Continuing to ask respected industry leaders to share their thoughts on success, I reached out to Paul Bellantone, president and chief executive officer of PPAI, to share his advice. Thank you, Paul Bellantone, for sharing your advice about financial success with me. Question for Paul: In your years of experience in our industry, what do…
Read MoreIn the increasingly competitive craft beer market, including both distributed and in-brewery sales, these companies need to get their name out there. They are looking for an audience that is looking for its next favorite beer.
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Vans is bringing its “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”-branded slip-ons, originally made for the movie’s premiere, back to life as part of Vans’ Anaheim Factory Collection, which features footwear hand-made like the ones in the ’82…
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Valentine’s Day has arrived, and that means that as gifts like flowers and chocolate are making their traditional impressions, companies are considering inventive ways to help the public celebrate love. As such, there’s a ton of Valentine’s Day merch out there, but we rounded up some of the best examples to bring to you…
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Blue Generation, Long Island City, N.Y., has promoted Michael Reisbaum to vice president of national accounts. Reisbaum is an industry veteran of 23 years as a promotional products distributor, and then as a director and manger on the supplier side. He joined Blue Generation in 2018…
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Ask the Accountant… Question: I use two item numbers for my distributorship—one is the item number I assign internally and show the customer, and the other is the supplier’s number. Can I use both in QuickBooks? Answer: Yes, QB Premier and Enterprise allow for two different fields of item numbers. When you set up an…
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Nike is joining the ranks of companies looking to eliminate waste in their production processes. And, as Nike tends to do with all of its projects, it’s going big with it. Through its Move to Zero campaign, Nike’s end-goal is zero carbon and zero waste. The company outlined how it plans to do this in five steps…
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Cap America Inc., Fredericktown, Mo., announced the recent promotion of Curt Carr to chief financial officer, effective immediately. Carr, who joined the company in September 2019 in the role of vice president of finance, has been responsible for all accounting functions and has made significant contributions to the organization.…
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For the fried chicken enthusiast who also wants to wear minimal footwear, the KFC x Crocs collaboration has shoes that will have everyone asking where they came from and, more importantly, “What’s that smell?” That’s right. They smell like chicken…
Read MoreFollowing multiple observations from fans that the “S” and “D” in the team’s mashup logo combine to resemble a swastika, the San Diego Padres are all but abandoning their new spring training hats and will go forward with a different design…
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