How Canadian Businesses Can Navigate the 2026 US Tariff on Promotional Products For Canadian marketing and procurement teams, the landscape of promotional products shifted dramatically this week. On August 5, 2026, it was confirmed that the US administration is imposing a 50% tariff on many Canadian imports, explicitly including apparel, effective August 19, 2026. Critically, […]
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Report: Not All Organic Cotton Is Actually Organic There’s significantly more organic cotton coming out of countries like India than there are organic seeds in circulation. Something doesn’t add up, according to an investigation by The New York Times. By Theresa Hegel Demand for organic cotton has been growing. The only problem? A significant portion of […]
Is the Future of Merch in the Metaverse? Virtual worlds and goods are part of an economy worth billions. Now, a handful of promo professionals are exploring how to turn real-life branded products into lucrative digital assets. By Theresa Hegel Mark 2021 as the year the metaverse went mainstream. In December, a fan spent $450,000 to […]
Promo Industry Popular Search Terms December 2021 Top ESP Terms Largely Static as N95 Searches Soar. While the 10 most-searched terms stayed much the same in December, queries for the protective masks jumped with the explosion of omicron. By Sara Lavenduski New data from ASI reveals that the top 10 search terms in ESP remained largely consistent […]
Promo’s Supply Chain Challenges Aren’t Going Away in 2022 As suppliers aggressively bring inventory stateside, high costs and port congestion persist, with the looming Lunar New Year in China also prompting fresh concerns. By Christopher Ruvo When it comes to supply chain disruption and the promotional products industry in 2022, it’s a case of “Groundhog Day” […]
Infographic: The Staggering Cost of Inflation Price increases in the promo industry are being driven by soaring costs. These stats put the inflationary pressures in stark relief. By Christopher Ruvo Everything costs more these days – including promotional products. Many promo suppliers increased pricing on items they sell in 2021, and more increases, often in a […]
Top 10 Promo Industry News Stories of 2021 Stories tied to COVID-19 and supply chain issues dominated ASI Media. By Christopher Ruvo This year has been a long decade, you might say. When the calendar flipped to 2021, there was hope that the COVID-19 challenges experienced in 2020 would remain in the past. Alas, they just […]
Top Product Searches for End of 2021 PPE Continues Tumble Out of Top ESP Searches, whereas traditional items like pens and mugs still dominate as the most-searched products. By Sara Lavenduski Demand for PPE continued its downturn in November.That’s according to new ESP data, which shows that traditional products maintained their top spots in search terms […]
Top 100 Searches for Promotional Products in Q2 2021 This ongoing project – updated with Q2 results 2021 – spotlights the promotional products that are most in-demand. The king is dead. Long live the king. There’s a changing of the guard in our ESP searches for Q2. Masks, the usurper of the industry since 2020, […]
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