More and more companies—from Fortune 1000 corporations to local organizations—are only interested in vendors who understand the importance of safety and compliance, and who insist on it as it relates to every component of the manufacturing and import process. Additionally, the public is demanding more accountability and greater positive impacts on society from the businesses…
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Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced the Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) has selected PPAI to provide it with management services. SAAC will continue to work under the stewardship of its Board of Directors and will maintain autonomy and a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit status as a professional trade association. A dedicated PPAI representative…
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American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glenwood, Minn., announced that it is officially using PromoStandards to streamline its e-commerce platform to integrate with industry suppliers. “We are expanding to allow suppliers to load our Product Information Management (PIM) system with product information and media content to be used for feeding to our e-commerce sites,” said ASB…
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This week, Tri-Mountain, Irwindale, Calif., introduced 13 new styles to the industry in its 2019 Spring Catalog, making it Tri-Mountain’s biggest spring launch ever. There are two new Lilac Bloom styles. The twisted knot in the front of the LB004 Aria is a popular trend at retail right now. The knot is sewn down inside…
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Dino Bangiorno has joined eXtendTech, a Montville, New Jersey-based NetSuite solution provider with a focus on the promotional products industry, as the director of distributor applications and services. Bangiorno has more than 17 years of experience in the promotional products industry and is the former application development team lead…
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Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., announced two Orbus University training sessions for 2019—June 13 and 14, and Dec. 12 and 13. Orbus University is a dealer training program that combines classroom style with hands-on learning to familiarize dealers with Orbus’ service offerings, and expansive range of display products and solutions. The two-day program…
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S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., just opened a wholesale apparel distribution center on the West Coast—changing the promo apparel industry’s game with a brand new, 800,000 square foot facility in Reno, Nev. While Reno’s already a trendsetter in other areas (the video for Eddie Money’s “Take Me Home Tonight” was filmed in the Lawlor Events Center,…
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Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced the promotion of Kerry Worden to regional sales vice president for the southeast. Worden joined Geiger in 1994, initially working in the Maine headquarters before moving to Florida and becoming the Fort Lauderdale office manager. In 2007, Worden was promoted to regional service manager, and…
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Image Source Inc., a branded merchandise agency headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., welcomed sales veteran Ray Decker to their team working from Petaluma, Calif., with plans to grow client relationships in the Bay Area. Decker comes to Image Source with nearly 27 years of experience in the branded merchandise industry.…
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Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant/Lanco has added four industry veterans to its sales team to increase its U.S. and Canadian presence. Adam Brown joined as key accounts manager, Scott Lange and Mike Oliver as multi-line U.S. sales representatives, and Donna Klaassen as multi-line sales representative for British Columbia. “As we grow both organically and thru acquisition,…
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