Brendan Menapace

Brendan Menapace

Brendan is the content director for ASI’s Print & Promo Marketing media brand, which brings together the promotional products, apparel, commercial print and product decoration industries. His coverage includes in-depth company and personal profiles, trend pieces, and multimedia content.

Class In Session for Promo Products
January 29, 2025 at 3:27 pm

There is enormous sales potential in the educational vertical within promotional products. You just need to know where to start.

In-plant at Illegal Cannabis Shop Busted by NYPD
July 17, 2024 at 1:47 pm

An illegal pot shop in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, shut down by the New York City Sheriff's Office, was printing its own packaging and labels for products.

The Changing Promo Products Business
March 6, 2024 at 3:56 pm

We attended the recent Promotional Products Association International Expo to study trends in the promo business. Here is what we learned.

Pantone Announces 2024 Color of the Year
December 13, 2023 at 3:14 pm

Peach Fuzz is a color? Apparently so, according to Pantone, which calls it "a bright, warm shade" that "captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others."

Promo Products Prove Profitable for School District In-plant
March 22, 2023 at 2:31 pm

Selling promo products has been a tremendously successful business for Deer Valley Unified School District Print Services. We caught up with the managers during the recent PPAI Expo to learn the secrets of their success.

The Possibility of a UPS Strike Looms Over 2023
September 14, 2022 at 2:27 pm

UPS workers are demanding higher pay for tough working conditions, leading up to a contract negotiation next spring that is set to expire, creating the threat of a strike.

FTC Fines Apparel Brand $211K for False 'Made in USA' Labels
August 24, 2022 at 2:14 pm

The FTC issued a fine against the apparel brand Lions Not Sheep for replacing its "Made in China" labels with "Made in USA" labels. The FTC has begun cracking down on these claims as it enforces a new rule that tightens Made in USA labeling requirements.