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End-Buyer Research: Companies With 11-50 Employees
August 5, 2024 at 11:08 am

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…

IPS’s ‘STiCKi’ Rebrand Reflects ‘Single-Source Supplier’ Status
August 5, 2024 at 11:02 am

The purpose of a brand name is to stick with the customer. When IPS wanted to rebrand to reflect its new identity beyond just traditional print products and as a service provider to the promotional products industry, it looked at the name of one of the products it currently offered and saw potential as a…

No Excuses
August 5, 2024 at 10:49 am

On my recent walk near our home, I found this small plant growing in the middle of the road. Think about it. That seed fell in the middle of a road, but somehow found a way to root itself in a nearly invisible small opening. It found a way. No excuses. Despite all the traffic…

Inktavo Acquires Clarity Software
August 2, 2024 at 9:28 am

Inktavo, a provider of integrated software solutions for branded merch businesses, has acquired Clarity Software, a U.K.-based management information system software vendor that specializes in job pricing, inventory management and production management for the signs and graphics industry and other markets.

Who's Afraid of a Bad Review?
August 1, 2024 at 9:53 am

Firing rude customers is an easy solution. But what about a bad review? Bill touches on two key points for dealing with rude customers.