Sock 101, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, welcomed Nina Bui to its traveling sales team. Bui was born and raised in Kansas City, with family from Vietnam and the oldest of her three siblings. Bui loves anything involving food, music and art. She is a quick learner and is knowledgeable in…
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Tri-Mountain Announces Closing After Nearly 30 Years
Tri-Mountain announced yesterday that it will cease operations “in the near future” after almost 30 years in business. In a release, the company said that its stock, blank inventory will be available on a final sale business through tomorrow. Decorated orders already in the works will be delivered as planned, but Tri-Mountain won’t accept…
The Willy Wonka Riddle: Clients Don’t Care How, They Just Want ‘Now’
You first must accept that you’re not Amazon, and you’re never going to be Amazon. You don’t have the resources, infrastructure or financial means to compete with their e-commerce efficiencies. What you can do, however, is leverage the best practices of Amazon, which will help you take a unique approach to how you run your business…
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Best Foot Forward: 3 Ways to Use Custom Socks and Footwear in Your Clients’ Branded Campaigns
Not only are custom socks an easy-to-sell item, they’ve also exploded in popularity for everything from employee and corporate gifts to sports uniform wear, festival attire and more. Read on for three ways to use custom socks and footwear in your clients’ branded campaigns…
Proforma Hosts Annual Convention and Family Reunion
Proforma, Cleveland, hosted its largest event of the year, the Proforma Annual Convention and Family Reunion, Ignite 2022. This event reunited more than 400 members of the Proforma family, including owners and their teams, supplier partners, industry leaders, and the Support Center team at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. “It was an unforgettable four-day…
The Next Steps in NIL: Clemson’s New Marketing Hub and Alabama’s Team Store
Clemson University just created one of the biggest hubs of NIL development: a 12,000 square foot facility dedicated to its “Reign” NIL program, which will assist student-athletes in marketing themselves, including through merchandise. The University of Alabama is also opening a dedicated store within its football stadium for NIL products…
California Tattoos Adds Katie Winslow to Marketing Team
California Tattoos (CTI), Tuscon, Arizona, announced that Katie Winslow is its new marketing coordinator. Winslow will handle a variety of marketing functions, including social media, public relations, community outreach and more. Winslow joins CTI with two years of promo distributor experience, where she was an account manager developing extensive…
FTC Fines Apparel Brand $211K for False ‘Made in USA’ Labels
The FTC issued a fine against the apparel brand Lions Not Sheep for replacing its “Made in China” labels with “Made in USA” labels. The FTC has begun cracking down on these claims as it enforces a new rule that tightens Made in USA labeling requirements…
A Guide For The Promo Industry To Manage A Profitable Team
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