So, you’ve been to the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Expo or the Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) Show, but, at those events, promotional products are the focus. Where do promotional products fit in at a trade show when they aren’t the main attraction, but a complementary piece? We spoke to Chelsea Peabody Bohannon,…
Read MoreKathryn Hallstrom Named Vice President at American Solutions for Business
American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glennwood, Minn., promoted Kathryn “Katie” Hallstrom to vice president of human resources. Hallstrom holds a degree in business administration from Southwest Minnesota State University and has more than 26 years of experience in…
Read MorePM Power Meeting Finds Success in San Diego
If you’re going to spend the day in meetings, there are worse locations than sunny Southern California. At the latest Promo Marketing Power Meeting, held Aug. 28 to 31 in San Diego, distributors had the chance to meet with suppliers…
Read MoreBring Your Playbook
And just like that, many of my current team members and I have been together here at Print+Promo and Promo Marketing for more than a decade. We have grown up together in a sense, celebrating some of life’s major milestones. There have been marriages, babies and other “life stuff”—the good and the bad. I honestly…
Read MoreAmerican Apparel Founder Dov Charney Returns with Mysterious New Apparel Business
Dov Charney, disgraced founder and former CEO of Los Angeles-based American Apparel, is back in the apparel game and ready to compete with his former company.…
Read MoreUber Delivers Los Angeles Rams Gear
With football season making its long-awaited return last week, fans have been getting their gear in check. And for Los Angeles residents who have a hometown NFL team for the first time…
Read MoreCleveland Firefighters Banned from Wearing Commemorative 9/11 Polos
In honor of the 15-year anniversary of 9/11, a group of Cleveland firefighters planned to do what they had done for 14 years: wear commemorative 9/11 shirts. But, according to AOL, the fire chief banned the firefighters from…
Read MoreDeluxe Corp. Acquires B&B Solutions
Deluxe Corp., Shoreview, Minn., announced that it has acquired Mabelvale, Arkansas-based B&B Solutions. Financial terms of the deal are not available. According to Cameron Potts, vice president of public relations for Deluxe Corp., customers can refer to B&B Solutions as “B&B Solutions, a Deluxe Corp. company.” B&B Solutions also will continue to operate in its…
Read MoreDifferentiating Customers and Vendors in QuickBooks
Question: I have a vendor who has become a customer. QuickBooks will not let me use the same name. What do I do? Answer: You can use a variation of the name, such as “ABC Company” for the customer and “ABC Company Inc.” for the vendor. Alternatively, you can do something as simple as adding…
Read MoreVideo: PM’s Biggest Stories from August
This past month we took a look at new industry hires, the Inc. 5000 list and some political merchandise gaffes. Did you get a chance to read all of these stories? If not, don’t worry—our very own Hannah Abrams has you covered with a video to break it all down!
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