Between 2 Brands Podcast

It’s time for an eggnog-level Promo UPFront Podcast with Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie! Today the holiday heroes talk about the branding of Santa, their holiday traditions as children and how they compare to what they are now, share their choices for the three worst Christmas songs, unveil their top five favorite Christmas movies, Kirby takes a quick holiday quiz, and so much more!

A huge thanks to our friends at PXP Solutions for sponsoring. As the premier contract decorator in the United States, they want to remind you to have a healthy, safe, and prosperous 2023!

It’s time for ep. 128 of the Promo UPFront #podcast with Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie! This week the dynamic duo shares their Mount Rushmore of brands, weigh in on how several states are banning TikTok from government-issued phones, dissect the new Twitter Blue logo (and Twitter Blue itself, Bill quizzes Kirby on prices in 2002 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Las Vegas hosting PPAI Expo, and so much more!

Huge thanks to our friends at Shepenco for sponsoring this fine broadcast! If you’re heading out to trade shows in January, make sure to see them in Orlando (booth #1211) and Las Vegas (booth #5405)! You can also visit them at Shepenco.com!

It’s Friday and time for episode 127 of the Promo UPFront #podcast with Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie! This week the Deacon’s of the Dictionary talk about the meaning of the Pantone Color of the Year, discuss Danny Rosin’s blog arguing that old school awards are dead, share the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year for 2022 – and suggest words that might have been better choices, reveal the winner and loser of football picks for good, and so much more!

A HUGE thanks to our friends at Evans for sponsoring this award-winning broadcast. Even though it’s December, there is still time to get thank-you gifts to out to those who have helped you this year and no one makes it easier than Evans. Visit them at evans-mfg.com!

It’s the first Friday of December which means it’s time for episode 126 of the Promo UPFront Podcast with Kirby Hasseman, Bill Petrie, and special guest host, Josh Robbins! This week the Captains of the Cruise broadcast directly from a floating city and talk about how distributors can maximize sales in December, share some very timely travel tips, discuss bizarre copyright infringement case involving a dog toy, make the final football picks for PPEF, and so much more!

HUGE thanks to Promocations for sponsoring this podcast. Suppliers, there are a few spots left on the inaugural PromoCruise taking place April 24-28, 2023. Don’t miss out on this ground-floor opportunity! Send an email to [email protected] or visit www.promocations.com to get more information!

It’s the blackest of all Friday’s which means it’s time to unleash episode 125 of the Promo UPFront Podcast with Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie on an awaiting marketing world! This week the Tank Commanders of Turkey discussed the ASI Power 50 list, an interesting merch marketing approach from Denny’s, the failure of the TikTok influencer campaign, share things they are both grateful for this Thanksgiving, make football picks for good, and so much more!

HUGE thanks to our friends at PXP Solutions for sponsoring this fine broadcast. They still have capacity to help you with your apparel decoration needs so call the owner, Bruce Jolesch at 214.380.1883!

It’s the Friday before Thanksgiving and time for episode 124 of the Promo UPFront Podcast with Bill Petrie & Kirby Hasseman! This week the Warlocks of Wideband talk about a recent article about fixing promo’s brandfill problem – and offer some additional solutions, ponder if it’s worth advertising in outer space, applaud the way ASI is rolling out their annual Power 50 list, get excited about a Thanksgiving side dish in canned, drinkable form, make their weekly football picks for PPEF, and so much more!

A HUGE thanks to our promo pals at Shepenco for sponsoring this fine broadcast. Have you visited the new Shepenco website? Well, if not, you need to head over to Shepenco.com right now and see how their amazing tools can help you with your business!

It’s Friday and time for episode 123 of the Promo UPFront podcast with Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie! Today the Quartermasters of Q3 Sales Results talk about the encryption attack against industry service provider Essent, review the ASI Q3 sales report from ASI, discuss the mental hangover from the mid-term elections, chat about the current pickleball craze, do some football picks to benefit PPEF, and so much more!

Platinum-level content wouldn’t be possible without the support of amazing partners like Evans Manufacturing. During the stressful holiday season, they have made it easier than ever to express gratitude through thoughtful gifts. Check out their entire line at evans-mfg.com!

It’s Friday and time for episode 122 of the Promo UPFront Podcast with Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie! This week the Raconteurs of Raking Leaves talk about the Chicago Bulls partnering with Klarna on in-seat merchandise delivery during games, opine on the value of video games as it relates to business focus, ask how we can get past the hate on social media after (yet another) snit on the Promotional Products Facebook page, make football predictions to benefit PPEF, and so much more.

A HUGE thanks to our friends at PromoPulse for sponsoring this pumpkin-spice level #podcast. NOW is the time to partner with PromoPulse on their amazing AMP automating marketing platform, because if you sign up now your first 30 days are FREE! Email Jason Nokes at [email protected] to get started today!

It’s the last Friday before Halloween which means it’s time to drop episode 121 of the Promo UPFront Podcast on the marketing world! Today the Captains of the Kit Kat talk about the rebranding of Hirsch, discuss the ramifications of Adidas dropping Ye (Kanye West) as a partner – and Bill goes on an epic rant, ponder when the right time is to start a goal, do a little Gambling for Good for PPEF, and so much more!

BIG thanks to PXP Solutions for sponsoring this spooky podcast. Bruce Jolesch and his team are ready to help you reduce your stress by working with you to plan for apparel gift giving this holiday season. Contact Bruce at 214.380.1883 or [email protected].

It’s time for episode 120 of the Promo UPFront Podcast! This week the bad boys of branding recorded LIVE in Atlantic City and discussed the #promotionseast show from SAAGNY, the Hasseman Marketing End User show and how to build one for your distributorship, self-destructing promo for sustainability, Kirby takes a quiz about Atlantic City, gambling for good, and so much more!

A HUGE thanks to our friends at Shepenco for sponsoring this award winning #podcast. When you’re ready to work with a supplier that truly gets the point, visit Shepenco.com.