From a bustling exhibit floor and business-building education to an inspiring keynote and abundant networking opportunities, promo’s largest East Coast show provided a vibrant kickoff to the new year.
Read MorePort Strike Likely Averted as Tentative Contract Reached for Dockworkers
East and Gulf Coast port workers were set to go on strike next week, but union leaders and port employers have preliminarily inked a new contract that will prevent the work stoppage.
Read MoreASI Orlando 2025: The Value in Print for Promo Distributors
Adding print can help promo distributors reach more customers and become full-service providers.
Read MoreClosures, Homes Destroyed, Schools Burned: LA Area Promo Pros Feel Impact of Wildfires
Powerful Santa Ana winds and extremely dry ground conditions have provided tinder to fast-moving flames that have torched miles of earth, destroyed buildings and caused deaths in Southern California.
Read MoreASI Orlando 2025: Top Hard Goods Trends
The show offered plenty of ideas and inspiration across categories like drinkware, writing instruments and home goods.
Read MoreThe Magnet Group Names Industry Veteran Lori Bolton to Lead Sales Role
Bolton is joining the Counselor Top 40 supplier as vice president of key accounts, taking with her a promo track record that includes success at other Counselor Top 40 firms.
Read MoreOpinion: Alert! Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024 Is Bad for Print Resellers
If you aren’t familiar with the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024, S. 3815, you aren’t alone. It’s been in the legislative pipeline for some time, but surprisingly few people know about it. This legislation, which would change the rules for delivery of investor documents and undermine the print resale income for many print distributors, has already passed the House of Representatives and is moving on to the Senate. This legislation bad for print resellers, and urgent action is needed. The current default for investor documents is paper delivery…
Read MoreTarget Report: Zig-Zagging
Print-centric companies that proactively grow via an M&A strategy go back and forth, shifting directions, alternately completing transactions that bring in additional print volume, and then subsequently acquiring a company with services that are adjacent to print, but not core to the mission of putting ink on paper.
Read MoreASI Orlando 2025: 6 Print Trends From the Show Floor
Paper products, sustainability, decoration and data: A look at print’s place at the promo industry’s first trade show of the year.
Read MoreASI Orlando 2025: Flash Polls Reveal Sales Optimism & Tariff Concerns
The polling occurred during an Education Day Wrap-Up event that also featured show speakers who provided fast-moving summaries of top takeaways from their professional development sessions.
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