Smartpress, a 100% employee-owned online printer, is scaling up operations with a new production facility in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. This expansion boosts the company’s printing capabilities and aims to streamline shipping for customers across the East Coast.
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M&A Europe: Major Deal Sees The Cotton Group Acquire Falk&Ross
Falk&Ross is one of the continent’s largest apparel suppliers. The Cotton Group is a collection of companies that sell apparel into markets that include promo and workwear.
Read MoreThese 10 Mega Trends Are Driving Success in the Printing Industry
Peter Schaefer, a partner at New Direction Partners, discussed ways that the converging printing, promo and packaging industries can thrive.
Read MoreConversations and Stories: Ideas to Increase Your Sales
Everyone has a story, and top sales performers are master storytellers. They don’t pitch — they have conversations. They listen, uncovering hidden opportunities through thoughtful, strategic questions. And when they speak, it’s not a sales pitch — it’s a conversation.
Read MoreYou Get What You Get When You Do What You Do!
Years ago I got mad at my P&C Insurance guy. Our auto rates took, what I considered to be, an unfair jump. I shopped around, found a less expensive option and made the switch. I showed the dude who was boss and saved money in the process. What does this have to do with selling? More than you think. Behavior drives outcomes.
Read MoreWhy Is There So Much ‘Wicked’ Merch?
The over-the-top marketing campaign for the Broadway hit’s film adaptation helped boost it to a box office record for opening weekend.
Read MoreCommentary: 3 Takeaways From the Savannah Bananas’ Viral Tee
The baseball team sold limited-edition T-shirts in honor of the duct-tape banana art that recently sold for $6.2 million at auction.
Read MorePublicly Traded Stran Promo Nearing Nasdaq Compliance, CEO Says
The Counselor Top 40 distributor has received deficiency notices from the stock market but is working to get its financial reporting in order after its former auditor landed in legal trouble.
Read MoreTrump Pledges ‘Day One’ New Tariffs on Mexico, Canada & China
The import duties, if enacted, could complicate cross-border promo products commerce in North America and drive up the cost of sourcing merch from manufacturers in the levied nations.
Read MoreLaura Guerrero Named VP of Sales for Towel Specialties
Guerrero has worked in industry sales, including time with Counselor Top 40 companies, for 15 years.
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