When the discussion turns to delivering safe and compliant promotional products, and specifically how difficult it is to do, I usually go with this response: “You can either run toward the problem, or you can run away from it.”
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Some topics never really go away. Like “the wave” in a stadium, an issue comes around… there is a lot of standing up, screaming, arm waving, then it passes by just as quickly as it came. The topic making the rounds is the current challenge to the longstanding supplier-distributor relationship model our industry is accustomed to.
Read MoreAdman Printing, a California-based printer and distributor, erupted in flames early Sunday and suffered extensive damage before the fire was brought under control by firefighters. Most of the building was destroyed, with the Corning Fire Department estimating damage to the business at approximately $140,000.
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Jetline, the supplier based in Gaffney, S.C., recently announced that its investment into improving operational efficiency and increasing business scalability has now exceeded $1.5 million.
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Cleveland-based distributor Proforma announced it has inducted 18 new members into its prestigious Million Dollar Club. This elite group of owners, who achieved more than $1 million in sales in 2013, was inducted into Proforma’s esteemed Million Dollar Club during a celebratory trip to the Fairmont Mayakoba in Riviera Maya, Mexico.
Read MoreSanMar Corporation announced the launch of 26 new offerings from its popular athletic wear line, Sport-Tek.
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Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., recently announced that it has hired Steve McDonald as graphics production manager. McDonald has 30 years of experience with an extensive background in managing graphic services. He is well versed in both printed and digital materials as well as managing workflows.
Read MoreThe Antigua Group Inc. has unveiled its Spring ’14 Men’s Performance 72 Golf Collection.
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EMT, the Indianapolis-based supplier, announced that it has hired Brian Stidham, a 12-year promotional products industry veteran, as key accounts manager.
Stidham has a diverse industry background that includes six years in the screen-print industry, seven years in product design and managing licenses for Disney, Nickelodeon, Fox, Dreamworks and NASCAR, among others. He also has nearly five years experience working in a promotional products supplier business.
Read MoreThe Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) last week announced a recall of more than 25,000 miniature office and refrigerator magnets, sold at retail and distributed
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