Whether you’re the leader of a billion-dollar company, the sales director for a three-person sales team or the manager of a production department, knowing why your organization fights change is critical, because it’s crucial to growth. Here is a simple three-step method to making change much, much easier…
Wendell August Forge, the 99-year-old gift designer and promotional supplier, announced the release of an NFT ornament collection as it combines old-world and new-world gifting. Launching June 16, each NFT will be accompanied by a physical commemorative coin along with membership benefits, special perks and experiences announced throughout the year…
In episode 3, we go deeper into the concept of convergence, with John using examples from real-life Club Colors clients to demonstrate the success of this business practice. John explains how convergence between apparel decorators and promotional products distributors, when done right, will only serve to grow the community as a whole…
You need validation for your parking receipt if you want free parking. That’s all you need validation for. You don’t need validation from others that you are successful. You don’t need validation from others that you are right. You don’t need validation from others that you are worthy. If you know you are successful, right…
Question: I filed my sales tax last week with the numbers in the QuickBooks sales tax liability report. When I ran the report again this week, the numbers had changed. What’s going on? Answer: Likely, you had not reconciled your checking account(s) before running the first sales tax report…
Zagwear, a branded merchandise agency headquartered in White Plains, New York, has acquired Arrow Promotional, a New York City and UK-based promotional merchandise company with a long list of top-tier clients. Arrow Promotional’s operations, including offices in New York, Denver and the UK, will be consolidated into Zagwear…
Who was the biggest duo of the ’80s? It was Doritos and “Stranger Things,” obviously. OK, only one of those was actually around in the ’80s, but no matter. The two are teaming up to promote the upcoming fourth season of the hit Netflix series with a virtual concert featuring ’80s pop royalty, special Doritos packaging and some killer concert merch…
Phase 3 Marketing and Communications, an integrated marketing services company that provides promotional products, wide-format printing and more, is continuing its growth in the print industry with the acquisition of Graphic Visions Unlimited. For more than 30 years, Graphic Visions has been a resource to clients for visual graphics and advertising production…
QUINN announced that it has added Angie Kaltreider and Sandra Belk, two talented artists who will help Quinn meet domestic custom orders without having to outsource art needs. Kaltreider joins QUINN with a background in art and operations, and a degree from Lycoming University. Belk comes to QUINN with extensive art and marketing experience, and a degree from…
We often move throughout our day with neither thought nor purpose. Sadly, this same whirlybird approach is applied to the work presented to clients on a far-too-regular basis—especially as it relates to promotional products. If you want to stand out from the product pushers and grow your business, it’s time to not just work with thought and purpose, but to share that with your clients…