This week, Promo Marketing is looking at the stories that helped define 2011. Today, we’ll be looking at the industry news in 2011: the mergers, moves, openings and closings that defined the promotional products world.
Read MoreCompany: PPAI
The PPAI Expo Begins Today
The PPAI Expo, the promotional products industry’s largest trade show, began today in Las Vegas. Held in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, the show offers five days of education, networking and products.
Read MoreGill Studios Inc. Hires New Director of Sales
Gill Studios Inc. has recently announced that is has hired Lisa LeMond as its director of sales for the development and management of a new outside sales force. Lisa comes to Gill with 17 years of promotional products experience working as the international account manager from Norwood/BIC. This newly created position is to support the company’s inside sales management team and to develop a bigger presence in the field. “Lisa will bring a wealth of outside sales knowledge and relationships to the company,” said Paul Lage, president and CEO of Gill Studios. LeMond officially starts January 4, 2012, and will be working at the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas and the ASI Show in Orlando.
Additional information is available at www.gill-line.com.
Read MoreThe Winter Classic and The PPAI Expo
Find out what the outdoor hockey game and the promotional product trade show do for your 2012 sales.
Read MoreLeaving (for) Las Vegas: Three Cs to Consider Before The PPAI Expo
Three things you can do now to make your trip to Las Vegas easier in January.
Read MoreWhat to Wear in Vegas
Here are some tips on what to wear to The PPAI Expo. Plus, advice on the best places for logos to get you and your brand noticed on the show floor.
Read MoreCustom HBC and Next Innovations Announce Partnership
Custom HBC Corporation and Next Innovations LTD today announced that their companies had entered into a strategic alliance to supply an extensive line of precision laser-cut metal products decorated with the Infusion full-color image process to the promotional products industry.
Read MoreA Changed Life … My Personal Journey in This Industry
Many years ago I started in this industry as an apparel decorator. We were doing pretty well, but my wife saw the need to expand the business to include promotional products. I thought she was nuts but I went along with it.
Read MoreYear-End Musts: 4 Critical Checklists for the End of 2011
Important business planning points for the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012.
Read MoreAnother Ignorant Hit to our Industry!
Once more our industry has suffered a hit, in part because of the lack of understanding about its true value.
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