My Best Promotion

This month’s My Best Promotion shows how one distributor whipped up a popular self-promotion piece based around a cookbook.

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Home Economics

The kitchen is the epicenter of every house and the shear number of logos and brands that find their way into the kitchen will make distributor salespeople swoon.

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Newton Manufacturing Walks 300 Hot Dogs

Newton, Iowa-based, Newton Manufacturing served up 300 “Walking Dogs” in 35 minutes during the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Thanks with Franks. At the annual event held in the downtown Newton, Iowa square, member businesses in the Newton area handed out free hot dog creations to the community to thank them for their support.

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Deck the Halls with Promotional Products

It’s hard to believe, but the holidays are just around the corner. First Halloween will hit us, and then in the blink of an eye, chestnuts will be roasting on a open fire. If I learned anything from my mother, it’s that early holiday preparation is key.

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2010 Top 50 Supplier List

2010 Rank 2009 Rank Company 2009 Revenue 2008 Revenue Employees Locations Principal City, State 1 1 Broder Bros. $688,000,000 $903,000,000 – 19 Tom Myers, CEO Trevose, PA 2 2 Ennis $584,029,000 $610,610,000 5,200 40 Keith Walters, chairman/CEO Midlothian, TX 3 4/7 Norwood & BIC $410,000,000 n/a 2,300 7 Quenten Wentworth, Clearwater, FL Graphic North America…

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A Room of Its Own

“HOME IS WHERE the heart is,” may be perfectly cute and philosophical as far as generic cultural idioms go, but ?information-laden it is not. After all, the home is a big place, so where exactly in the house might the “heart” be? The kitchen?

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Dave Green Joins Evans Manufacturing as National Sales Director

Shelley Sake, vice president of marketing for Evans Manufacturing Inc, based in Garden Grove, Ca. announced the appointment of Dave Green as National Sales Director. According to Sake, Dave will continue to build relationships with current customers in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, while also allowing us to penetrate further into this market.

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Evans Names Sake As Vice President

Shelley Sake, MAS, has been promoted to the position of vice president of marketing for Evans Manufacturing. She has worked at Evans for over seven years, most recently as its director of sales and marketing. Shelley started in the industry with Pillowline (Advertising Unlimited/Norwood) in 1991 and has held such positions as account executive, sales service manager and marketing manager. Derek Sweem, president of Evans, stated, “Shelley has done an extraordinary job of helping Evans grow the business through the development of new products and by implementing successful sales and marketing strategies. Her focus on the customer, insights to current market trends, and

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