President Trump signed an executive order today that would levy tariffs on as much as $60 billion in Chinese imports. The tariffs, which will be announced by the U.S. trade representative within 15 days and finalised after a comment period, are expected to target up to 1,300 product categories.
Poland’s promotional products market is developing fast. Anna Roszczak reveals how industry body PIAP is responding.
Marketers have never been more challenged to create disruption and deliver results, fast. Anecdotally Brexit is supposed to have had a major impact on the UK, although some research suggests only a small percentage of work has been stopped because of the referendum (Credos, 2018). However, it’s clear that brand owners are taking a different approach with many CMOs showing a more cautious attitude, which is affecting the promotional industry.
BIC Graphic Europe is delighted to announce that Michelle Wynne has joined the UK field sales team.
Michelle is well-known within the industry and brings a wealth of sales experience from her time as a distributor with Sports Merchandise Global and Brand Addition.
Michelle joins at a time when BIC Graphic has refocussed on its core business and is now looking to bring a new range of products and services to market. She said “I’m very pleased to be part of the BIC Graphic team. It’s an exciting time to be joining the company, and I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to work alongside our distributors with the new BIC offerings.”
The Sedex Conference is Sedex’s largest annual gathering, bringing together hundreds of Sedex members and non-members alike from across the globe to meet face-to-face, share ideas and learn about the issues that matter to every responsible business. The Sedex Conference 2018 is being held 13th – 14th March 2018 at The Brewery, located in the centre of London’s financial district.
The BPMA’s latest new member seminar in London received positive feedback from attendees.
Narrative Glue Creative, the BPMA’s video production agency partner, has produced a series of films of the new education programme, focusing on the printing of branded items.
Uber’s recent admission that 2.7 million people in the UK were affected by a security breach underlines the fact that even the largest and most technology-oriented businesses can be affected by data issues.
Augmented reality is still relatively unexplored, but it is reaching a tipping point, predicts Matt Pluckrose.
This year’s event has brought together an impressive line-up to help the industry keep developing its skills base.
A tactical offer can benefit suppliers, distributors and end users, but only if they know about it, says Phil Morgan.
The BPMA is heading into 2018 with a strong platform of shows to promote members and their goods and services.
The first January Merchandise World is just weeks away. Find out how to get off to a racing start at Silverstone.
Trade Show Executive Gold 100, IAEE Certified Exhibition
IRVING, Texas (October 26, 2017) – The PPAI Expo, the promotional products industry’s largest and longest-running trade show presented by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI; ppai.org), has earned the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) Certified Exhibition designation, and is one of only 27 trade shows to meet the IAEE gold standard. Expo was also recognized in the September issue of Trade Show Executive magazine as the 52nd largest trade show in North America in its Gold 100 for 2016. It has been ranked in the top tier of the Gold 100 every year since the list’s inception in 2007.
Premier Print & Promotions announced that it has acquired privately owned promotional company, Smarter Promotional. Based in Devizes, Smarter Promotional is a small promotional merchandise company that will now be incorporated into the Premier Print & Promotions business.
Press Release
Washington D.C, October 2018
Justin Mundy, the Director of the Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit (ISU), announces that 36 brands and retailers have now signed up to the Sustainable Cotton Communiqué and so pledged that, by 2025, 100% of the cotton they use will come from sustainable sources. Mantis World, thus far the only representative of the Printwear industry, stands alongside some of the world’s most renowned brands and retailers including Burberry, H&M, Adidas, M&S, and Timberland in joining this commitment.
This announcement was made at the annual Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference in Washington DC, where over 500 textile and apparel leaders came together to discuss the most important sustainability issues facing the industry.
Having established itself as a leading branded golf gifts supplier, TKG Europe is celebrating the successful 2017 launch of a popular non-golf range.
AND away from TKG HQ in East Yorkshire, two team members have been achieving personal highs and raising vital funds for a lifesaving charity.
Proud of their TRADE-ONLY ethos and high level of customer service, earlier this year the TKG team revealed its first non-golf branded gift range – and it’s proving to be a huge hit!
Merchandise Agency Expands Sports Client Roster, EMEA Offerings With UK Acquisition
Woodinville, Wash– October 3, 2017 – Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, LLC (BDA), the premier Merchandise Agency™ serving Fortune 1000 companies worldwide and the leading provider to the sports and entertainment industries, today announced that it has acquired the UK’s leading provider of specialist sports merchandise, Sports Merchandise Global (SMG).
There are only 11 days left of our ProMart 3.0 September Launch Offer. We have had a full calendar for the past 3 weeks doing demos for prospective clients. If you were one of them then you are locked into this offer and can order anytime till the end of October for the discount to apply.
If you are not one of them then what are you waiting for? Contact us for a Demo on +44 1795 857 804 or email us at sales@promonet.co.uk
So you can get an overview of what ProMart can do before that demo we have created a short video to showcase some of the features on offer…
Dukes Global Ltd, a long-established London based distributor, were placed into administration on Friday 1st September 2017 by Leonard & Curtis in London (AJ Duncan and AD Cadwallender). On Monday 4th September 2017 at 10:56am the company and assets were purchased by Bensussen Deutsch & Associates Ltd (BDA). The sale specifically excluded the shares held in subsidiaries, cash at bank and book debts.
Following the demise of Dukes Global Ltd, the BPMA has been working very hard to pull together the facts as well as to put urgent steps in place to try and support the affected suppliers.
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