Between 2 Brands Podcast

It’s the blackest of all Friday’s, so you know it’s time to drop Ep. 230 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie talk about weird email habits that need to stop immediately, Hasseman Marketing celebrates 20 years in business, people are up in arms about an orange juice packaging redesign, Bill and Kirby share things they are thankful for in the branded merchan...

It’s the last Friday before Thanksgiving, so you know it’s time to drop Ep. 229 of the Promo UPFront #podcast. This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie talk about the proposed tariffs by the president-elect and how to manage potential pricing implications with your clients, share some practical tips for advance planning with PPAI Expo on the horizon, discuss how one social media platform is...

It’s the Ides of November and absolutely time to drop Ep. 228 of the Promo UPFront #podcast. This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie talk about how to best maximize your most important piece of digital real estate, why one might attend one large industry trade show in January over another, the biggest heart in the industry makes a huge impact on hurricane relief, a toy manufacturer has a “w...

You know it’s Friday when a fresh-from-the-oven episode of the Promo UPFront #podcast is delivered piping hot direct to you! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie talk about the recent branded merchandise recall involving HALO and how it’s a blueprint for handling similar situations, the impact of a potential breakup of Google forced by the U.S. Department of Justice, specific rules outli...

It’s the first Friday of November which means it’s absolutely time for Ep. 226 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! Today hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie handicap the potential candidates for the next President & CEO of PPAI, Chilis creates sales through some marketing genius (and what we can learn from it), Kirby gives some fantastic advice for following-up after an end-user show, and so much more...

It’s Friday which means it’s time for Ep. 225 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! Today hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie talk about the disparity in spending on election promo, missed merch opportunities at tourist attractions, ways to remove friction (both internally and externally) to help fuel growth, the efficacy of flying cars, and so much more! A BIG thanks to our friends over at Logo Mats fo...

If it’s Friday, then you know it’s time to drop a brand-new episode of the Promo UPFront #podcast! For Ep. 224, hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie dissect the ASI Power 50 list, discuss the credit card processing fees charged by suppliers, ponder if putting more resources into print make good business sense, opine on whether rebranding a product truly impacts sales, and so much more! A HUGE than...

You bet it’s time for Ep. 223 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie wish an industry icon and friend, Paul Kiewiet, Godspeed as he approaches retirement, share some strategies to ensure you have an amazingly profitable fourth quarter of 2024, opine on the value of Home Depot forcing management to spend a day working in the retail stores once per quarter, mor...

Of course, it’s time for Ep. 222 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week, hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie discuss PPAI’s Leadership Development Conference event in Dallas and share some key takeaways, applaud the promo do-gooders who are helping folks in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, ponder about how and what to communicate to clients in relation to the longshoreman...

Heck yes, it’s time for Ep. 221 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie share some thoughts on the purchase of AIA by iPROMOTEu, how each would approach fixing Tupperware after their recent Chapter 11 filing, discuss board leadership shift taking place at PPAI, have a giggle (or two) at an Australian ad campaign to help people overcome “poo paranoia,” and so m...

You bet your sweet bippy it’s time for Ep. 220 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week the original good-time player-men (Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie) talk about the Koozie Group/Tervis partnership and how it may impact the promotional products industry, share some trends for CMOs, dig deep into a fascinating Return to Office study, ponder why a formerly secret government agency would launch a...

Heck yes, it’s time for Ep. 219 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie talk about valuing self when sharing services, discuss an interesting study showing people are increasingly feeling ignored by advertisers, debate whether an iconic company should go through with their rebranding plans, ponder the ramifications of the tipping culture entering the world of...

You KNOW it’s time for Ep. 218 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie share strategies to disconnect and maintain mental health, discuss the importance of resurrecting the concept of boredom, laugh at the silliness of the viral TikTok trend of essentially robbing a bank using your own account, Kirby blind ranks the top five foods to eat while watching footbal...

It’s 5150 time which means we are dropping Ep. 217 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie review how PPAI manages elections to the board, discuss the efficacy of a musical “artist” securing the naming rights to a college football stadium, share strategies on how to handle a nightmare order, Bill interviews Kirby about the new book he wrote with his dad, and s...

Time for Ep. 216 of the Promo UPFront #podcast with Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie! This week the dynamic duo discuss overcoming digital marketing fatigue, invasive hotel room searches for conferences, whether glass cases protecting items from theft at stores creates consumer friction, a deep dive into who would win the bizarre competitions on “The Ocho,” and so much more! A BIG thanks to our pals...

If it’s Friday, you know it’s time to drop Ep. 215 of the Promo UPFront #podcast with Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie! This week the promo pair dig deep into the amazing ASI End-Buyer survey, discuss whether tradeshows should take place over a weekend, finally debate whether cold calling is alive and well or as dead as the dodo, and so much more – you can’t even imagine how much more. A BIG thanks...

Friday mornings mean one thing and one thing only: time for a brand new, oven-fresh episode of the Promo UPFront #podcast! For Ep. 214, hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie discuss the surprising acquisition of alphabroder by S&S Activewear and what it may mean for the industry, Elon Musk wages war (and files lawsuits) on potential advertisers, the myth of “made in China” meaning inferior merch, p...

You know it’s time for ep. 213 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie talk about the perfect marriage of Sweeter Cards and Maple Ridge Farms, the branding implications of Southwest Airlines moving away from open seating, the backlash for Google’s “Gemini” commercial, the short and long-term efficacy of marketing clickbait, the “Marketing Genius of the Week,”...

Of COURSE it’s time for ep. 212 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie review Bill’s experience at the ASI Show and the Counselor Awards, more silliness in the Promotional Products Professionals Facebook page, whether educational webinars are impactful, the overreach of the International Olympic Committee when it comes to enforcing fake merch, the “Marketing...

You know it’s Friday when Ep. 211 of the Promo UPFront #podcast with Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie drops! This week the dynamic duo talk about the big news of Dale Denham departing PPAI, Sticker Mule mixes business with politics and has predictable results, Greece considers a six-day work week to grow the economy, the intended and unintended impact of Amazon’s Prime Day, Bill asks Kirby for advic...

If it’s Friday (and it is), then you know it’s time for Ep. 210 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie discuss how the dichotomy of the current economic perception and whether you should discuss it with your clients, the efficacy of Netflix turning vacant department stores into entertainment centers, share strategies for selling through a sales slump caused b...

Even though it’s a holiday weekend, it’s time for Ep. 209 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie talk about the new PPAI website and a missed opportunity, lessons from communication failures, Bill shares a little about his first vacation in a decade, HIT Promotional Products makes a HUGE hire, advice for getting back into work-mode after a vacation, and so mu...

You darn well know it’s time for Ep. 208 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie talk about industry media and the difference of reporting news and creating conversations, the inherent friction of updating phone apps, wonder if we are in a “promotion recession,” discuss a MASSIVE sports retirement, bring back rapid fire, and so much more! A BIG thanks to our f...

You know it’s time for Ep. 207 of the PromoUPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie celebrate officially eclipsing the amount of episodes of unScripted by listening to congratulatory messages from some VERY important Americans, talk about obscene room charges from hotels and how one clever supplier avoided them, discuss “telephoneaphobia” for people under the age of 40, deb...

Oh yes, it’s time for Ep. 206 of the Promo UPFront #podcast! This week hosts Kirby Hasseman and Bill Petrie discuss how suppliers can better support the marketing efforts of multi-line reps, Apple’s ingeniously simple way to reduce burnout, talk about the lessons learned from Bill’s recent health scare and diagnosis, how entrepreneurs can plan a vacation where they can fully unplug, play a vacatio...