Ennis Inc., based in Midlothian, Texas, congratulated Steve Kelso on his retirement after 46 years of service and announced the promotion of Mark Boore to the position of general manager of the Fort Scott, Kansas facility.
Read MoreVertical Source Adds Eco Apparel to Collection
Vertical Source, based in Shrewsbury, N.J., announced the addition of Eco Apparel to the company’s latest collection. Eco Apparel is a division of Vancouver, British Columbia-based Boardroom Eco Apparel. Eco Apparel is a socially-conscious and environmentally friendly apparel collection with a new set of initiatives and mandates.
Read MoreTouchstone Merchandising Group Hires Jellinek as Vice President
Dan Jellinek was named vice-president of Touchstone Merchandising Group LLC, a full-service distributorship and promotional marketing company with headquarters in Mason, Ohio. Based out of Atlanta, Jellinek is responsible for acquisition of sales talent.
Read MoreTRG Group Announces 2008 Horizons Award Winner
St. Louis, Missouri-based TRG Group, an international supplier of travel gear to the promotional products industry, named Nicki McCollough, sales operations manager for the corporate markets division, as the company’s 2008 Horizons Award winner.
Read MoreBodek and Rhodes Partners with Chouinard
Philadelphia-based Bodek and Rhodes, a leading wholesaler of imprintable activewear, recently pioneered an arrangement with Northfield, Vermont-based manufacturer Chouinard to offer the entire range of apparel in the mill’s catalog, including all pigment-dyed and reactive-dyed colors in every size.
Read MoreCrystal D Offers Financial Peace Courses To Employees
Beginning March 2, Crystal D employees will participate in a 15-week personal finance course.
Read MoreNoteworthy Names Majewski Vice President of Sales
Noteworthy, based in Amsterdam, N.Y. named Chad Majewski vice president of sales, effectively immediately. Majewski, an Amsterdam native, began his career in promotional products 10 year ago. Previously, he held the position of regional sales manager.
Read MoreOver 70% (and counting) of Top 50 Suppliers Already Exhibiting at PROMOTIONS EAST 2009
More Top Suppliers exhibit at PROMOTIONS EAST each year than any other
industry trade show in the region. Right now PROMOTIONS EAST is slated
to host over 70% of the top 50 suppliers
Soren Travel Gear Featured on ABC’s Private Practice
Soren Travel Gear, based out of St. Louis, was proud to see their Cape Cod Reversible Tote featured in the January 15 episode of ABC’s Private Practice, titled “Homeward Bound.”
Read MoreHotel Redux
In my last post, I mentioned that I was going to write a bit about selling to the hotel industry this week. Larry Wilhelm, president and owner of Custom HBC, gave me a ton of information that I wasn’t able to use for my March travel feature, but I thought was interesting and useful and I don’t want to let it slip by. What follows is Wilhelm explaining different ways distributors can target the hotel industry with health-care promotions, more or less directly from our interview, edited only for length and clarity.
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