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Love You. Mean it.
I’m just back from last week’s incredible SAAC Show, and it got me thinking about all the great people I worked with there and an article I wrote years ago, for the now-defunct Corporate Logo Magazine, about appreciating the important staffers all around us. Here is that article.
Read MoreNorwood & BIC Graphic Recognized by Geiger and Proforma
Norwood & BIC Graphic North America, Clearwater, Fla., this week announced recent recognition by distributor partners.
At the recent Geiger Galleria, Norwood’s Triumph Calendars was recognized as one of Geiger’s top 2012 Production Partners of the Year and received a 2012 Award of Excellence.
Read MoreHALO Branded Solutions Hires Liza Sachs as Regional Vice President
HALO Branded Solutions, the distributor based in Sterling, Ill., announced the addition of 17-year industry veteran Liza Sachs to the company’s field sales leadership team. Sachs joins HALO as vice president of sales for the Southeastern region, responsible for sales growth in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. She will be based in Atlanta.
Read MoreSwervePoint Joins QCA’s Distributor Advocacy Council
Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), the promotional products industry’s only independent, non-governmental accreditation organization, recently announced that SwervePoint, recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the 50 Fastest Growing Women-led Businesses in the U.S., has joined the Distributor Advocacy Council.
Read MoreBDA CEO Talks “Secret Millionaire” Filming Experience
Last Sunday, Jay Deutsch, CEO and co-founder of top 50 distributor BDA Inc., appeared on the latest episode of ABC’s “Secret Millionaire.” The show is themed around millionaires going undercover and working with charity causes that are personally meaningful to them.
Read MoreAmerican Apparel Inc. Announces Net Sales for July 2013 Increased 5%
American Apparel announced preliminary sales for the month ended July 31, 2013. On a preliminary basis, total net sales for July 2013 were $57.6 million, an increase of 5 percent over July 2012. Comparable sales for July 2013 increased 8 percent, including a 6 percent increase in comparable store sales in the retail store channel and a 23 percent increase in net sales in the online channel. Wholesale net sales increased 2 percent for the month.
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Tom Macy, Hub Pen Company Graphics Manager
Tom Macy, graphics manager for Hub Pen Company, passed away Sunday, August 4 at his home in Kingston, Mass. He was 57 years old.
Read MoreHALO Branded Solutions Concludes Record-setting Sales Event
HALO Branded Solutions concluded its 2013 National Sales Meeting with record sales attendance. Over 210 account executives, representing $120 million in revenue at the industry-leading firm, attended the four-day event. Also participating were 130 top industry supplier firms who exhibited at a company-only trade show at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on the famous Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago.
Read MorePostal Service Reports $740 Million Loss for Third Quarter, Bringing Year-to-date Losses to $3.9 Billion
The U.S. Postal Service ended the third quarter of its 2013 fiscal year, April 1 to June 30, with a net loss of $740 million, increasing the year-to-date net loss to $3.9 billion. The Postal Service said it will not return to profitability and long-term financial stability without passage of comprehensive legislation to fix a business model that does not allow it to adapt to changes in the marketplace.
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