AIA Corporation, Neenah, Wisc., announced today the appointment of Randy Mohrbacher as the company’s new chief information officer. Mohrbacher will be responsible for overseeing and executing the company’s overall technology strategy to help AIA’s employees, more than 300 independent U.S. franchise owners nationwide and more than 3,000 suppliers. This…
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The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, welcomed Pierre Martichoux to its board of directors. Martichoux is the president of Chameleon Like, Gilroy, Calif., a QCA accredited company since 2012. He has served as a volunteer on QCA’s finance committee and will continue in that role for the foreseeable future.…
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HUB Promotional Group multi-line reprepresentative (MLR) Matt Carter with Flanagan & Associates was named MLR of the Year by the Georgia Association of Promotional Products Professionals (GAPPP). The award was given at the GAPPP Expo at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta last month. This is the second time Carter…
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Terry Town, San Diego, announced the hiring of Bob Heintz, bringing more than 20 years of industry experience to the Terry Town family. Heintz, who will hold the position of director of national sales, will be responsible for key account management, national…
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Harriet Gatter, founder of Accounting Support LLC, announced reduced pricing of QuickBooks Training On Demand, video instruction specifically for ad specialty distributors and bookkeepers to use QuickBooks correctly and to its full capacity. For the ad specialty distributor, there is a version of QuickBooks…
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“Augmented reality will be the next big thing for the promotional products industry,” according to the new issue of Prime Line’s #What’s Trending Now quarterly trends report, which can be viewed here. With sales of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality…
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Proforma, Cleveland, has hired Chris Piper as its vice president of business development. Piper has more than 20 years of experience helping independent sales professionals grow their businesses and win enterprise level accounts. In his role with Proforma, Piper will…
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Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., has hired Mark Whitner as the new regional sales manager covering New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “We’re very excited to add Mark to the Beacon sales team,” said Lisa Pelzel, vice president of key accounts for Beacon. “With his industry knowledge and experience, we are confident that he will…
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The Pro Towels Family of Brands, including Pro Towels, Kanata Blanket Co., Neet Feet and Superior, announced today that Neil Friedman has joined the company as director of business development and the FOTO Vision line. Prior to joining the team,…
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As it continues to improve its presence in the business community, the Gold Coast Promotional Products Association (GCPPA), Miramar, Fla., announced its rebranding, featuring a sharper new logo. “This is more than just a new logo for us,” said president Steven Lazarus, MAS. “We’ve been making a lot of improvements to GCPPA over the last…
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