Promo Marketing, the Philadelphia-based leading provider of product and marketing information for distributor sales professionals, is excited to announce its 2017 Power Meetings have officially sold out for suppliers with a lineup for the 2017 Power Meetings set to feature numerous Top 50 Suppliers, making this year the biggest one yet. However, there is still limited…
Read MorePrince Memorial Attendees Received Prince Gift Bags
Award shows, company parties, sports tournaments—it’s commonplace to give attendees gift bags at these events. But memorials? That’s a little more outlandish. However, in keeping with Prince’s tradition of defying convention, his memorial service did just that. Last weekend, friends and family of the late artist gathered at his home, Paisley Park, to pay their…
Read MoreOrigAudio Opens Second California Location
OrigAudio, Huntington Beach, Calif., announced that it has opened a secondary location in Northern California on Aug. 1. The new office, located in Pleasanton, Calif., includes the addition of a five-person staff to focus on the company’s growth and work alongside its original office. “With two offices in California and rapid growth in the future, OrigAudio…
Read MoreOlympics Organizers Change Rule, Allow Larger Logos
The Olympics are like heaven for branding. And for good reason. Literally the whole world is watching. What better exposure is there? So, it makes sense that brands want to make their logos as visible as possible (and maybe hide the competition’s logos), but this year’s games in Rio de Janeiro took branding to new…
Read MoreToddy Gear Launches New Website
Toddy Gear, Chicago, announced the launch of its full-featured and mobile-friendly website, www.toddypromo.com. The company designed this new site to provide the ultimate user-friendly experience with improved functionality throughout and an extensive list of new features, including 3-D virtuals for select products. The site enables visitors to access detailed product information, options, all product specification…
Read MoreSee You in San Diego?
Next Sunday, I’ll be in San Diego for our Power Meeting event. This will be my first Power Meeting event, and also my first time in California, and I’m looking forward to both equally. (OK, maybe I’m looking forward to the burritos out there the most, but the event is a close second.) After booking…
Read MorePittsburgh Pirates Offer Alternate Promotion Following Sexual Assault Allegations
The Pittsburgh Pirates went through with a promotion featuring a bobblehead of infielder Jung Ho Kang, the subject of a sexual assault investigation, but offered fans an alternative promotion.
Read More$400K to $4M in Less Than 4 Years
Ask Melinda Durkee, co-owner of Proforma Durkee, and she will tell you, “At first I was very hesitant to consider Proforma, but now I think it’s one of the best things we’ve ever done.” After…
Read MoreShumsky Assigns New Advisory Board Member
Shumsky, Dayton, Ohio, announced that Keith Hawk, senior vice president of sales of LexisNexis Inc., has joined the Shumsky advisory board, effective immediately. Hawk’s professional background includes more than 30 years in a wide variety of roles (e.g., senior vice president of sales, vice president of customer support, director of marketing, director of technical support)…
Read More3 Types of Business Plans: Which Do You Have? Part 1
All business owners and sales reps know they should have a plan, right? We’ve all heard the saying, “If we fail to plan, then we are planning to fail,” right? There are three types of business plans, and in my next three articles I will address them. The first and most common type of plan…
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