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Registration Opens For NMG's 2026 Summer PrimeTime
Registration Opens For NMG's 2026 Summer PrimeTime
Nationwide Marketing Group (NMG) has announced PrimeTime registration is now open for NMG members, prospective members, and participating vendor partners. The buying group returns to Nashville's Music City Center from August 23-26, 2026.
"Just as Nashville is known for its southern hospitality, we are eager for our members to hear Guidara's unique philosophy on hospitality in business," said Nationwide Marketing Group CEO Tom Hickman.
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Consumers Still Value Pride Month Participation -- How Can Brands Do So More Authentically (and Specifically)?
 
Woman holding rainbow flag heart placard sign, symbol of LGBT love during Pride Parade. Equality march to support and celebrate LGBT+, LGBTQ Gay and lesbian community.
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The most recent research detailed by Omnisend's Povilas Sabaliauskas indicates that corporate LGBTQ+ engagement is pulling back, with a survey of consumers dovetailing with Gravity Research data to suggest as much.
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Google's Universal Cart will soon be available to Walmart, Target shoppers -- getting their buy-in may be the hard part
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Amazon faces class action lawsuit over Ring facial-recognition feature
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The 2026 TWICE VIP Awards Are Open For Your Nominations!
The 2026 TWICE VIP Awards Are Open For Your Nominations!
TWICE is proud to hold its annual VIP Awards once again. The thirteenth edition of the awards will celebrate the best features, design, and value that new products are bringing to consumers and give retailers and distributors a chance to honor difference-makers in their businesses.

Every VIP Award Winner will receive:
  • Coverage in the September VIP Issue of TWICE, as well as on TWICE.com and the TWICE eNewsletter
  • A press release, social graphics, and digital banners, as well as a fully licensed winner’s badge to aid in-house promotion
  • All of the winners’ assets will be fully licensed and can be used both indefinitely and internationally on marketing materials, packaging, displays, etc
The entry deadline is Friday, June 19, by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
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The New Google Home Speaker Could Finally Have A Release Date
 
The New Google Home Speaker Could Finally Have A Release Date
Just when I thought the upcoming Google Home Speaker would never see the light of day, a possible release date has surfaced, and it could be here in a matter of weeks.
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The US Smartphone Market Has Declined 3% Year Over Year
 
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Omdia has released its latest research revealing that the US smartphone market declined 3% year over year, down to 33.4 million units in 1Q26. This is contrasted against 1Q25, when vendors and carriers accelerated inventory build-up ahead of potential US tariff actions.
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Smartphone industry predicted to hit biggest low for 13 years thanks to memory crisis -- and only Apple and Samsung are safe from extinction