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Things change. For example, consider this quote from the 2054 Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “Football (/fo-ot-bôl/) Any of several games played between three teams on a triangular field having goalposts at all three sides, and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a designated goal by running or kicking.” Wow! How did…
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With the year already more than half over, it’s a great time to pause and take stock of what’s going on in the consumables space — aluminum offset plates, paper, inks, and everything else needed to actually produce printed materials. While we have certainly come a long way from the shortages and price hikes…
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The deal brings together two companies that specialize in providing custom apparel and promo solutions for the collegiate market.
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Mitch Cahn, president of the New Jersey-based supplier, says political hat sales can indicate the popularity of a candidate, noting that sales spiked after the Democratic presidential ticket changed.
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Christa Martin, president and founder of Addressed for Success talks about her career path, gets candid about industry challenges, and explains how election season impacts her business.
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With changes coming to student-athlete compensation, schools are going to have to get creative to stay competitive in recruiting and the NIL market. There’s opportunity in that for promo.
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Andrew Titus, president of Counselor Top 40 distributor Fully Promoted (asi/384000), and his brother A.J. Titus, president of Signarama – both part of United Franchise Group – discuss the overlap and key differences between the print and promo industries.
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ASI Research has launched a new series profiling the people distributors work with most closely: end-buyers. Each week, we’ll release a new data set that spotlights one of eight markets and looks at end-buyers through demographics such as gender, region and company size. Read the previous entries in our End-Buyer research series. This week, our research focuses…
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In an attempt to check in on you, your boss walks past your desk and tosses out a lazy, “How’s business?” You answer, then provide just enough information for her to walk away satisfied. The last thing you need is commentary on your sales…
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Big Frog Custom T-shirts & More, a retail-facing custom apparel business, is expanding into hard goods. President and CEO Tina Bacon-DeFrece explains the process and pain points throughout the transition.
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