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Exton, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) October 29, 2014

Media Supply, Inc., a leading supplier of duplication services, supplies and equipment, announced the release of its 2014 promotional products catalog, as well as its new procurement center in Hong Kong. The diverse catalog is built upon the elite sourcing skills of Media Supplys international team, which has the ability to supply customers with a wide variety of promotional products.

The new Media Supply catalog features custom printed promotional items, also know as ad specialties, including Bluetooth speakers, portable device chargers, smart phone compatible sports bracelets, headphones and even GoPro camera pole mounts. When customized with a companys name and logo, these items make ideal holiday gifts for clients and employees.

Were excited about our new procurement center in Hong Kong, beyond just the support it gives our international sourcing, said Frank Quinlisk, Media Supplys Vice President. It can also assist our clients with negotiating agreements, export expertise, international forwarding, packaging insight and quality control.

Almost every American business uses promotional products, making them a $20.5 billion industry, and for smart marketers, items like Bluetooth speakers, USB flash drives and device chargers deliver a more efficient cost per impression than just about every other major marketing effort. Additionally, the staying power of a logo-imprinted gift easily exceeds other advertising. A recent study by ASI that examined global advertising specialty impressions in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, London, Sydney, revealed that 38% of respondents owned between 1-5 promotional products, and an amazing 13% owned more that 21 products with some type of logo. Numbers like this clearly demonstrate that applying a custom logo to a leading edge technology product greatly increases the number of eyes exposed to an organizations brand.

Media Supplys new promotional catalog is available by visiting Media Supplys catalog request page, where interested parties can elect to receive a physical or electronic version of the catalog. Media Supplys promotional products are also available for view on ASIs website, under ASI number 70302.

About Media Supply: Media Supply, Inc. offers data products, duplication equipment, consumables, services and fulfillment, designed to meet the requirements of those wishing to distribute products and information in data, audio or video form. The company's key products and services are DVD, CD & Blu-ray Disc publishers, USB duplicators, duplication and fulfillment services and premium promotional product supplies. Media Supply is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit http://www.mediasupply.com or call 1.800.944.4237.

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The finalists of this years Excellence Awards, recognising the best in print and digital publishing across Australia, are announced today.

Bauer Media is leading the finalist pack with a total of 19 on the shortlist followed by NewsLifeMedia with 12, and 11 for Pacific Magazines. Sterling Publishing have nine finalists with Hardie Grant Media, Alt.Control Media and CMMA Digital & Print on five each. The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and Westwick-Farrow Media have four nominations.

More than 250 entries were submitted to the awards which are now in their 18th year. An expert panel of judges from across the publishing industry have been scrutinising all entries.

The winners will be announced at a gala dinner at Sydneys Doltone House Darling Island Wharf on 20 November and will close the two day Publish conference on 19-20 November being organised by Mumbrella in conjunction with Publishers Australia.

To book tickets for the ceremony click here.

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Students demonstrate in Hong Kong, where protests are now in their second month. Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Every time Alice Lau visits Hong Kongs pro-democracy protests, she wears two photo ID badges, slung around her neck in a clear plastic sheath.

The first badge identifies her as a full-time employee of a pro-government newspaper. Every day, her employer condemns the unprecedented protests, now in their second month, for wreaking havoc on the citys transportation networks and economic vitality. The second card identifies her as a volunteer reporter for an outspoken Facebook-based news outlet with more than 100,000 subscribers.

One badge always obscures the other. By day, she displays the first. By night, as she camps out in protest zones and faces down riot police, she displays the second. Few protesters read her newspaper, but most have probably seen her work.

Alice Lau is a pseudonym. Revealing her name or employer could get her fired, she said, and revealing her Facebook platform could invite undue scrutiny. Its not like I want people to think Im a hero, she said over iced milk tea at a McDonalds in Admiralty district, the protests de facto core. I just feel like I need to use my talents to help Hong Kong, to help my community. Im just an ordinary citizen.

Hong Kongs traditional media is suffering a crisis of confidence. Many of the citys most influential newspapers and TV stations are owned by local tycoons who, wary of jeopardising their mainland business ties, have taken great pains to maintain a conservative editorial line. The citys young people have responded by turning to social media for news and thus, the ongoing umbrella movement may be the best-documented social movement in history, with even its quieter moments generating a maelstrom of status updates, shares and likes.

Press freedom in Hong Kong is not in a good state its not an authoritarian regime yet, but the pressure is on, said Mark Simon, a senior executive at Next Media, the citys only openly pro-democratic media conglomerate. Whats saving the city now are these group acts of journalistic courage.

The protests intensely public nature has fostered a heightened sense of caution. Although few protesters expect a Tiananmen-style crackdown, which would almost certainly spur an exodus from the city, many fear that Beijing will find ways to persecute organisers and high-profile supporters in a gradual, retroactive campaign. Many volunteer supply booths at the protest sites prominently display no photo signs, a plea to keep their operators identities under wraps.

Simon said that a crackdown, while unlikely, would be devastating for the city. Can Hong Kong survive with [student leader] Joshua Wong in jail, or [Next Media CEO] Jimmy Lai in jail do you think Hong Kong could survive that? I say no. It wont work. The worlds not going to treat you the same.

Since Beijing assumed control of Hong Kong in a 1997 handover, it has ruled the the city under a one country, two systems arrangement, granting it freedoms unknown on the mainland, including an independent judiciary, freedom of assembly, and an unrestricted press. Among these, the last is perhaps the most conspicuous the city has 18 newspapers and a string of scandal-hungry TV and radio stations, many of them notorious for broadcasting unscrupulous celebrity gossip and political exposs.

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For many, Ibiza is the definitive symbol of summer hedonism. But in winter, the island is far from going into hibernation....

Many think Ibiza opens its doors in May, welcomes the party-loving masses for five months, and then cheerfully waves goodbye. But its actually much more than just a seasonal destination.

In winter, Ibiza transforms into an altogether different paradise one where the pace of life slows and the streets empty, but one thats still alive with activity.

Only a two-and-a-half-hour flight from the UK, youre practically a hop, skip and a jump away, so if youre looking to banish the winter blues, here are four reasons why you shouldnt delay

1. Hurrah, for the sun is still shining.

You remember the sun! That massive, yellow, hot thing in the sky that you probably last saw a few months ago? Well its still burning brightly in Ibiza. Its now the end of October and the average temperature is 23 degrees. And it will stay warm enough for beach trips and sunbathing until December. Yes, you read that right. Which leads us nicely on to our next point.

2. There are tons of amazing beaches, with no one on them!

Measuring just 220 square miles, Ibiza is a mere speck in a vast Mediterranean expanse, but its coastline is peppered with breathtakingly beautiful beaches more than 50 of them. And this is the perfect time of year to check them out because the crowds have dispersed and the heat isnt too oppressive, so you can go for a stroll and marvel at the cerulean waters, or find a secluded spot to catch one of those world famous sunsets.

3. The best restaurants stay open all year round.

There are a whole heap of top-notch restaurants open to cater for voracious appetites. Dine with a sea view at Cotton Beach Club, eat the best pizza in town at Los Pasajeros in Marina Botafoch, find a cosy nook at Clandestino in Playa denBossa, or go for a hearty roast dinner at Cook Ibizas Sunday Service. Come February, San Antonios pintxos festival kicks into action, so every Thursday for five weeks local bars and restaurants offer a tapas (mini plate of food) and drink for just 2. The best part? You can hop on a train and be taken to each and every one of them. All aboard!

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