Teraco Inc., an industry manufacturer based in Midland, Texas, an industry manufacturer of plastic cards, welcomed new sales executive, Martin Agati. Agati is based in Atlanta and will manage all Teraco accounts in the southeast region. Agati is an industry veteran and comes to Teraco with extensive expertise in the document management, marketing services and promotional products industries.
Read MoreUPS Veteran Thompson Joins Gold Bond Team
Chase Thompson has left a 20-year career with the Atlanta-based United Parcel Service (UPS), to join Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Gold Bond Inc. in the sales division. The announcement was made by Mark Godsey, the company’s president.
Read MoreCorvest Announces Organizational Changes
Largo, Florida-based Corvest, a top-20 promotional products supplier and parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It’s All Greek To Me, announced several organizational changes to its customer service and sales teams. The changes, which are effective immediately, will allow the company to provide more dedicated customer service and will enable further growth of the company’s sales team.
Read MoreWebster Named Senior VP of Touchstone Merchandise Group
Tad Webster, CAS, has been named senior vice president at Touchstone Merchandise Group LLC, a distributorship with headquarters in Mason, Ohio. Based in Los Angeles, Webster will lead expansion, open new offices, hire and manage sales representatives in the western U.S., as well as maintain his own client relationships.
Read MoreShape Up or Ship Out
Something very exciting is happening. Or, at this point, it’s already happened, but on the first day of PPAI, when it hadn’t happened yet, I had that static electricity feeling that something big was about to happen. My esteemed colleagues and I were on tap to help announce the creation of the industry’s first Quality Certification Alliance. And I was excited.
Read MoreU.S. Postal Service Price Changes Go Into Effect
With all the excitement surrounding the Inauguration, we just wanted to take a minute to remind everyone as of January 18, 2009, U.S. Postal Service domestic and international shipping rate increases will take effect.
From the USPS:
U.S. Postal Service to Change Shipping Prices in January
New Annual January Price Change Consistent with Industry Practices
WASHINGTON, DC —Pricing for shipping services will change on Sunday, Jan. 18, the Postal Service announced today following a vote by its Board of Governors.
“The move to annual January price changes for shipping services products is consistent with industry-wide practice, and provides a clear picture of
Mike’s First Blog Post
Greetings, loyal browsers of the Promo Marketing blogs. I’m Mike, the new associate editor on the magazine, and as of today I’ll be joining Chrissie and Charles with their weekly blog updates.
Read MoreS&S Activewear Adds Four Major Brands
Bolingbrook, Illinois-based S&S Activewear, a national distributor of imprintable sportswear, entered its 21st year in business with the release of its new logo and its 2009 catalog that contains three new major brands. The 2009 collection includes adidas, Bayside, Independent Trading Co. and Bill Blass Healthcare.
Read MorePromotions East Announces Education Schedule for 2009
The Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York, Inc. (SAAGNY) of Montvale, N.J. announced the PROMOTIONS EAST University education program for PROMOTIONS EAST 2009, June 1to 3 in Atlantic City, N.J. With more than 4,000 attendees each year, PROMOTIONS EAST strives to provide the most inclusive education offering in the industry. This year’s PROMOTIONS EAST University will kick off on June 1 with a full day schedule, and continue through June 2 and 3 with 23 sessions on five tracks, covering all aspects of promotional product sales.
Read MoreGemini Manufacturing Announces 24-Hour Rush Program
Yonkers, New York-based Gemini Manufacturing, maker of Jetline, announced the launch of a free 24-hour rush service. The service, which started January 2, offers distributors access to more than 1,000 promotional solutions. “Now, more than ever, it is important to provide flexibility in buying to both our distributor partners as well as to their end-user customers,” said Jetline president Eric Levin. “Many purchasing decisions will be made with little lead time as end-users work outside of the annual budget structure that they have accustomed to in the past,” Levin concluded.
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