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Copying Machines: Counterfeiting used to be called a nuisance. Now, there's a new word for it--epidemic
Counterfeiting is no longer a localized nuisance akin to Three-Card Monte games. Thanks largely to the deadly combo of the recession and the surge of e-commerce, it's fast becoming an epidemic. Are your award winners getting the real goods?

Tumi Thinks Ahead with 'Just In Case' Tote
The tote welcomes the excess items taken out of over-packed checked bags

Report: Swag Sales Shrank 7 Percent
Study shows how the economy and PhRMA Code has impacted the $18 billion promotional product industry.

 
Electronics & Cameras

Copying Machines: Counterfeiting used to be called a nuisance. Now, there's a new word for it--epidemic
Counterfeiting is no longer a localized nuisance akin to Three-Card Monte games. Thanks largely to the deadly combo of the recession and the surge of e-commerce, it's fast becoming an epidemic. Are your award winners getting the real goods?

Electronics Go Thin & Green
The consumer electronics business thrives on change, providing consumers the newest and the best. This year, that doesn’t mean bigger, it means slimmer and greener, with a trend towards more environmentally friendly products that use less power and are made with fewer toxic chemicals and heavy metals than in the past.

Casio's New EXILIM Digital Camera
Casio's EXILIM Hi-Zoom EX-H10 features 12.1 megapixel resolution, and a wide-angle/telephoto lens.

Mobile-Device Socks, or Mocks, from Down Under
LaRoo’s “mobile socks,” or Mocks, make the perfect companion piece for iPods, jewelry, gift card awards for employees.

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Apparel & Sporting Goods

Copying Machines: Counterfeiting used to be called a nuisance. Now, there's a new word for it--epidemic
Counterfeiting is no longer a localized nuisance akin to Three-Card Monte games. Thanks largely to the deadly combo of the recession and the surge of e-commerce, it's fast becoming an epidemic. Are your award winners getting the real goods?

Fulfillment House Top Brands Brings Vera Bradley to Incentive Market
Popular ladies' handbag and luggage maker Vera Bradley has entered the incentive, premium and corporate gift market

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Food & Beverage

NatGeo's Adventure Into Coffee
A partnership between National Geographic and Café Bom Dia, a Brazil-based family-owned company, has yielded a world-class coffee called Terra Firma.

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Personal Accessories

Copying Machines: Counterfeiting used to be called a nuisance. Now, there's a new word for it--epidemic
Counterfeiting is no longer a localized nuisance akin to Three-Card Monte games. Thanks largely to the deadly combo of the recession and the surge of e-commerce, it's fast becoming an epidemic. Are your award winners getting the real goods?

Fulfillment House Top Brands Brings Vera Bradley to Incentive Market
Popular ladies' handbag and luggage maker Vera Bradley has entered the incentive, premium and corporate gift market

Mobile-Device Socks, or Mocks, from Down Under
LaRoo’s “mobile socks,” or Mocks, make the perfect companion piece for iPods, jewelry, gift card awards for employees.

Tumi Thinks Ahead with 'Just In Case' Tote
The tote welcomes the excess items taken out of over-packed checked bags

» Read More
 
Watches & Jewelry

Copying Machines: Counterfeiting used to be called a nuisance. Now, there's a new word for it--epidemic
Counterfeiting is no longer a localized nuisance akin to Three-Card Monte games. Thanks largely to the deadly combo of the recession and the surge of e-commerce, it's fast becoming an epidemic. Are your award winners getting the real goods?

Luxury Goods Brands Prepare for Lean Times
The leaders of luxury goods makers said they are preparing for lean times through 2010 at the the Reuters Global Luxury Summit earlier this week, according to a report in National Jeweler, a sister publication of Incentive.

Jorg Gray Makes U.S. Debut
Luxury watch and timepiece maker shows off its newest line at Las Vegas event.

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Office Accessories & Home Goods

Copying Machines: Counterfeiting used to be called a nuisance. Now, there's a new word for it--epidemic
Counterfeiting is no longer a localized nuisance akin to Three-Card Monte games. Thanks largely to the deadly combo of the recession and the surge of e-commerce, it's fast becoming an epidemic. Are your award winners getting the real goods?

Power Tools: Building Up When Economy's Down
Demand for power tools and hand tools is ratcheting up as pennywise homeowners work on house projects themselves. As a result, power tools are increasingly redeemed as awards.

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Copying Machines: Counterfeiting used to be called a nuisance. Now, there's a new word for it--epidemic
Counterfeiting is no longer a localized nuisance akin to Three-Card Monte games. Thanks largely to the deadly combo of the recession and the surge of e-commerce, it's fast becoming an epidemic. Are your award winners getting the real goods?

Consumers Lean on Loyalty
Participation in retail loyalty programs increases, especially among Millennials, as consumers look for savings.

Podcast: Challenges and Opportunities for the Hospitality Industry
Bjorn Hanson, clinical associate professor of the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at New York University, discusses strategies for new hotel brands, the lodging industry’s response to consumers’ new frugality, and when things will start getting better for the hospitality industry.

 
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