On April 8, 2010, Cleveland-based distributor Proforma sang “Happy Birthday” to the newest segment of marketing support the company is now offering its members. The new Demand Generation Program utilizes a series of targeted messages to generate interest in the company.
Read MorePromoRep Inc. Adds Three New Supply Lines
Larry Baida, President of PromoRep Inc., one of the industry’s fastest growing multiline rep firms announced that they have added three new supplier lines; Custom HBC, Custom Cocolate and RoadPro.
Read MoreTwenty Distributors Affiliate with iPROMOTEu in March 2010
Wayland, Massachusetts-based iPROMOTEu announced 20 promotional products distributors have affiliated with iPROMOTEu in March 2010. These new affiliates, in aggregate, have an estimated annual sales volume of nearly $8,000,000.
Read MoreNERA and Regional Partners Announce January Show Dates
Chesapeake Promotional Products Association (CPPA), Specialty Advertising Counselors of Delaware Valley (SACDV), Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) and the Northeast Representatives Association (NERA) announce 2011 show dates.
Read MoreElectronic Game Card Inc. Begins Review of Withdrawal of Audit Opinions and Announces Management Changes
Electronic Game Card Inc. (EGC), Irvine, Calif., announced PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has begun a forensic review of the circumstances that gave rise to EGC’s independent auditors’ withdrawal of its audit opinions for EGC’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008. EGC also announced that it will be unable to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Read MoreDrummond Printing Introduces New Calendars and Planners Division
Drummond Printing, Stuttgart, Ark., announced it introduced new American-made calendar products to its line of products. A 32-page catalog supplement debuted in April and featured more than 50 new calendar products. The new division of dated products includes desk pads, tent calendars, wall calendars, monthly and weekly planners and year at a glance cards.
Read MoreA Little Spring in Our Steps
For six months or so, in the eye of the worst economic contraction of my lifetime, businesses and forecasters have been declaring the recession over. Regardless of layoffs and spending freezes, experts and non-experts alike stated with great clarity that all was well.
Read MoreWooden laptop skins
We’re just wrapping up our April issue in PM-editorial land, so office busyness is still pretty intense, but I have a few minutes of down time, so I thought I’d pop in and write up a little mini-blog for an interesting product idea that I saw on Wired.com yesterday.
Read MoreFDA Says Common Antibacterial Chemical may be Endocrine Disrupter
The U.S. Food and Drug Association stated on April 8, 2010, that it is reviewing its stance on both the safety and effectiveness of the antibacterial chemical triclosan, due to recent studies that show the chemical altering hormone regulation in animals.
Read MoreCrystal D Announces Quarterly WOW Champs
St. Paul, Minnesota-based Crystal D, a leading supplier of corporate awards and plaques, announced its first quarter WOW champions at its monthly company meeting on March 4.
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