Beacon Promotions Inc. announced its “NEW” 24-hour service available on its entire line of Beacon Brand Builder products. Gary Haley, Beacon’s President, said “This is an incredibly strong offering with over 200 products that we will ship in 24 hours. We realize there are times when your clients need an order in a hurry so we are prepared and ready to service that need.” Brett Olsen, Director of Customer Service went on to say, “Beacon has offered 24 hour service for a long time on an order by order basis. I’m excited to extend this service on all Brand Builders products to all distributors.”
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Proforma IdeaPress Gains Edge with Ariba Discovery
For years, Pratt Pande watched as companies moved the manufacturing of products that his Atlanta-based business could produce overseas to take advantage of favorable exchange rates and lower labor costs. Now, he’s seeing things come back. His company, Proforma IdeaPress, a leading provider of promotional products, printing services, business documents and e-commerce solutions, recently won over $500,000 in new business that had previously been awarded to a foreign competitor.
Read MoreHub Pen Hires New Customer Services Manager
Hub Pen Company has hired Marcia Reddington as customer services manager, where she supervises the customer service function, maximizes efficiencies, oversees order entry and maintains customer satisfaction.
Read MoreiPROMOTEu Announces Record Year for 2011
2011 was an exceptional year for distributor firm iPROMOTEu. The company partnered with a new affiliate every 1.4 business days and the total order volume for the year was nearly $75,000,000, an increase of approximately 25 percent over 2010.
Read MoreKodak and Its U.S. Subsidiaries Commence Voluntary Chapter 11 Business Reorganization
Eastman Kodak Company (“Kodak” or the “Company”) announced today, Thursday January 19, that it and its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for chapter 11 business reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Read MoreASI’s Orlando Show Wraps, Is Successful Overall
On January 18, the three-day ASI Orlando Show 2012 completed and was received as an overall success. The show was well-attended, with suppliers such as Logomark and Calibre International being quoted as very pleased with the volume and quality of attendees.
Read MoreCrystal D Hires Four New Employees
Crystal D announced it has hired four new employees. Ken Marshall, Sinda Schirra, Bob Engh and Tirsa Rocheford will join the promotional product award supplier.
Read MoreAmerican Apparel CEO Talks Manufacturing, Sex and the Company’s Future
Flaunt Magazine recently published an extensive interview with American Apparel CEO and founder Dov Charney and several other key company members. A long piece, the article is nevertheless a detailed and fascinating read for anyone interested in American manufacturing, the role and power of sex in apparel marketing, or Charney and his coworkers’ take on some of the sexual harassment charges that have haunted the company in recent years.
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 MoreCPSC Reinforces Children’s Sleepwear and Loungewear Enforcement Policy to Apparel Industry
In an effort to remind the industry of the obligations associated with children’s sleepwear and loungewear, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) director of compliance and field operations sent a letter to manufacturers, distributors, importers and retailers today reinforcing CPSC staff’s enforcement policy on children’s sleepwear and loungewear.
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