Visstun and Digispec, Las Vegas, have hired Chris McCrae as a sales counselor. In this position, he will be responsible for cultivating and servicing new and ongoing accounts, building relationships with distributors and helping them make the best product selections to meet their customers’ needs.
Read MoreCalifornia Innovations has expanded a January recall of gel packs used in lunch bags to include over 800,000 items. Although some California Innovations bags are available to distributors, none of the recalled items are available in the promotional products industry.
Read MoreA new number-one and other shake-ups mark this year’s prestigious list of our industry’s highest-selling companies.
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The Wellness Warriors, Massachusetts’ only dragon boat team for cancer survivors and caregivers, christened its newly donated dragon boat in a special ceremony on Monday, May 14th 2012. The boat was purchased and donated by leading apparel manufacturer Charles River Apparel through a special fund sponsored by Barry Lipsett, president and owner.
Read MoreChocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant received an award at the Premier Promotional Group (PG) Awards Ceremony on May 5 for largest percentage of sales increase among suppliers. During the event, PG members were recognized for various achievements including outstanding sales performance and high-quality service.
Read MoreOn May 17 iPROMOTEu announced that it will be hosting its fourth annual “Boardwalk Bash” during PROMOTIONS EAST 2012 in Atlantic City. The “Boardwalk Bash” will take place on Tuesday evening, June 5th, from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. at Gypsy Bar in the Borgata hotel in Atlantic City. The “Boardwalk Bash” is a private event for the promotional products industry only and Gypsy Bar will be closed to the public.
In addition to the fabulous venue, iPROMOTEu has arranged for the high energy rock ‘n roll cover band Sub*G to perform.
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Las Vegas-based Visstun, Digispec and CounterPoint have hired industry veteran Mark Shea as National Accounts Manager.
Shea brings over 25 years of sales and marketing experience to Visstun, Digispec and CounterPoint.
Read MoreThrough its one by one philanthropic giving program, promotional products retailer 4imprint donated more than $30,000 in promotional items to more than 50 nonprofit organizations and charities throughout the United States and Canada in the first quarter of 2012.
Read MoreTake Charge Indy, the pedigree racehorse owned by Chuck and Maria Sanford (owners of industry supplier Bag Makers), placed 19th in this year’s Kentucky Derby, ending the race with a chip in its left-front ankle. The horse’s health is reported to be otherwise good, and after surgery this week and 60 days of rest, the horse will be able to resume training. Take Charge Indy will reportedly be out of racing for the summer, but will be back in racing shape shortly after that.
The release of our annual top distributors piece is only a few weeks away. Click through for a teaser of some of the great industry interviews published within.
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