Ask the Accountant… Question: If I use SAGE for my presentations and orders, why do I need QuickBooks? Answer: SAGE Online has a comprehensive system with search, presentation, CRM, project, and order management system capabilities, to name a few. They are not, nor do they want to be, an accounting system. You will not be…
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Hit Promotional Products, Largo, FL, announced today that Jon Norris has joined as Vice President of business process improvement. Norris brings 20 years of experience in the supplier space, most recently serving in a leadership role. HE is also a co-founder and a current leadership member of PromoStandards, a nonprofit organization committed to improving supply…
Read MoreIt’s always nice when an end-buyer group comes out and says what they want, or addresses a promo-sized gap in their business. According to Fresh Plaza, a produce industry podcast host said on his podcast that the industry hasn’t paid enough attention to merchandise and promotional products like other industries have, and companies like Nike…
Read MoreThe Congressional-Executive Commission on China, a bipartisan Congressional commission, sent a letter to NBA commissioner Adam Silver to ask that the league stop using and selling apparel and footwear made using forced labor in China
Read MoreAfter watching a few clips of Street League Skateboarding, I noticed how marquee sponsors used their logo as actual skateable objects on the course, rather than just signage. It’s a valuable lesson in branding integration and building an experience for the end-user.
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In our previous post, we looked at reasons for distributors to sell industrial labels. Unlike many other products, industrial labels are highly repeatable. They offer recurring revenue (“print annuities”), they are sticky, and more. But what exactly are industrial labels? How do they differ from prime labels that most distributors are familiar with? Industrial labels…
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Delta Apparel, Duluth, GA, has reportedly received an “unsolicited offer” to purchase its Salt Life business unit. According to a press release, Delta’s board of directors has engaged with a financial advisor to explore possibilities for the sale. “Our Board of Directors and management team are committed to maximizing value for Delta Apparel shareholders, and…
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BAMKO, Los Angeles, has announced the hiring of Brad White as its vice president of business development. White comes to BAMKO having served most recently as the senior vice president at Gander Group and the director of promotional marketing at Taylor Communications before that.
Read MoreImagine working on a big, big, big order.* *By “big,” I am talking about income equal to six months of what you earn now. We’re. Talking. BIG. That is what I was working on. A large printer wanted their inside sales team trained. I’d flown thousands of miles from home to meet the client, the team he wanted me to train, and the other players involved. I’d come up with a plan for how I was going to turn the inside sales reps into sales monsters. It was typed into…
Read MoreSocial responsibility has been a hot topic for a while. As more and more corporations contemplate if they should participate in this movement, there are a lot of factors to consider. One factor is what will be included in the overall social responsibility strategy. A give-back program is something all organizations should include in their…
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