Interviews

Something new about European Sourcing ?

Sandrine Balaguer is giving us some news about European Sourcing !!

For those who are not aware of “europeansourcing”, it’s a Mega on-line database,www.europeansourcing.com.

Genuine search engine of promotional objects and business gifts, listing more than 1500 catalogues of European suppliers…
Its goal: To connect the promotional product market actors in Europe, while respecting everyone’s working habits and culture.

What’s new about European Sourcing??
Interview between DocLogo+ and Sandrine Balaguer:

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April 16, 2008

A world without promotional products ! (5/5)

Imagine, up from tomorrow, there are no promotional products any more in the world. What is the impact apart from my own businesses to collapse? What will a world without promotional product look like ?
Be careful, if you can’t give the answer, it might mean that promotional products are useless !

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December 21, 2007

A world without promotional products ! (3/5)

Imagine, up from tomorrow there were no promotional products in the world any more. What is the impact apart from my own businesses to collapse? What will a world without promotional product look like?
Be careful, if you can’t give the answer, it might mean that promotional products are useless ! Please send us your ideas! We’ll post them below.

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December 10, 2007

The writers of this BLOG

The objectif of the PPIBlog is to gather information relative to the entire promotional product industry, its news and trends.

In this purpose, we ask a variety of worldwide industry professionals to intervene in the Blog.

The PPIBlog was created by Horizonsources Sl in Barcelona.

Find below the writers’ list.

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November 15, 2007

Pro8, one more tradefair for the premium and gift industry in Europe ?

pro8 For a few months I have received e-mailings announcing that a new tradefair for the premium and gift industry was launched in Amsterdam, Holland: the Pro8. I’m quite astonished: why would distributors visit this fair rather than PSI or would they visit both fairs ? What is so new and innovative that will make the fair a success.

Below is an interview with John Swaab from PRO8, my questions are quite agressive, but it’s true that I’m really not convinced (yet) that this fair has it’s place in the actual market.

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June 16, 2007

Interview with Tetsu Liew of Empire Promos in New York

interviewHenk : Dear Tetsu, Could you please give some short feedback about your company, I learned your company is working since 1984 in Premium and gift business ? Does your company import products from China, or do you source from US suppliers ? For which major corporations does your company work ?
Tetsu : Although most of the products we sell are made in China, we work with trusted intermediaries in the United States to procure the imports. Some of our suppliers import the items directly from China on our behalf. Others buy the products and imprint them for us as needed.
Our company has worked extensively with many major corporations and nonprofits during the twenty plus years we have been in business. These include: American Express, Barnes & Noble, Citicorp, Prudential Investments, the United Nations, MTV, OppenheimerFunds, Universal Motown Records, Young & Rubicam, Elsevier and Continental Airlines.

interviewHenk : Are your clients mainly based in New York or do you also serve clients throughout the US or even abroad ? Your website is very complete, and it seems easy to order online. So I suppose you get orders from all over the US ?

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May 15, 2007

Small promotional products, big results !

richard ouellette
Many distributors in Europe now buy frequently from the far east. But only a few buy promotional products from the New World. It’s a pity because there are some innovative items there that deserve attention. This interview is about a range of Promotional golf products made in Canada by the company Zoogee.

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December 12, 2006