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PPM Podcast: Swag Space’s Jeremy Parker Discusses New Platform and How Distributors Can Use It (If They Want To)

Swag Space founder Jeremy Parker joins the podcast to talk about how the new platform can help distributors with common promo pain points, as well as how it fits into the modern supplier-distributor model.

This article originally ran in Apparelist. To read more, click here. Ryan Schraffenberger, the president of Promotions Guy, a promotional products distributor that prides itself on its sustainability efforts, wants the industry to do better. After being in the print industry for roughly 15 years, 10 of…

PRINTING United Expo — taking place Oct. 18-20 in Atlanta — is fast approaching, and attendees are gearing up for a week of learning, networking, and inspiration. As a lead-up to the Expo, we are sharing a series of Q&A interviews featuring attendees from various backgrounds. They’ll share why they are attending the Expo, what they hope to learn, and what excites them about the upcoming event.

For this month’s Executive Perspectives, we interviewed John Lim, founder and CEO of Win Local, Stamford, Connecticut. Here, he shares how a trip to Italy inspired a career change, offers his thoughts on artificial intelligence, and discusses what entrepreneurship means to him.

We caught up with Koozie Group’s new CEO Pierre Montaubin to discuss his new role as CEO, how his sourcing background would influence his work as CEO, the role sustainability plays in Koozie Group’s present and future, and more.

In this month’s edition of “Executive Perspectives,” Ben Zhang, founder and CEO of Greater Pacific, Seattle, traces the journey that shaped his goal-setting process, expresses his industry concerns, and reveals an exciting investment.

Pop! Promos’ Sterling Wilson on What Suppliers and Distributors Can Expect from a UPS Strike, and How to Prepare

The Teamsters Union, which represents 340,000 UPS drivers, is set to strike next week if contract negotiations don’t yield a result. Pop! Promos founder and president Sterling Wilson discussed what his own company is doing to prepare, and what suppliers and distributors can do, too.

Convergence Corner: How One Distributor Turned a Sourcing Problem Into a Solution

There will almost always be hiccups in promos. Heidi Weber, marketing executive and owner at GF Advertising knows this. What started as a problem, with cardboard for a branded kit out of stock with no delivery date in sight, ended with a promotional campaign that looked even better than she originally envisioned.