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PremiumWear Announces End of Burk’s Bay Affiliation

PremiumWear, Minnetonka, Minn., recently announced it will no longer serve as the sales and marketing agency for Nucom Ltd/Burk’s Bay leather, effective Oct. 1. After a 15-year affiliation, the business relationship between the two Minnesota-based suppliers is coming to an end with the release of their respective 2008 catalogs. “We are grateful for the many years together and see bright futures ahead for both companies,” said Tim Klouda, president of PremiumWear’s promotional products division. “The decision to part company was made in the best interest of both organizations, and we wish our friends at Burk’s Bay all the best in their

Corvest Expands, Moves Toppers to 250,000 Sq. Ft. Facility

Corvest, St. Petersburg, Fla., the parent company of Adva-Lite, Toppers and It’s All Greek To Me, will relocate its Toppers operations to the company’s new 250,000 sq. ft. facility, close to the Corvest and Adva-Lite offices in St. Petersburg. The move is expected to be completed in September. “The new facility will improve work flow, inventory management and overall operating efficiency, which will result in better customer service,” said Robert P. Conway, CEO. Kirk Russell, the company’s eastern region director of sales, added: “This new facility is a milestone for a company that emerged from Chapter 11 two months ago. Now, we have a

Tips of the Trade: Don’t Throw Away Business Cards

By Ilise Benun, marketing mentor Today, my client, Christian, is going through his trash. He’s looking for the business cards he threw away after the last Chamber meeting he attended. Why did he throw them away? Well, that was my question and here’s what he said: “Those people didn’t even talk to me. We didn’t make a connection. They just gave me their card.” It sounded to me like Christian was insulted by their behavior and throwing their cards away was his way of punishing them. You can guess what I told him: “Never throw business cards away. If someone gives you their card,

Crown Products Acquires LuggageSpotter Products

Crown Products, Mobile, Ala., has acquired the promotional division of Not by Chance Enterprises, and the patent rights to The Original LuggageSpotter and the SuperGrabber. The Original LuggageSpotter was launched in 2001 and has sold more than two million units in the promotional market. Bob Bickert, president of Crown Products, noted: ”The LuggageSpotter and SuperGrabber products have been home runs in the promotional products industry. Not by Chance and Crown Products share the same values, so it was an easy decision to bring them into our company.” The patented LuggageSpotter is a cushioned, ergonomic luggage handle wrap. This year, Not by Chance launched the

Dunbrooke to Launch 2008 Catalog

For the second consecutive year, Dunbrooke Apparel Corp., Independence, Mo., will distribute its 2008 product catalog in the first week of August to assist distributors with catalog program business. New products will be available at that time on the company’s Web site, www.dunbrooke.com. “Last year, our fall release of the catalog was well received,” noted Matt Gray, COO. “We are anticipating an even greater response this year as many distributors are looking forward to using it to merchandise their 4th quarter business in addition to ease of setting up program business.” “We are very excited about our 2008 line, which includes several new Reebok

All-In-One Lets Distributors Turn Their Cell Phones into ‘Sell Phones’

All-In-One, San Diego, has introduced an industry-first mobile Internet presence with its www.aio2go.com Mobile Web site. The company invites promotional products distributors to give the new technology a try by using a Web-enabled cell phone or PDA to access aio2go.com. The site is optimized for small screens and fast load times, and provides easy access to product information, product photos with zoom, current pricing, detailed order status and tracking for shipments. According to company personnell, the sales tool enables distributors to have all the information at their fingertips while working outside the office. “With aio2go.com, anyone can turn their cell phone into a

Polyconcept North America Acquires Journalbooks

Polyconcept North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of promotional products supplier, Polyconcept, and owner of Leed’s, Pittsburgh and Bullet Line, Miami, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Journalbooks, Charlotte, N.C. The transaction, for which terms have not been disclosed, closed on July 2. Polyconcept North America’s combination of Leed’s, Bullet Line and Journalbooks will represent the largest US supplier of non-wearable promotional products with more than 1,600 associates throughout the country. “We are thrilled to add Journalbooks to the Polyconcept family,” said Michael Bernstein, CEO of Polyconcept North America. “Journalbooks has similar operating philosophies as Leed’s and Bullet Line with an emphasis on

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