Proforma, Cleveland, a leader in the printing and promotional products industry, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Fort Scott, Kansas-based, Global Source Link (GSL). This transaction will result in more than 100 GSL sales professionals becoming individual members of the Proforma Network.
Read MoreNorwood to Close San Antonio Plant (Mysanantonio.com)
Norwood Promotional Products, Indianapolis, a company with strong San Antonio ties that prints logos for businesses to use for giveaway items, will shutter its Southwest Side plant as part of a company consolidation that will ax 345 local manufacturing jobs.
Read MoreExtension of SBA Recovery Lending Programs Will Support $1.8 Billion in Small-Business Lending
President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday extending until March 28 the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) ability to provide small business loans that are enhanced with special provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including a higher guarantee of SBA-backed loans and a waiver of loan fees normally paid by borrowers.
Read MoreSweda Company Named one of Staples’ Suppliers of the Year
Sweda Company, City of Industry, Calif., announced it was named one of five top suppliers of the year by Staples Promotional Products, Overland Park, Kan., during Staples Promotional Products’ national sales meeting in Orlando last weekend.
Read MoreMaple Ridge Farms Introduces Individually Wrapped Cookies with Custom 4-Color Labels
Mosinee, Wisconsin-based Maple Ridge Farms announced the company introduced individually wrapped, individually labeled, home-style cookies.
Read MoreAprons, Etc. Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Mauldin South Carolina-based Aprons, Etc. announced the company is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Aprons, Etc.’s parent company, Marketing Resource Group Inc., was established in 1985 by Jeff and Lucy Hoffman in Greenville, S.C. The original company opened as a textile manufacturer that marketed almost exclusively to the retail trade with a product line of aprons and kitchen textiles.
Read More4 Tips for Leveraging Video in Social Media
The U.S. audience watching online video continues to build, hitting a high of 86.5 million Internet users in December 2009, according to marketing research firm comScore. While a good deal of these folks are laughing along with giggly babies and checking out videos from their favorite entertainers, plenty of consumers and businesspeople also are tuning in to how-to demos, product announcements, event keynotes and other types of marketing content.
Read MoreSuperior Uniform Group Recognized for Design Excellence for Promotional Apparel
Superior Uniform Group, Seminole, Fla., announced two of its customers, Hilton Hotels and Ruby’s Restaurant Group, took home winning trophies from this year’s National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) Image of the Year (IOY) award ceremony.
Read MoreStatement by the White House Press Secretary on A New Beginning: Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship
President Obama, together with the Department of State and the Department of Commerce, will host the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., on April 26 and 27.
Read MoreProduct Placement – Why the Logo Rules!
Here is a fascinating video about product placement. Whether you are for it or against it, this video illustratates well why strategic placement of a logo are a powerful marketing tool. Check it out!
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