SanMar Partners with OGIO

SanMar, Seattle, recently announced a partnership with OGIO International, Bluffdale, Utah. SanMar is debuting 14 OGIO bag styles in its 2008 Apparel and Accessories catalog, which is currently available. “We’re proud to join with OGIO because it fits beautifully with our family of premium brands,” said Jeremy Lott, vice president. “OGIO sets trends, makes savvy color choices and delivers unfailing quality. But more importantly, they watch how people interact with bags and luggage, and they find the right place for every detail.” SanMar now carries OGIO golf bags, messenger bags, backpacks, duffels and luggage. The company will stock OGIO in its six distribution centers,

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Prime Resources Recognizes Employees, Products Distributed in Botswana

Prime Resources, Bridgeport, Conn., recently honored 27 long-time employees at its annual Service Awards ceremony. Four employees received 20-year awards and the remaining received five-year recognition. Across the company, there are 62 employees with 10, 15 or 20 years of service. Family owned and operated, the 27-year old company has evolved from a two-person business into one with 420 employees. “It gives me great pleasure to recognize the strong commitment and loyalty we have in the Prime family,” said Bob Lederer, chairman and founder. Paula Shulman, vice president of sales and Jerry Russo, vice president of operations recently celebrated their 25th company anniversaries. In

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Tips of the Trade: Why you can’t rely on e-mail

By Ilise Benun, marketing mentor When I posted a cautionary tale last week about e-mail gone missing on the Marketing Mix Blog, not only did two readers find important messages from new prospects in their spam folder; one reader even proposed a solution to the e-mail problem that’s not getting any better any time soon. Read on… Time and time again, it’s proven true: you can’t rely on e-mail and you can’t make assumptions. Those two things together are lethal. When I first started working with Nicole, a Web designer, a couple of my e-mail messages never made it to her inbox. She didn’t

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Red House Outfits Employees at High-Profile Groundbreaking

Red House, St. Helena, Calif., outfitted Hall Wines associates at the recent groundbreaking for the Hall Winery in Napa Valley, Calif. The new building—a 10,000-sq.-ft. glass, stone, plaster and wood facility crowned with undulating trellising—is scheduled to open in 2010. The winery employees wore Red House Honeycomb Performance Pique Polos. Decorated with the Hall Wines logo, the sport shirts were made from an easy care cotton blend with moisture-wicking properties. The culmination of four years of planning, Frank O. Gehry joined vintners Craig and Kathryn Hall for the high-profile event. “At Hall Wines, we have an unwavering commitment to create the best. Red House

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Broder Bros. Announces “Super Sweeps” Winners

Hawaii, Las Vegas and Orlando vacations, a Mini Cooper, a Pontiac Solstice, a Saturn Sky and a cash prize of $10,000 are just a few of the prizes Broder Bros., Trevose, Pa., customers are taking home by participating in the company’s Super Sweeps program. Through the program, customers earn points with each purchase and the points are then used to enter the sweepstakes. There is also a daily, online instant win component that offers additional chances to receive prizes. “Our customers keep us going, and we wanted to reward them with something above and beyond the usual incentives,” said Girisha Chandraraj, vice president

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Chocolate Inn Debuts New Products, Packaging in 2007-2008 Catalog

This week, Chocolate Inn, Freeport, N.Y., will release its 2007-2008 catalog featuring a new look, a selection of new products and new packaging options. “We’ve revamped the whole catalog,” noted David Miller, president. “It has a different look—a lot more upscale and more elegant. I think when people see it, they will think of a Godiva catalog.” In addition to the catalog’s fresh face, one of the most exciting things that has happened at the company, according to Miller, is the redesign of its packaging. “We have revamped most of the packaging on our line and we feel that the new look of the

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