Geiger Announces Promotion of Kerry Worden

Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced the promotion of Kerry Worden to regional sales vice president for the southeast. Worden joined Geiger in 1994, initially working in the Maine headquarters before moving to Florida and becoming the Fort Lauderdale office manager. In 2007, Worden was promoted to regional service manager, and…

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The $30,000 Grammys Gift Bag for 2019 Has Some Weird, Wonderful Stuff

We are pretty fond of misnomers around here, with Frederic Chopin’s “Minute Waltz,” which takes no fewer than 90 seconds to play, among our favorites. Since the Grammy Awards “gift bag” has come to include items valued at more than $30,000, we are tempted to add it to our misnomers list, as that thing has come to fit enough stuff to give Santa’s sack a run for its money…

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Image Source Welcomes Ray Decker, Builds Sales Footprint in Bay Area

Image Source Inc., a branded merchandise agency headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., welcomed sales veteran Ray Decker to their team working from Petaluma, Calif., with plans to grow client relationships in the Bay Area. Decker comes to Image Source with nearly 27 years of experience in the branded merchandise industry.…

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Delta Air Lines Removes ‘Creepy’ Diet Coke Branded Napkins

Have you ever been on an airplane and thought, “Wow, this would really be a great dating opportunity for me. I’m going to get that person’s phone number. Better yet, I’ll give them mine unsolicited. But wait, I have nothing to write on! Curse this airplane and it’s lack of appropriate vessels for my digits!” Probably not. If you have, the napkins Coca-Cola supplied Delta Air Lines would have been right up your alley…

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Tesla Launched, Then Quickly Took Down, Branded Merch Store on Amazon

So here’s a weird thing: Tesla started an Amazon store where it listed a whole bunch of branded merchandise like drinkware, writing instruments, model cars and more. That’s not the weird part. The weird part is that, as soon as it started picking up some hype from sites like TechCrunch and Mashable, the store disappeared…

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Industry Veterans Join Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant

Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant/Lanco has added four industry veterans to its sales team to increase its U.S. and Canadian presence. Adam Brown joined as key accounts manager, Scott Lange and Mike Oliver as multi-line U.S. sales representatives, and Donna Klaassen as multi-line sales representative for British Columbia. “As we grow both organically and thru acquisition,…

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