The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, announced the hiring of Dustin Wicks as director of business development. In this role, Wicks will work with the Vernon Company’s top account executives and customers, in addition to assisting in the area of acquisitions…
Texas A&M University recognized Dallas-based Elevate Brand Marketing as a member of the 2016 Aggie 100, which honors the fastest-growing companies in the world, owned or operated by former Texas A&M University students. Elevate Brand Marketing was ranked No. 2 overall and No. 1 in North Texas with a compound annual growth rate of 200.5…
Question: I want to be able to invoice and receive payments electronically from clients and have them entered automatically in QuickBooks. What are my options? Answer: Currently, the best two options you have are Intuit Merchant Services and a service that integrates with QuickBooks called “Bill&Pay.” Intuit Merchant Services, being a QuickBooks service, is the…
Research and Markets announced that, according to its “Global Lithium Ion Battery Market 2016 to 2020” study, the global lithium-ion battery market could grow 15 percent over the next four years, according to…
Just like the leftover World Series merchandise celebrating a hypothetical Cleveland Indians victory, leftover campaign merchandise has to go somewhere. Unlike the Indians gear, which met its untimely demise, campaign merchandise from both the Clinton and Trump camps will go to supporters for a discounted price. The Hillary Clinton campaign sent out an email blast…
Last week, industry professionals launched a GoFundMe page for Tee Hamilton, owner of Creative Alchemy, as she begins her fight with cancer. So far, through generous contributions from friends and colleagues, the campaign has raised about $9,000…
Promo 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: The weather is in the 60s today, but there are rumors of snow coming to Pennsylvania soon. Make up your mind, nature.) Last week, Maple Ridge Farms won again, and…
Now that the dust has settled a bit on Montreal-based Gildan Activewear’s proposed acquisition of Los Angeles-based American Apparel’s intellectual property assets and some manufacturing assets, many are left wondering, what now? To dig deeper into how Gildan Activewear plans to use the American Apparel brand, we spoke with Gary Bell, vice president of corporate marketing…
As more of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for the next four years surface, we’ve addressed how certain policies could affect promotional products professionals and their businesses. For…
Proforma, Cleveland, has announced it will once again host its annual Regional Planning Retreats and Energize Summits in seven cities across North America. These networking and educational events provide Proforma owners and sales representatives with the opportunity to connect with industry-leading vendors, learn proven strategies to increase their sales and gain access to award-winning business…