Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) recognized Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., with four awards during its national trade show event, PPAI Expo, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Prime Line partnered with ProMark Agency Division, Promo Marketing’s custom publishing and creative services division, to create a comprehensive print and video marketing campaign in 2015. The…
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The new year is cause for excitement. Yes, it brings New Year’s resolutions, but it also brings thousands of promotional products suppliers and distributors to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas for the Promotional Product Association International’s (PPAI) annual trade…
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Proforma, Cleveland, has announced that in 2015 a record of 21 owners advanced to its Million Dollar Club levels for the first time. Proforma’s Million Dollar Club has six levels, including $1 million, multimillion, $5 million, $10 million, $25 million and $50 million. “At Proforma, our tagline is ‘We make millionaires,’” said Greg Muzzillo, founder…
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Last week, we reported that a donor close to former Los Angeles-based American Apparel CEO Dov Charney reportedly made a takeover bid worth $200 million. Now, new information has come out that the investors, Hagan Capital Group and Silver Creek Capital Partners, made an “upward revision” from the previous bid, and the current takeover bid…
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A Brand Company, Charlotte, N.C., announced that Angie Farmer, former director of compliance for Staples Promotional Products, now will serve as the new director of global sourcing and compliance for A Brand Company. Farmer assumed the role on Jan.…
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BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., announced the addition of more than 20 new BIC-branded writing instruments, including five completely new design families as well as extensions of other products featuring either new colors or the addition of a stylus version. Three key trends have…
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Fresh on the heels of its acquisition of Gaffney, South Carolina-based Jetline, Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., announced a joint booth promotion with Jetline at the 2016 PPAI Expo that gives distributors opportunities to win Samsung high-definition TVs and other prizes. Distributors must locate three WOW! items at Prime Line’s booth (5817) and three at Jetline’s…
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Ricoh Company Ltd., Tokyo, announced that the company has reached an agreement to buy AnaJet, Costa Mesa, Calif., a direct-to-garment (DTG) printing company. This acquisition is the latest strategic investment by Ricoh to strengthen its industrial inkjet. AnaJet will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ricoh Printing Systems America Inc. Ricoh’s experience has focused on…
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Gemline, Lawrence, Mass., announced that it has formed a partnership with New York City-based Society Awards. “This is a warm relationship, a meeting of the minds,” said David Moritz, president and founder of Society Awards. “Together, we’re going to bring that star power through distributor networks to corporate America.” “Society Awards is an exciting addition…
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The Golden Globe Awards took place last night, and we all know these types of award shows usually include a pretty impressive gift bag for attendees. This year was no different. According to Extra, the Golden Globe promotional bag included the…
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