Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba has been the subject of debate for some time now—last December, the company hired a former Apple investigator to fight the numerous counterfeit goods on the site; in June, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigated the company. Now, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has released a statement calling…
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While the Boston Red Sox are still in the MLB playoffs, Red Sox legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz has received numerous accolades celebrating the end of his much-acclaimed career…
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Club Colors, Schaumburg, Ill., announced the newest member of its management team, Parker Melvin, as inside sales manager. Melvin brings a comprehensive knowledge of the promotional products industry and many years of expertise in marketing, sales and sales management to the firm. At his previous position with SmithBucklin Promo Products, Melvin spearheaded its marketing efforts…
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AIA Corporation, Neenah, Wisc., announced today the appointment of Matthew T. Gresge as CEO. Effective immediately, Gresge replaces David Woods, who will retire after 14 years of service to AIA and more than 25 years in the promotional products industry. “After David announced his retirement, AIA conducted an extensive, nationwide search to find AIA’s next…
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After a series of consolidation in the international shipping community, and a declaration from South Korean shipping firm Hanjin Shipping that government-backed companies made competition impossible, two of China’s largest shipping companies agreed to combine…
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Question: What do you know about buying groups? Answer: There are variations of buying groups in our industry—from a couple of distributors banding together loosely to companies that offer other services and approaches. To answer this question fully, I went to Jamie Coggeshall, president of AIMastermind (AIM), a group that purely is a buying group.…
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In conjunction with Customer Service Week, which began Monday, Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., is celebrating its customer care teams in Bridgeport and at its Jetline facility in Gaffney, S.C., with daily events, including team building…
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Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: I start thinking of my Halloween costume, even though I swore I wouldn’t wait until the last minute again this year.) Last week, Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) won,…
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This September, we analyzed the long-awaited iPhone 7 design (sans headphone jack), Nike accidentally spelled a school’s name wrong on a football uniform, PPAI introduced its newest board members, and much more. In case you were too busy to read all of those stories, our editorial director Kyle Richardson is here to give you the…
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As Hurricane Matthew makes its way up the East Coast, multiple suppliers located in Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina are taking steps to ensure their business goes on…
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