The 2016 Top 50 Distributors: No. 2, Proforma

Each year, Promo Marketing provides the definitive ranking of the Top 50 Distributors in the promotional products industry. For the next two weeks, we will be counting down the top 10 distributors of 2016 with exclusive interviews featuring the CEOs, presidents and owners of each company. Check back each day for more updates on the…

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Rapper Sells Fully Customizable Merchandise

Hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper just released his new mixtape, “Coloring Book,” and to commemorate the release, he put new merchandise items on his Web store. What’s interesting, however, is that all of the items are fully customizable. Chance…

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The 2016 Top 50 Distributors: No. 1, 4imprint

Each year, Promo Marketing provides the definitive ranking of the Top 50 Distributors in the promotional products industry. For the next two weeks, we will be counting down the top 10 distributors of 2016 with exclusive interviews featuring the CEOs, presidents and owners of each company. Check back each day for more updates on the…

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Starline Inc. Donates to Fort McMurray Fire Victims

Starline Inc., Grand Island, N.Y., has donated 1,000 flashlights to help the victims affected by the devastating wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, and surrounding towns. The Stitchin’ Man in Lac la Biche, Alberta, is collecting donations to help in…

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Is This the Most Merchandise-heavy Election Year Ever?

Previously, we reported on the amounts each presidential candidate was spending on promotional products. Now, we can take a look at how much supporters are buying, and which candidates are selling the most products. According to The Fiscal Times, Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders are leading the pack in terms of merchandise. Trump and…

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Last Chance to Vote! PM Video Battle: PWS Versus Sonic Promos

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: Happy Friday the 13th! Try not to walk under any ladders/cross paths with any black cats today. Or do both if you like to live dangerously.) Last week, Staples…

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CNBC Features Proforma in Articles

Proforma, Cleveland, was recognized in two recent CNBC articles, featuring top low-cost business opportunities for entrepreneurs to achieve wealth. The articles, “9 Low-cost Franchises that Can Make You Rich” and “50 Big Franchise Success Stories: America’s Star Franchisees 2016,” emphasize the advantages of joining a low-cost network, such as Proforma, to enjoy a better work/life…

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Staples-Office Depot Merger Blocked by Federal Judge

After a lengthy battle in court, a federal judge blocked the merger of Staples and Office Depot on Tuesday, forcing the two companies to abandon their merger, Bloomberg reported. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sided with U.S. antitrust officials, agreeing that the combination of the two companies would affect competition in the marketplace. In January,…

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Delta Apparel to Close NC Facility, Shift Operations to Honduras

Delta Apparel, Duluth, Ga., announced that it will close its textile manufacturing facility in Maiden, N.C., and will cut 160 jobs in order to reduce costs. According to a press release, the company plans to invest $7 million to expand its overseas operations, and will transition production from the Maiden facility to its facility in…

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