Print & Promo Marketing

PPAChicago to Hold 50th Anniversary Gala

PPAChicago, Chicago, will hold its 50th Anniversary Gala on Fri., Oct., 19, at the Medinah Country Club in Addison, Ill. Beginning with a reception at 6:30 p.m., the event will also include dinner, an awards ceremony and dancing for the cost of $75 per person. In conjunction with the affair, a new 50th anniversary logo has been created for PPAChicago and will be used through the remainder of the year on association communications. Chicago-based supplier R.S. Owens, will sponsor the event. Other companies interested in participating should contact Nancy Denk, executive director. For more information, call (630) 893-7722 or visit www.ppachicago.org

Prime Line Introduces New Clearance Catalog

Prime Resources, Bridgeport, Conn., is now offering special savings of 50 to 70 percent on selected items from all of its best-selling categories, priced from $0.29 to $19.99. The new clearance catalog contains 94 closeout items, including Logotec bags, drinkware, tech items, tools, stress relievers and office items. The eight-page, full-color brochure can be downloaded from the company’s Web site. Printed brochures are available by e-mailing samples@primeline. For more information, call (203) 331-9100 or visit www.primeline.com

Gold Bond Hosts Distributor Contest, Improves Printing Standards

Gold Bond, Chattanooga, Tenn., is hosting a distributor contest in conjunction with TaylorMade and Maxfli. Through the end of July, all TaylorMade and Maxfli golf items will be on sale. Each time a distributor places an order for one of the products, his or her name will be entered into a drawing for a free trip that includes a golf outing and a tour of Gold Bond’s plant in Chattanooga. “We wanted to put together a trip that would be exciting, relaxing and professionally rewarding,” said Mark Godsey, president. “The answer was to include exciting Chattanooga venues, golf for two at a Jack Nicklaus-designed

Leed’s To Carry Dockers Brand

Leed’s, Pittsburgh, recently announced an agreement with Dockers San Francisco in which Leed’s will offer a range of Dockers brand bags, travel items and stationery in its gift catalog. The items will be available beginning Aug. 1. Jim Epstein, Leed’s chief development officer who worked closely with Dockers’ management in developing the deal, said: “Dockers found that Leed’s offers a unique top-quality platform for high profile brands to distribute within the corporate gift channel.” The Dockers brand marks the 13th retail brand carried by Leed’s and is the third announced since the beginning of the year. “Leed’s is ecstatic to be working with such

Floatpens.com Moves to Larger Facility

Floatpens.com, Kensington, Md., has moved to a larger office and warehouse facility. Its new address is 10628 Connecticut Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895. Local phone number and fax numbers have been changed to (301) 949-5140 and (301) 949-5141, respectively, and the toll free number remains (888) 653-4428. “After changing our name last year to Floatpens.com, we feel that the timing is right for branding, noted Micale Maddox, president. “We’re recognized as the industry’s expert for this line of floating action products and we thought our name should reflect what we do. The new space will allow us to better serve our clients and the increased

SnugZ USA Acquires Advanced Printing Solutions

SnugZ USA, Salt Lake City, has acquired Advanced Printing Solutions (APS), the two companies recently announced. The acquisition will boost SnugZ USA’s printing capacity by 4 million units per year. “An opportunity presented itself,” said SnugZ USA’s President and CEO, Brandon Mackay. “We’re growing by more than 25 percent annually, and we needed more capacity to meet future demand.” APS specializes in pad printing and screen printing—technologies that SnugZ USA uses to customize its lanyards, health & beauty care items, and other promotional products. For more information, call (888) 447-6840 or visit www.snugzusa.com.

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