Andy Arruda Signs on With Hub Pen

Braintree, Massachusetts-based Hub Pen Company has hired Andy Arruda, MAS, as national sales executive. In this position, he is responsible for hiring and managing a growing multi-line sales rep force, coordinating a growing telemarketing effort and working closely with many key accounts across the country.

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Milan! Paris! PPAI Expo?

“It used to be that if it happened in retail, it happened in our industry a year or two later,” said Lea Robinson, vice president of sales and marketing for Staton Corporate & Casual, Dallas. “But today, most manufacturers are decreasing the gap.”

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Crystal D Nominated for Three Product Design Awards from PPAI

St. Paul, Minnesota-based Crystal D, a leading supplier of corporate awards and plaques, has been nominated for three product design awards from the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). The following award designs will be eligible for industry-wide recognition by PPAI in January 2011 at the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas

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Grand Prize Winner Announced in Sweda’s 2010 Case Study Challenge

As part of its “Innovation” Case Study Challenge, Sweda Company, City of Industry, Calif., announced on Sept. 3 that the case study “Photo Frame Calc=Unlimited Marketing Options,” submitted by Julie R. Haar of Proforma Strategic Promotions, Columbus, Ohio, is this year’s Grand Prize Winner.

“I was thrilled to be among the six finalists. It’s an honor to be recognized by my peers and the industry for fulfilling my client’s needs with an innovative and strategic solution,” said Haar.

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PROMOTIONS EAST Opens with Success

PROMOTIONS EAST 2010, hosted by Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) and its five regional partners, opened with approximately 2,500 distributors by midday. The first day of the trade show, held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, already saw more than half of last year’s two-day total.

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Geiger Makes Lead Contribution to Honor Glen R. Holt

Irving, Texas-based Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) announced Lewiston, Maine, distributor Geiger has pledged a $10,000 challenge gift to the PPEF Named Scholarship in memory of industry leader Glen R. Holt, MAS, who served on the Geiger corporate board of directors from 2002 to 2008. Geiger will match funds up to $10,000 made by those wishing to honor Holt.

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