Effective immediately, Chris Clark, Mike Rozier and Paul Kory have been promoted to the positions of vice president of sales for the U.S. branch of Ash City, Scarborough, Ontorio. “As one of North America’s leading suppliers of corporate and promotional apparel, Ash City is constantly evaluating opportunities to bring increased value to our clients,” said David Woods, managing director of Ash City Worldwide. Chris, Mike and Paul will be responsible and fully accountable for managing Ash City’s sales results in the United States, as well as managing and leading our sales agencies and representatives.” For more information, call (800) 761-6612 or visit www.ashcity.com.
Read MoreLA T Sportswear Introduces New Camouflage Brand
LA T Sportswear, Ball Ground, Ga., recently added CODE V, its 5th brand. The new brand features camouflage apparel in five colors and nine styles for the entire family, including men, women, children and infants. CODE V also includes the patriotic Stars & Stripes T-Shirt, a popular favorite since the company’s inception more than 10 years ago. CODE V is available from LA T Sportswear, Broder, Alpha, S&S Activewear and Heritage Sportswear. LA T Sportswear has been supplying camouflage apparel since its inception, and has recently expanded its sizes, colors, fits and patterns to meet the current fashion demands of the imprintables and promotional
Read MoreCN8’s “Money Matters Today” Turns To Industry for Corporate-Gifting Expertise
CN8 Money Matters, an Emmy Award-winning television show geared towards solving everyday money challenges, featured John Hudicka, president of PromotionUltraSource.com, Cherry Hill, N.J., on a recent show for a segment devoted to the arts, expertise, creativity and etiquette of corporate gifting. Hosted by CN8’s director of business and consumer news Mary Caraccioli, the segment featuring Hudicka and the expertise of PromotionUltraSource.com focused on the proper ways to approach corporate gifting. CN8 Money Matters will re-air the segment several times during the month of November. The program airs exclusively on CN8, The Comcast Network, weeknights from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Caraccioli, who has worked
Read MoreBodek And Rhodes Debuts New Tommy Hilfiger Collection for 2007
Bodek and Rhodes, Philadelphia, has announced that its 2007 wearables line will include a new collection of Tommy Hilfiger styles selected from the popular retail line. The new styles replace the former Tommy Hilfiger Golf line introduced in 2006. Bodek and Rhodes will carry eleven retail styles in the collection, beginning Jan. 1, 2007. “This is an exciting transition for us and our customers,” said Mike Rhodes, president. “We introduced the brand to our line in the spring with Tommy Hilfiger Golf, which was well received by our customers. But, after meeting with the people at Tommy Hilfiger, we decided to switch our
Read MoreR.S. Owens Adds Customer Service Veteran to Staff
With more than 21 years of customer service expertise, Austine Bridgeford recently joined Chicago-based R. S. Owens’ customer service team. In her new role, Bridgeford will be responsible for servicing R.S. Owens’ interests in the Southeastern United States. “This is an instrumental position for us to fill with a professional of Austine’s skill and background,” said Jacqueline Duda, customer service manager. “With such a broad variety of distributors to handle, we definitely have a need to enhance our position in this region. The addition of Austine to our team will greatly improve our ability to service customer requests and orders in a very timely
Read MoreTips of the Trade: ‘Tis the Season to Work the Room Quickly
By Ilise Benun, www.marketing-mentor.com Like it or not, with Halloween behind us, the Thanks-chris-new-kwanz-ukkuh season has officially begun. For many of us, that means attending a lot more events, networking and otherwise, than we do during the rest of the year. Bruce Allen over at Marketing Catalyst has some interesting ideas about how to maximize your time at an event when you absolutely, positively can’t stay for the duration. (He’s an attorney, and a gracious one at that, so his disclaimer states that he does not advocate early departure; he just gets that sometimes it’s necessary.) What’s interesting is that a few of the
Read MoreS&S Activewear Releases Diverse Collection for 2007
With more than 330 pages of new and classic styles, S&S Activewear, Boilingbrook, Ill., has introduced its 2007 catalog featuring the largest and most diverse apparel collection in the company’s history. The new catalog offers more than 1,200 styles from 56 top brands, and boasts an innovative lenticular cover with images that change and merge to highlight styles from several of the product categories. “We chose to use a lenticular cover because it allows us to show many of our styles all at once,” explained Margaret Crow, marketing director. “It’s like having three catalog covers in one.” Crow said the diversity of the
Read MoreSAAGNY Announces 2006-2007 Board of Directors
The Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY), Montville, N.J., has announced its 2006-2007 Board of Directors. The term for the incoming officers and directors runs to Dec. 31, 2007. The Executive Committee Officers for 2006-2007 are: Mike Schenker, president; Robert S. Schwarz, president elect; Jonathan Riegel, vice president; Brian Seltzer, treasurer; and Brett Schaffer, secretary. Outgoing president Lenore Goldberg automatically moves into the position of immediate past president. Schenker, of Hilton Apparel Group, St. Louis, has served on the Board of Directors since 1997 and has held the offices of secretary, treasurer, vice president and president elect. Schenker has also served as
Read MoreCrystal D Receives Honors from SAGE Online
Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., was recently named “Best of the Best” by SAGE Online. The purpose of the award is to recognize the top products listed on SAGE Online for distributors. Voting results showed that Crystal D’s Windsor Paperweight and the Regatta Award are the most popular products in their respective categories: crystal paperweights and crystal awards. The “Best of the Best” products were chosen from the top 200 items featured on SAGE Online. Distributors rated the most popular products from more than 800,000 sourced items. “We are truly honored to be recognized by SAGE Online as an elite supplier of elegant and
Read MoreAtlantic Coast Cotton To Launch A-Game Sportswear
Atlantic Coast Cotton, Gainesville, Va., will launch A-Game Sportswear by Hartwell, a new line of athletic apparel, in January. Featuring nylon mesh tops, tanks and shorts with modern inseams, the line is comprised of a variety of dazzling basketball apparel and more. Available sizes range from youth sizes XS to adult 3XL, with up to 16 colors and color combinations. The garments are value-priced to suit a variety of budgets. For more information, call (800) 262-5660 or visit www.accinfo.com.
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