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Facemasks are likely to emerge as a hot category for months or years to come until a vaccine is found for distributors and master fulfillment companies.... [ read more ]

National Incentive Brands (NiB), a division of All Star Incentive Marketing, Sturbridge, MA, entered into a direct-factory manufacturer's representative agreement with Bulova to service and support special market accounts based in New England.... [ read more ]

NGC, one of the world's largest gift card master fulfillment companies, has developed a gift card collection tailored for companies, individuals and the broader community in need of essential products during the Covid-19 crisis.... [ read more ]

Matt Osborn, the third-generation CEO of 50-year-old Premco, a master fulfillment company near Denver, CO, says the company is benefiting from the increased interest in brands in the business and promotional gifting business by bringing on such lines as Yeti, the North Face, GoPro, Instant Brands, and most recently My Pillow and Molekule, a virus and bacteria-killing air filter to the corporate market.... [ read more ]

The Brand Media Coalition and 1-800FLOWERS.com have announced the launch of the industry's first Surprise and Delight and Occasion Gifting platform available only to members of the BrandMediaCoalition.com. The new platform enables recognition, gift and reward solution providers to offer their end-user customers access to a surprise-and-delight and occasion gifting platform making it easy to ... [ read more ]

Resourceful industry suppliers are reacting to the crisis by finding new markets and brands to serve their clients. Links Unlimited launches a new work-at-home collection; Premco brings the Molekule air filter system to the market, and Branded Logistics promotes an Otter Box mobile device cleansing kit. ... [ read more ]

The Klosebuy retail loyalty platform is being offered free to retailers for up to a year to help local business owners inform the residents of their local communities if they're open, their current hours, if they're offering delivery, curbside or no-touch pickup. Listings can be updated in seconds through an easy-to-use interface. Companies must sign up by August 2020 to take advantage of the program. ... [ read more ]

Two media properties partner to provide a multi-media platform to help Human Resources practitioners and solution providers seize the opportunity of the coming worldwide human capital mandate. ... [ read more ]

Scott Kooken, President of Links Unlimited, knows this crisis, while hopefully short-lived, will have a profound impact on business, and he plans for Links to come out ahead.... [ read more ]

RRN's sister media platform ESM at EnterpriseEngagement.org published an article on the potential impact of Covid-19 on business in general. (See ESM: The Potential Impact of Covid-19 on Business.) This article focuses more specifically on the impact of the crisis on the incentive, rewards, recognition, loyalty and gifting business. ... [ read more ]