Working with substrates outside of the normal range of materials can be difficult. Thick and tough substrates, as well as delicate ones, are some of the most challenging. When you think of printing, your mind may go straight toward the most common media, like paper, vinyl, and films. However, wide-format printers often tackle a wider…
Read MoreStop Delaying, Start Selling
“I wish I didn’t go to the gym today.” No one has ever uttered those words. To the contrary. We end our day upset because we put it off. Again. “I’ll go first thing” becomes “I’ll go at lunchtime” becomes “I’ll go when I finish up” becomes “I’ll go after dinner” becomes “I’ll go first…
Read More4 Reasons Promo Is Going To Have a Strong Fourth Quarter
The industry will end the year with a bang, collectively generating its highest revenue and greatest year-over-year sales growth of any 2024 quarter in Q4.
Read MoreStarline To Distribute Rupt Products in Canada
The Counselor Top 40 supplier has struck an exclusive distribution partnership with the start-up supplier, whose products are made from recycled materials and are carbon-neutral.
Read MoreMeeting Workplace Needs With Promotional Calendars
Calendars are an essential organizational tool in the workplace. They help track meetings, projects and daily tasks. Plus, research suggests that a paper calendar can be more effective than digital counterparts for developing high-quality plans and achieving goals. With over 425 stockline products in various styles and themes, Koozie Group (asi/40480) has a calendar to…
Read MorePlay Nice in the Sandbox – Capitalize on Market Opportunities
In the fast-paced world of the printing industry, the relationship between sales and production is crucial to a company’s overall success. Despite having different goals and day-to-day operations, these two departments must work together to deliver quality products efficiently and on time. When sales and production are misaligned or in conflict, it can lead to…
Read MoreBinick Imaging: An In-house Printing Powerhouse
In the 1940s, Miami, Florida, earned the nickname “The Magic City” for good reason. The moniker refers to the rapid growth it saw year after year during that time. Binick Imaging, which operates out of Miami, has a little growth magic of its own. A larger-format printing company, it offers it all: from design and…
Read MoreBYBBA Partners With 4Ocean To Combat Plastic Pollution
The reusable bag supplier will fund the removal of one pound of plastic waste for each bag sold beginning Oct. 1.
Read MorePorts Prep for Strike as Oct. 1 Work Stoppage Looms
A strike by unionized port workers along the East and Gulf Coasts could send disruption rippling through global supply lines, including the promotional products market.
Read MoreBreaking Point: Why Rebates Are Tearing Apart Distributors and Suppliers
When Kate Ivory, owner of GIDI Promotions, started out as a distributor more than 20 years ago, something happened that really bothered her. She was immediately offered end-quantity pricing (EQP) by suppliers – even though she’d never worked with those suppliers before. “It’s like, I’ve done nothing to deserve that,” says Ivory, who’s based out…
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