Nobody can argue the popularity of holidays with international origins on American soil. Cinco de Mayo, Halloween, Christmas, and let’s not forget everybody’s favorite reason to consume German beer each Fall: Oktoberfest. Despite its name, Oktoberfest is actually a 16-18 day festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, and Germany from September through the first weekend […]
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Welcome to this week’s edition of “Trending Topic Tuesday,” where we share our take on what’s going on in the world and what promotional products would appropriately (or inappropriately) market the subject matter. According to movie critics, the 2006 animated film Cars was not much of a success – at least not for Disney-Pixar, which […]
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In 1888, John Loud, an American leather tanner, filed a patent for a roller-ball-tip marking pen. However, his pen was never manufactured, and neither were any of the other 350 ball-type pens patented by others over the next thirty years. It wasn’t until 1935 that Hungarian brothers Ladislas and Georg Biro introduced an improved version […]
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As of April 29th, Kate Middleton may officially be recognized as the Duchess of Cambridge, however Oprah Winfrey still remains the queen of talk show hosts around the world. For twenty five seasons, The Oprah Winfrey Show has aired spectacular episodes that have played host to numerous musicians, actors, celebrities, authors, doctors, and even politicians. […]
Read More →Many people complain that Valentine’s Day is a holiday created by greeting card and chocolate companies to boost sales in their respective industries, but it’s much more than that – it’s a chance to show those who matter to you how much you care about them in the most cutesy, cheesy, sparkly, over-the-top way you […]
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Pinnacle Promotions has joined a team of Harvard graduate students to promote awareness and raise money for the causes supported by Oxfam, an international confederation of 14 organizations committed to ending poverty and injustice worldwide. Oxfam has a presence in 99 countries across the world, where representatives work directly with and within communities to create […]
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Sick of board games? Tired of Bingo? Well, say hello to Bunco, a dice game invented in 18th-century England. While Bunco was a popular gambling game during the 1920s and Prohibition era, it has now evolved into a social dice game where players typically compete for door prizes instead of money. Although promotional gambling products […]
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Earlier this month, the Palmyra Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supplying school books to children in public schools in Jamaica, distributed 7,000 books to 2,000 children during their first week of school. “I think the most gratifying aspect of the experience of sharing these gifts of learning with these delightful, energetic, hopeful children is […]
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Imagine, if you would, a corporate professional in today’s day and age. He or she likely owns either a Blackberry (the new Blackberry Torch measures 4.37” x 2.44” closed) or an iPhone (the iPhone 4 measures 4.5” x 2.31”). Maybe they have a Kindle (the latest version is 7.5″ x 4.8″) or Barnes & Noble’s […]
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