At the end of September, Jerome Hoxton, president of Tru Art Advertising Calendars, Iowa City, Iowa, retired after seven years with the company. Hoxton had a total of 46 years in the industry. Over the years, he served in various roles on both the supplier and distributor sides, working in sales, marketing and product development. He…
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Delta Apparel, Duluth, Ga., announced that DTG2Go LLC, its wholly-owned subsidiary based in Greenville, N.C., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Silk Screen Ink Ltd., doing business as SSI Digital Print Services, a provider of digital print services, for $12 million. The acquisition is expected to increase the Delta’s fiscal 2019 revenue by…
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Facilisgroup, St. Louis, added New York City-based Captiv8 Promotions Inc. to its fast-growing community of promotional products distributor partners. Founded in 1993, Captiv8 focuses on logoed merchandise, promotional products and event creation. “We are looking forward to growing our already established and successful business through Facilisgroup’s software and best practices,” said Larry Shapiro, owner of…
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BIC Graphic North America revived the Souvenir brand Oct. 1 with an initial collection of 14 new pens, plus additional designs launching in early 2019. This collection was designed in-house, and includes exclusive writing instruments with unique features and elevated ink technology. The Souvenir brand began when A.C. Stewart founded the Souvenir Lead Pencil Company in…
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Sign-Zone LLC (parent company of Showdown Displays), Brooklyn Center, Minn., announced that it has acquired Jansen Display Group (Jansen), a designer and manufacturer of promotional display hardware and signage systems. Headquartered in Prestanov, Czech Republic, with additional offices in Germany, the U.K., Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Spain, Jansen provides customized poster systems, snap frames, poster…
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Over the last few months, Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has expanded its IT department. The supplier added David Medeiros, web and e-commerce developer; and Tyler Hines, Jr., web developer. It also promoted business systems analyst Terese Cook to enterprise software manager. “Over the last year we’ve seen more user adoption of our business systems…
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Promo Marketing, the Philadelphia-based provider of product information and custom marketing solutions for distributor sales professionals, today launched a new, state-of-the-art website for its popular Power Meeting events…
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Proforma, Cleveland, introduced its new concept, Proforma Under 40, which was announced at the company’s recent Convention and Family Reunion. The program was designed to provide young professionals with an opportunity to learn about the exciting industry of print and promotional products. The core of the program provides education, resources and programs to help maximize…
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Alternative Apparel, Atlanta, announced the launch of Alternative Youth, an eco-conscious collection of fashion basics for kids. The sustainability focused brand took its favorite retail-proven, adult styles and turned them into fun-sized styles for the younger set. “We are excited to introduce this level of fashion to youth apparel in the printwear market,” said Kevin…
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Sweda Company LLC, City of Industry, Calif., has added Teddie McGinley as a new regional sales executive for New York. McGinley joins Sweda with previous industry sales experience at Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, having most recently worked in sales as Northeast regional account manager for Emerald Brand, where she…
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