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Move It Or Lose It

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:17:18 GMT

More than 50 percent of all Americans are considered “frequent” sports participants, 12 percent are classified as “regular” sports participants and 15 percent are active on a “casual” basis according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association’s Sports Participation in America 2010 report...

Step It Up

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:11:37 GMT

New styles, fabrics and colors for sports and exercise jazz up the wearers’ options and keep your clients’ logo in the action. Regular exercise does amazing things for our bodies and minds—and it helps us live longer. No wonder so many people are willing to sweat it out. Statistics show that more than 45 million Americans now belong to a health club or gym spending about $19 billion a year to burn calories, tone their tummies and build their biceps...

Niche Market = Opportunity

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:20:51 GMT

There’s a deficit in the market: There are many small businesses that want to promote themselves, but they are being ignored by the vast majority of distributors because of their small size and corresponding budgets. But the savvy distributor can identify these underserved markets and figure out how to help them—and make money in the process...

When The Price Isn’t Right

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:20:10 GMT

Is there a shortage of promotional products in the marketplace? For Bill Walker, marketing manager for a Washington, D.C.-based IT consulting firm, there seems to be a plethora of inexpensive products bookended with high-end gift items—but a complete lack of mid-tier promotional merchandise. “Just because I may not want to break the bank on a particular promotion does not imply that I want to go cheap,” he says. “There must be mid-tier solutions...

Promotional Products Ban

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:57:16 GMT

Last month, we reported that the House of Representatives had passed legislation, H.R. 5116, which includes an amendment to prohibit the use of promotional products to promote the federal programs covered by the legislation. The bill is known as the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act...

Member of Congress Takes Aim At Promotional Products

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:55:20 GMT

Representative Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) has launched a one-man campaign against promotional products. He has been successful twice in recent weeks in convincing the House of Representatives at the last minute on the House floor to prohibit the use of promotional products to promote various federal programs...

Time Watch

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:21:17 GMT

Watches are moving status symbols wearers can take with them. For many years the coveted retirement gift was a gleaming, gold watch. These days, watches aren’t reserved just to mark the end of a career but to recognize all the achievements throughout a well-lived and accomplished career. In addition to years of service, companies often include watches as one of several gift choices in sales incentive and safety awards programs...

HALO/Lee Wayne Heads To The West Coast

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:39:46 GMT

Sterling, Illinois-based distributorship HALO/Lee Wayne (UPIC: LEEWAYNE) hosted its national sales meeting at San Diego’s Rancho Bernardo Inn this summer. The four-day event boasted education sessions, a miniature tradeshow with exclusive specials, surfing lessons and a closing ceremony at Mirimar Marine Air Base, where the 1980s hit movie Top Gun was filmed...

AddVenture Picnics On The 4th

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:38:43 GMT

The annual 4th of July picnic at San Diego, California-based supplier AddVenture (UPIC: COMPREST) hit its tenth year this summer...