Originally published by Promo Marketing on July 20, 2012. Many things have changed in the promotional products industry since the toy industry suffered widespread recalls and product safety issues in late fall 2007. These events triggered the passage of the CPSIA in 2008, and product safety and compliance have been in the forefront ever since. [...]
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Originally published by Promo Marketing on June 15, 2012. Is product safety and compliance a trend? Or is it here to stay? The answer depends on whom you ask. If you are regularly talking to marketing or procurement leaders at most Fortune 1000 companies, it’s evident they are paying much more attention to this topic. [...]
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Originally published by Promo Marketing on May 4, 2012. Managing product safety and social compliance into large, long-lead-time projects is something that many suppliers and distributors who purchase factory direct have become fairly adept at doing. Most of these efforts have been driven by their end buyer customers’ expectations as part of Fortune 1000′s focus [...]
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Originally published by Promo Marketing on March 9, 2012. Our industry seems to be struggling with the question of whether or not to commit time, effort and money to developing compliance programs. It’s an oversimplification, but you can group our industry into five basic categories on this topic: 1. The Early Adopters “It’s the law. [...]
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Originally published by Promo Marketing on February 24, 2012. I’m quite fortunate to be able to discuss compliance topics with multiple audiences, which helps me to better understand the challenges many face when trying to meet their Fortune 1000 client compliance needs. My last blog entry addressed the topic of testing in The Golden Sample: Why [...]
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