Silipint Inc., located in Bend, Ore., announced that Crown Products, Mobile, Ala., has been chosen to exclusively represent the new items Silipint and Silishot to the promotional products market. Silipint Inc. and Crown Products will officially launch the new items at the ASI New York show on May 9 and 10.
Read MoreGildan Reports Second Quarter Results
Gildan Activewear Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year last week, reconfirming its prior earnings guidance for the full fiscal year. The earnings report came on the heels of the company’s announcement that it had reached an agreement to acquire Anvil Knitwear.
Read MoreTowel Specialties Gains Additional Representation in Iowa
Towel Specialties, the towel supplier based in Baltimore, and Hess and Associates recently added two new sales reps to cover Iowa. Charlie Burnett will represent the company in Western Iowa, and Deal Salit will cover Eastern Iowa.
Read MoreVisstun, Digispec and CounterPoint Hire Mark Shea as National Accounts Manager
Las Vegas-based Visstun, Digispec and CounterPoint have hired industry veteran Mark Shea as National Accounts Manager.
Shea brings over 25 years of sales and marketing experience to Visstun, Digispec and CounterPoint.
Read MoreSBA Hosts Business Matchmaking to Link Small Businesses with Federal Contract Opportunities During National Small Business Week
The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a business matchmaking event allowing small businesses to discuss procurement opportunities with major corporations and federal agencies during National Small Business Week on May 22 in Washington, DC.
Read More4imprint Announces More Than $30,000 in In-Kind Grants and Donations to Nonprofits
Through its one by one philanthropic giving program, promotional products retailer 4imprint donated more than $30,000 in promotional items to more than 50 nonprofit organizations and charities throughout the United States and Canada in the first quarter of 2012.
Read MoreBag Makers’ Horse Places 19th in Kentucky Derby, Will Miss Summer Races With Injury
Take Charge Indy, the pedigree racehorse owned by Chuck and Maria Sanford (owners of industry supplier Bag Makers), placed 19th in this year’s Kentucky Derby, ending the race with a chip in its left-front ankle. The horse’s health is reported to be otherwise good, and after surgery this week and 60 days of rest, the horse will be able to resume training. Take Charge Indy will reportedly be out of racing for the summer, but will be back in racing shape shortly after that.
Leadership, Government and Technology: Excerpted Interviews From Our Annual Top Distributors Piece
The release of our annual top distributors piece is only a few weeks away. Click through for a teaser of some of the great industry interviews published within.
Read MoreTracking Label Requirement Still Vexes Suppliers and Distributors
In the four years since the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was signed into law, the promotional products industry has struggled mightily to figure out how to apply it to what we do every day. Nothing has come easily. Perhaps because most promotional products don’t start out as children’s products and perhaps because the “toys” we sell are mostly for adults, there always seems to be a “yes, but” when we try to understand CPSIA in the context of the world we live in.
Read MoreThe $500 Average Order Dilemma
How to build product safety into orders of $500 and under.
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