Last week, Kaeser & Blair, Batavia, Ohio, welcomed its top sales volume dealers to the Clearwater Beach Hilton Resort for the annual Sales Leader Summit. The three-day, all-expense-paid event included lots of activities in and around Clearwater, Fla.,…
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Question: My accountant wants me to start using QuickBooks Premier instead of industry software. Why? Answer: As described in another blog, QuickBooks Premier works very well for our industry, but your accountant may or may not know that. Likely, your accountant knows how to work within QuickBooks since it is the No. 1 accounting software…
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We live in a world of fitness tracking. We have wearable technology that tracks our steps, heart rates, calories burned and more. We have apps on our phones where we can log our progress and…
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Nobody can ever knock Bud Grant as a dull individual. Set to turn 90 tomorrow, the product of Superior, Wisc. played professional basketball and football, with the latter sport yielding a stint with our city’s…
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Bill Mahre, president of ADG Promotional Products, Hugo, Minn., succinctly tells us why promotional drinkware is still so popular: “People still use them, and they use them on a regular basis.” Pretty simple, right? It doesn’t have to…
Read MorePromo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: My birthday is on Monday! I still think Mondays are a drag, though.) Last week, HALO Branded Solutions won, and now will face off against 4imprint. The winner will be…
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This week we talk about health hazards of fidget spinners, Lands’ End and the FDA being involved in cosmetics.
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Promotional Products Association International, Irving, Texas, announced Teresa Moisant, MAS, owner and president of Oklahoma City-based Moisant Promotional Products, as the 2017 PPAI Woman of Achievement. The presentation of the PPAI Woman of Achievement award will take place during the 2017…
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If you don’t know what success looks like, how will you recognize it? How will you know how close or how far away it is? Get very clear about what your specific goals are, and what your life will look like, sound like and feel like when you get there. We’re talking about your dreams…
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Following the failed merger with Office Depot and rumors of a sale swirling around, Staples announced its “Staples 2020” plan, which focuses on promotional products, among other product categories. Seeking Alpha reports: Staples is pivoting away from solely selling consumer goods towards selling office services. The business opportunity is so great that another competitor, Xerox,…
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