Promo Products
November 4, 2015 at 3:50 pm
It’s one of the most iconic outfits in "Star Wars," and sci-fi in general: The metal bikini Princess Leia is forced into by Jabba the Hutt during "Star Wars Episode VI – Return of the Jedi." But, it’s not without controversy—and Disney may be making moves to remove the skimpy outfit from future "Star Wars"…
November 3, 2015 at 6:40 pm
We all have our nervous tics. Some people bite their nails, others may twirl their hoodies' drawstrings. New York Mets manager Terry Collins showed his nerves during Game 5 of the World Series by fiddling with a pen. The pen that Collins furiously clicked was a…
November 3, 2015 at 2:55 pm
When organizations talk about their sales processes, they are usually thinking in terms of a sequence of sales activities, typically encapsulated in a series of pipeline stages, which are designed to move a prospect from first contact to a successful sale. There’s overwhelming research to prove that having a formalized sales process has helped many…
November 2, 2015 at 6:27 pm
The key difference between big businesses and small businesses is that big businesses are driven by timely accountability. Big businesses have boards of directors/advisers to whom management needs to report. If you want to maximize your results, you need to be accountable. Most small-business owners started their businesses because they wanted independence. I get it.…
November 2, 2015 at 4:44 pm
Grossman Marketing Group, Somerville, Mass., a print and promotional products company, has acquired Fleet Business Products, East Hartford, Conn. The new acquisition comes just two years after Grossman Marketing Group acquired ASAP Inc., a Norwalk, Connecticut-based promotional products firm. Grossman Marketing Group, founded in 1910, opened its first office in Hartford, Conn., in the late…
November 2, 2015 at 4:20 pm
The Magnet Group, Washington, Mo., recently announced the addition of 20-year industry veteran Cathy Cummings to the key account organization, starting Nov 9. Since 2009, Cummings worked with AIA Corporation, Neenah, Wis., as supplier relations manager. Prior to AIA Corporation, Cummings worked with MARCO Promotional Products, Oshkosh, Wis., as director of vendor relations and merchandising,…
November 2, 2015 at 3:48 pm
American Solutions for Business, Glenwood, Minn., has been named one of the top business-to-business e-commerce companies in the B2B E-commerce 300, compiled by a collaboration of Internet Retailer, B2BecommerceWorld.com and the B2BecNews newsletter. In its 2015 ranking, the group rated the…
November 2, 2015 at 3:20 pm
On April 21, Google updated its algorithms to favor websites that look and perform better on mobile devices, making them appear higher on search results. If you find this disconcerting, Google may actually be doing you a favor by forcing you to implement a mobile website. The reality is that today, 50 percent of people…
October 30, 2015 at 6:30 pm
Fields Manufacturing, St. Cloud, Minn., has acquired the assets of American Greenwood Inc. and Sprout Tyme. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. American Greenwood Inc., a 115-year-old company, and Sprout Tyme are headquartered in Chicago. American Greenwood Inc. is a supplier of buttons, hand fans, drinkware, bags and more. Sprout Tyme is a…
October 30, 2015 at 4:02 pm
Answer: The safe and easy answer is “nothing.” Some states prohibit surcharges for credit card use, period. Some states permit it but with some complicated qualifiers, like no surcharge on debit cards, surcharge limited to what you actually paid and other such language buried in your merchant service agreement. The regulations are too many, making…