As part of Print & Promo Marketing’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading professionals in the print and promotional industry. This month, we interviewed Karl Ziegler, president of Ruckus & Co. Inc., Greenwood, South Carolina. Here, he shares how personal growth fuels his leadership style, offers a glimpse into serving high-profile events,…
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Convergence Corner: Combining Print and Promo for the Hospitality and Gaming Industries
SmartSource account executive Jake Epstein Epstein has been creating promos and campaigns that blend signage, print products, plastic cards, and promotional hard goods for the tourism, hospitality, and gaming industries.
Read MoreExecutive Perspectives: Maribeth Sandford’s Journey from One Flexographic Printer to the Big Time
Bag Makers CEO Maribeth Sandford details how she went from buying one printer and decorating bags by night to selling 90 million bags annually.
Read MorePPM Podcast: MeiLin Wan on Applied DNA Sciences’ Xinjiang Cotton Study (And Its Surprising Results)
MeiLin Wan, vice president of textile for Applied DNA Sciences, discusses the continued presence of Xinjiang cotton in textile products, and the problem of “greenwashing” in the apparel and textile spaces.
Read MoreSauce Packet Proposals and Baja Blast Champagne Flutes: Inside Taco Bell Weddings
Matt Prince, head of marketing and PR for Taco Bell, gives us some background on Taco Bell’s branded Vegas wedding experience.
Read MorePodcast: Executive Insights on the ASI, PRINTING United Alliance Deal
ASI President/CEO Tim Andrews and PRINTING United Alliance President Dave Leskusky deliver an in-depth perspective on how ASI’s acquisition of a promo-focused events and media portfolio from PRINTING United, along with a new partnership between the organizations, will benefit print and promo purveyors.
Read MoreAutomatic Downloads of Data: Is It Possible?
Ask the Accountant… Question: Is there anything I need to do if I have my bank and credit card data automatically downloaded into QuickBooks? Does all the information just get recorded? Answer: That sounds lovely, but it does not work that way, unfortunately. It is just a big dump of information into your QuickBooks, and…
Read MoreExecutive Perspectives: How Liquid Screen Designs’ Bryan Goltzman Turned His Luck Around
Bryan Goltzman, owner of Liquid Screen Design, tells his story of perseverance, advocates for promo, and shares what motivates him.
Read MoreConvergence Corner: Logan Altman on Creating a Campaign to Honor ‘Healthcare Heroes’
Logan Altman remembers one particular promotion that helped celebrate the health care heroes of Kaiser Permanente in San Diego.
Read MoreExecutive Perspectives: How Edwards Garment CEO Jose Gomez Sets His Goals
Jose Gomez, CEO of Edwards Garment, shares his goal-setting process, gets honest about staffing challenges, and explains how apparel companies help brands tell meaningful stories.
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