Expedia, the online travel booking company, recently released a report that found 80% of Americans are stressed about resuming international travel and 60% need more help booking travel now than they did before the pandemic. As part of its plan to win back those wary travelers, Expedia is offering a helping hand. A Jonas Brother’s hand, to be specific…
While the last year has been a challenge for everyone, it has also brought many opportunities. Jumping into or expanding your business in the automotive vertical market is one of them. Dealerships have rebounded better than expected and business is projected to build back rapidly over the next two years. Don’t miss out on this market…
Cap America Inc., Fredericktown, Mo., announced today that Christen Siebert has been promoted to senior financial analyst. Siebert began her career at Cap America in May 2018 as an accounting intern, and was promoted to assistant accounting manager later that year. Siebert will now report directly to CFO Curt…
The Rocket City Trash Pandas are the Anaheim Angels’ Double-A affiliate, based in Alabama. The team is so popular that it hasn’t even played an inning of baseball yet, but has already sold $4 million in merchandise. This proves, among other things about the team, that the initial $2 million in just one year wasn’t a new-team honeymoon period or fluke…
Most people I know take some types of vitamins. Vitamins are essential elements for our physical growth and health. There is also an essential vitamin that I take for the ongoing growth and health of my business. It is called Vitamin F. (F = Focus) I find that the No. 1 enemy for me in…
Visstun announced last week that it will move out of the promo industry to focus on its food packaging division. In an email sent to distributors, the supplier said it is still operating and will be available to handle projects, but is “no longer seeking to actively grow in the promotional market.” Digispec and CounterPoint will continue operating as normal…
Navitor, North Mankato, Minn., announced the opening of its Kapolei, Hawaii, facility. The new facility furthers Navitor’s plan to support island manufacturing while providing supplemental mainland add-ons to round out its print offering. As the economy bounces back, Navitor has restructured the facility to better the reseller market, including…
Cities and states across the U.S. are starting to ease up face mask restrictions as vaccination rates increase and infection rates decline. But, the TSA just announced that its mask requirements will remain in place through Sept. 13, ensuring continued need for consumer-grade face masks…
Fred Albrecht is an accomplished business owner, mentor and coach, who together with his wife, Suzette, built a $40 million business in the promotional products and print industry, Proforma Albrecht & Co. “Relationships matter more than anything,” Albrecht says. “It’s all about building a company one great person at a time.”…
In 2021, the “What” matters less. “We don’t have a budget for that” or “We’re not doing that event this year” should not be the conversation. “How are you getting new customers?” and “How are you saying ‘thank you’ to your employees?” will drive more fruitful conversations. It requires a paradigm shift. We can no longer focus on low prices and…