alphabroder, Trevose, Pa, announced the addition of Commonwealth Cotton to its family of brands. Commonwealth Cotton has built a business through its focus on the right assortment of products and customer service. These tenets align very well with alphabroder’s commitment to product assortment, deep inventory and customer service. The two businesses will immediately complement each…
Read MoreThis year is proving a monumental one for NBC television shows that are celebrating impressive anniversaries. Only 17 days ago, we highlighted the baseball-related adulation that “Seinfeld” is receiving as it turns 30, and today brings an opportunity to tout “Friends,” which the fashion retailer Primark is commending for turning 25 via a themed café…
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Dorney Park, an amusement park in Allentown, Pa., was on the receiving end of customer complaints after visitors found that a park gift shop was selling personalized bullet cartridge keychains. The item, a rifle bullet in an embossed leather holder with a keychain, had on its packaging the words “The Right to Keep and Bear…
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Ariel Premium Supply, St. Louis, announced the launch of its new Global Resource Centre division. Designed to leverage its global sourcing network, this new division offers complete custom design capabilities across all of its product categories. Distributors can be creative in designing unique products or modifying current ones, all while taking advantage of overseas price…
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Business and life can be stressful. Most folks I know work hard to achieve great things in the future. And live with great regrets about past failures. Few of us know how to just enjoy the present, which is all we really have. The past is gone. The future isn’t here yet. The present is…
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Question: I reconcile my bank account by hand. Do I need to do it in QuickBooks too? Answer: QuickBooks does have a reconcile function on all its products. It lists all the items that you posted as bank items, and then asks you to compare these to your actual bank statements. The QB Reconcile function…
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Print+Promo, Promo Marketing’s sister publication covering the print and promotional products industries, recently published the 2019 edition of its “Women in Print and Promo” feature, which celebrates some of the most influential and successful women in the space. This year’s list includes 15 women from a variety of professional backgrounds and specializations, including CEOs, sales directors, owners and more…
Read MoreWe can say we’re a tad bit envious of the residents of Mount Olive, N.C., whose town manager and mayor are considering promoting their award-winning tap water by filling and branding bottles with it. The small town, population 4,650, is best known for its pickles, but as a repeat “best of” water winner, it’s looking at promotional bottled water as its next claim to fame…
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HanesBrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., announced that Tim Gibson has joined the company as director of business development, and Jim Dunne has joined as director of distributor sales. Gibson, who has more than 30 years in the apparel and promotional marketing industry, will develop and implement strategic initiatives across field and…
Read MoreTo justify taking the easy way out and not having the harder, more educational conversations with their customers, both suppliers and distributors tell themselves all kinds of lies: “My customers aren’t asking for it,” “My competitors aren’t doing it,” “It’s too expensive” and “No one has been caught.” What they may not realize is that these lies are costing them business…
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