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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>First BPMA Academy course fully booked</title>
      <description>The British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA) Academy, which offers the first official qualification for the promotional merchandise industry, has proved to be a fantastic success.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Promotional merchandise business booming</title>
      <description>BPMA-supported research from Sourcing City has shown that the promotional merchandise industry is enjoying a boom period despite the continuing economic gloom that the UK is facing.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Consumers turn bargain hunters to beat crunch</title>
      <description>In light of the much publicised credit crunch and the debt and interest rate fears, UK consumers are more actively searching for bargains and altering their shopping habits, a survey shows.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>What's in your car?</title>
      <description>National survey finds that most of us believe that branded promotional merchandise increases a company's brand awareness.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Seeking promotional marketing entrepreneurs</title>
      <description>The UK's GBP20billion promotional marketing industry has officially launched the search for the most dynamic entrepreneur to be the 2008's Entrepreneur of the Industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA launches promotional merchandise academy</title>
      <description>The British Promotional Merchandising Association (BPMA) has formally launched the BPMA Academy, the first official qualification for the promotional merchandise industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA brings together UK marketing bodies</title>
      <description>The British Promotional Merchandise Association will facilitate and contribute to a series of key marketing seminars in collaboration with other leading marketing services associations.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA initiatives at Promotional Marketing show</title>
      <description>The BPMA will be on hand to discuss several new initiatives at The Promotional Marketing Exhibition, on 15-17 April 2008, at Olympia in London</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mandmdirect makes Sunday Times Buyout Track 100</title>
      <description>Mandmdirect.com, the online and mail order retailer of discounted lifestyle, fashion and sports apparel and footwear, has been placed second in the 2008 Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mandmdirect posts astonishing Xmas retail figures</title>
      <description>Mandmdirect.com, the UK's number one online discount fashion and sports retailer, has posted Christmas trading sales growth of 29 per cent to the nine weeks ending 30 December 2007.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bag designer named Entrepreneur of the Industry</title>
      <description>The entrepreneur behind Clippykit, the Portobello Road market cult handbag carried by Helena Bonham Carter, Debbie Harry and Jools Oliver, has been recognised by the promotions industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tomato Source is BPMA best newcomer</title>
      <description>Sourcing company and BPMA member Tomato Source was presented with the Best Newcomer award at the British Promotional Merchandise Association's Christmas lunch held in London recently.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Shortlist announced for Entrepreneur Award</title>
      <description>A shortlist of five people has been decided by a high-profile judging panel searching for the 2007 The Entrepreneur of the Industry Award, an annual initiative by the BPMA.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Promotions industry can help plastic bag ban</title>
      <description>Ban the free plastic bag and let the promotions industry step in to help, argues Gordon Glenister, Director General of the British Promotional Merchandise Association.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA announces Vice Chair and new board members</title>
      <description>The British Promotional Merchandise Association has appointed a Vice Chair and two new board members as part of its drive to increase expertise and support after a surge in new membership..</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA launches China Trade Advisory Group</title>
      <description>The British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA) has launched a China Trade Advisory Group to address the issues and share expertise on trading with China.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA offers diverse activities at incentive show</title>
      <description>The British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA) will lead a number of initiatives and activities at the 2007 National Incentive Show (NIS) 2007.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA boat race challenges marketing community</title>
      <description>The British Promotional Merchandise Association is holding a dragon boat racing day for the marketing community on 19 July at Dorney Lake, Windsor, the rowing centre for the 2012 Olympics.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA introduces raft of member benefits</title>
      <description>The UK's promotional merchandising body, the BPMA, is offering its members the opportunity to make major savings on many valuable products in addition to an extensive range of services.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA appoints first Director General</title>
      <description>The British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA) has appointed Gordon Glenister as Director General.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Merchandise: the death of the wooden squirrel</title>
      <description>Margot Parker, board director and European spokesperson for the British Promotional Merchandise Association, discusses the relevance of the promotional products that we find in our offices.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA picks youngest-ever board director</title>
      <description>The British Promotional Merchandise Association has appointed Oliver Reynalds, 24, European account manager of Premier Promotional Services, as a BPMA board director.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>BPMA launches website to boost service</title>
      <description>The BPMA has set up a website that aims to be the official sourcing portal for the promotional merchandise industry</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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