Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line proudly announced the launch of its new Eco-Responsible initiative, intended to educate its distributors about the environmentally friendly qualities in its items. The new program is designed to differentiate and alert distributors about products so they can make informed decisions as to which environmentally friendly features and products are important. Since it is often not clear what makes one item green versus the next, Prime’s Eco-Responsible program takes an innovative new approach to this topic. Part of the program includes an “Eco-Promise” section, including the promise by Prime to continually improve and communicate its Eco-Responsible practices throughout the year.
Read MoreDrummond Printing Inc. Named Arkansas Business of the Year Finalist
Stuttgart, Arkansas-based Drummond Printing Inc. announced it has been selected as a 2007 Arkansas Business of the Year Finalist by the Arkansas Business Publishing Group, located in Little Rock, Ark. Since 1988, Arkansas Business has honored small businesses, nonprofit organizations and executives throughout the state with Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. The winners will be announced at a banquet on February 26, 2008 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Ark. The Arkansas Business of the Year awards are given in six categories: businesses with one to 25 employees, business with 26 to 75 employees, business with 76 to 300
Read MoreIndustry Veteran Tom Carroll Joins The Selco Companies
Industry veteran Tom Carroll has been named vice president of marketing and sales for the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Selco Companies, which includes the Selco Geneve, Abelle Tech and Abelle Promotional Time lines. “I am truly excited about this new adventure with The Selco Companies, a very established and reputable company. I am looking forward to further developing Selco’s marketing strategies to help our distributor clients create new business utilizing our products, ideas and support!” said Carroll. “Most salespeople don’t realize the internal capabilities Selco makes available to them, with in-house production and assembly expertise here in the U.S. as well as years of timepiece experience.
Read MoreBIC Graphic USA partners with Asian Sourcing Link
Clearwater, Florida-based BIC Graphic USA announced an exclusive partnership with Hong Kong-based Asian Sourcing Link (ASL), a supply chain management team with more than 20 years experience in the promotional products business. This partnership is exclusive within the promotional products channel in both North America and Europe. ASL will become an integral part of BIC Graphic USA’s new product development and category development by maintaining BIC Graphic USA’s commitment to product safety and compliance with international safety standards. ASL’s founding directors are the former owners of Hong Kong-based Marlow International, previously one of the leading global promotional product suppliers. ASL has sourcing offices in
Read MoreNotes Inc. Lands Forest Stewardship Council Certification
Syracuse, New York-based Notes Inc. announced it recently became the first sticky notepad manufacturer in the U.S. to receive chain of custody (CoC) certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), recognized throughout the world as the leading third-party-verified program for sustainable forestry practices. FSC certification allows Notes Inc. to offer products made with paper carrying the FSC trademark, which assures customers that at every stage of its manufacture—from the management of the forest to the pulping of the wood and the making of the paper—it meets FSC’s strict environmental, social and economic standards. “Getting FSC certification demonstrates our serious commitment to green initiatives as
Read MoreGraphik Hires National Sales Manager
Graphik (formerly Graphik Vinyl), headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., announced the hiring of Gregg Chatterson as national sales manger. Chatterson will be responsible for building relationships with distributors on a national basis. He will also work with the company’s multiline reps and develop and implement tradeshow strategy. “Gregg’s experience and strong relationships will help more distributors realize the many virtues of working with Graphik. He is a true professional and we are fortunate to have someone of his caliber join our team,” said Jim McDermott, president of Graphik. Chatterson previously worked for industry companies Admanco and Senator. Graphik is currently represented by Hutchinson Marketing
Read MoreCap America Awards Top Honor
Cap America, based in Fredericktown, Miss. announced that sales representative company Brooks and Brooks of Pequea, Pa. earned the prestigious top sales award at the annual sales meeting held December 13, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri. Carson Brooks accepted the award, which is given based on a territory’s growth throughout the year. “Brooks and Brooks is a lead contributor and a primary force behind our success in 2007. They continue to improve on their expertise of the Cap America product line and most importantly, delivering the highest-level customer satisfaction,” said Bruce Watson, president, Cap America. Joshua, Carson and Debbie Brooks represent Cap America in
Read MoreSolo Appoints Addario To Oversee Sales Division
Hauppauge, New York-based U.S. Luggage LLC, has promoted Bob Addario to vice president of sales for its SOLO division—a supplier of consumer-targeted collections of laptop cases, attachés, business backpacks and ladies’ totes. Addario is taking over all responsibilities of SOLO president, Stuart Goodman, who retires in January 2008 and will oversee the entire sales division. Goodman had been with U.S. Luggage LLC for 21 years. “We are excited to have Bob at the helm of the SOLO sales team,”said U.S. Luggage CEO Richard Krulik. “He has proven himself as a great leader, and with his vast experience in sales and knowledge of our industry
Read MoreLeed’s Announces Sales Force Expansion to Meet Growth
Pittsburgh-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America and the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, announced it will expand its sales team based on recent sales growth by hiring three regional sales managers, Kristen O’Leary, Sandy Damjanoski, and Rick Jeronimus; two new business development representatives, Brian Anderson and Jason Fularz; and an inside sales manager, Chuck Helden. In addition, they will be hiring Dave Lassman as the new vice president of operations and making several changes to the sales structure. Rick French, currently the regional sales manager for southern California and Nevada, will be moving to the east coast
Read MoreProRose Acquires Promar Industries
Stamford, Connecticut-based supplier ProRose Inc. announced it has acquired supplier Promar Industries’ penlight division, previously based in Bridgeport, Conn. ProRose has incorporated Promar’s products and services into its current line. Promar has serviced the promotional industry for more than 30 years, offering high quality penlights and other lighting products. Production of the penlights has been moved to ProRose’s Pennsylvania location, and all orders, quotes, and any inquiries will be handled from ProRose’s headquarters in Stamford, Conn. “We have known Phil and Cathy Lindstrom of Promar for many years,” said ProRose president Ron Rosencrans, “and always admired their dedication to their business
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