Last Sunday, more than 40,000 people participated in the 2012 Blue Cross Broad Street Run. I was not one of them (I don’t even have the discipline to stay off of Facebook for 30 minutes let alone train for a 10-mile, point-to-point course).
Read MoreCamsing Global Announces Appointment of Christine Sullivan to Inside Northeast Sales Representative
Camsing Global LLC, located in Largo, Fla., announced the appointment of Christine Sullivan to their Inside Sales Team. Sullivan comes to Camsing Global with many years of experience in the gift and souvenir trade, overseeing several retail stores which included selecting and procuring items for sale.
Read MoreBluegrass Promotional Marketing Becomes Activate! Promotions + Marketing
Bluegrass Promotional Marketing, Charlotte, N.C., announced that it has upgraded its name to Activate! Promotions + Marketing, to better reflect the company’s comprehensive expertise in strategic branded merchandise programs and its leadership position in the promotional marketing industry.
Read MoreThe New Fashion Must-have: Baroque
A how-to on including pastel, gold and floral baroque-style pieces in your upcoming promotions.
Read MoreSales Lessons from Mom
As I look ahead to Mother’s Day and think back on what she has taught me, it occurs to me that she contributed a great deal to my sales career and that many of her parental lessons translate well to the sales world.
Read MoreCounterPoint Acquires Convergence Corporation
CounterPoint has announced the acquisition of Convergence Corporation, from Forest Hill, Md., in a move designed to strengthen the company’s position as the industry’s leading counter mat manufacturer.
Read MoreSilipint and Crown Products Team up to Launch New Items
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.
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