Ariel Premium Supply, St. Louis, Mo., announced the appointment of Neal Gondran as regional sales manager for the South Region. Gondran will be responsible for working directly with the company’s top distributors in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas and Arkansas. Gondran comes to Ariel Premium Supply with six years of industry experience at both the regional…
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Top Distributors 2017 Q&As: No. 1 – 4imprint Inc.
Every year, Promo Marketing releases its Top 50 Distributors list. To give you some insight into what it takes to make it to the top, we spoke to Kevin Lyons-Tarr, CEO of 4imprint, No. 1 on the list. Promo Marketing: What led to your company’s success in 2016? Kevin Lyons-Tarr: Our…
Read MoreePromos Promotional Products Acquires Assets from Motivators Inc.
ePromos Promotional Products, St. Cloud, Minn., announced yesterday in a press release that it has complete the purchase of select assets from Motivators Inc., Westbury, N.Y. “Today’s purchase, including the motivators.com brand and its customer base, is consistent with one of our key strategies to serve as a platform company in the promotional products industry,”…
Read MoreSupreme Court Case Paves Way for Redskins, Others to Reclaim Potentially Offensive Trademarks
After the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office cancelled six of the Washington Redskins’s federal trademark registrations in 2014, the team went on the offensive to appeal the ruling on the grounds that…
Read MoreDiehard Cheesehead Suing Chicago Bears for Not Allowing Him to Don Packers Gear
In our fair city of Philadelphia, we are, sadly, often quite unfair to those who dare to don opposing teams’ gear at sporting events. In our defense, though, I will say…
Read MoreLeaderpromos Announces Two New Hires
Leaderpromos, Columbus, Ohio, announced two new hires to enhance the company’s customer service and expand its scope of work. Michelle Harper will serve as Leaderpromo’s compliance and quality control director. Harper comes from Limited Brands/Mast Global, where she managed all aspects…
Read MoreTop Distributors 2017 Q&As: No. 2 – Proforma
Every year, Promo Marketing releases its Top 50 Distributors list. To give you some insight into what it takes to make it to the top, we spoke to Greg Muzzillo, founder of Proforma, No. 2 on the list. Promo Marketing: What led to your company’s success in 2016? Greg…
Read MoreFroot Loops Has a Master Plan to Woo Millennials: Branded Merch
Yours truly entered the world in 1979, which, though no consensus exists on what constitutes their birth range, likely keeps me from counting myself among the millennials who have earned…
Read MoreTree from ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ Repurposed for Promotional Items
Remember the tree from the end of “The Shawshank Redemption?” If you’ve never seen the movie, I won’t spoil anything for you, but I will politely ask what is wrong with you, because it is a classic. If you have seen it, however, you’ll be interested to know that the tree was cut down (due…
Read MoreHub Pen Company Hires Business Development Associate
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., announced that Danica Ford has joined Hub Pen Company’s sales team as business development associate. Ford comes to Hub Pen Company with more than seven years of sales experience as a merchandising lead for a popular…
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