earth Month (April).These reports highlight promo firms’ corporate social responsibili...

Electronics manufacturer Anker has recalled more than one million power banks for safety reasons posed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.The CPSC has received 19 reports of the Anker PowerCore 10000 overheating, leading to fires or...

Sales discovery is one of the most important parts of the sales process, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. Some sales reps treat it as a checklist of questions to get through. They don’t view it as an opportunity to get useful information...

In the promotional products world, the pace is relentless – deadlines are tight, clients are demanding, and product options are endless. And yet, the leading distributors don’t just survive in this environment – they thrive. The best of the best lan...

Roderick Brown, a promo veteran and global brand ambassador, has ridden a motorcycle in more countries than the average person has the good fortune of visiting in their life. South America, Scotland, the U.K., Italy ... you name it.For Brown, fo...

Small businesses make up 98% of the promotional products industry. Many of these distributors, suppliers and service providers are being squeezed by federal policies that increase costs, reduce flexibility and threaten their ability to operate.F...

commonsku (PPAI 552077) recently brought together 70 team members for its annual June HQ gathering at Toronto's Novotel Centre.commonsku is a cloud-based CRM, order management and social collaboration platform tailored to the promotional p...