Ask the Accountant… Question: What is the perfect system for a promotional products distributor? Answer: I wish I had the perfect answer for that. Unfortunately, there is not a perfect system for our complex and unique industry regardless of cost. Ad specialty distributors have had to figure out their own systems, mostly by trial and…
Getting kids to eat their vegetables is an age-old challenge for adults. Heck, sometimes convincing ourselves to eat our greens can take work. That’s a problem one food producer is trying to tackle through branding and design. By tricking the customer’s brain into thinking a package of spinach is fast food, it might just be enough to accept or, dare we say, crave vegetables…
After 25 years at its facility in Oakland, Calif., ALPI International is moving its headquarters to nearby Richmond, Calif. Starting Jan. 25 all operations will be conducted out of the new Richmond address: 3435 Regatta Blvd., Richmond, Calif. 94804. “We are very excited to start 2021 on a high note in a new facility, while still…
The city of Columbia, Mo., has passed legislation that only trash bags with official city branding on them will be accepted by sanitation workers in an effort to minimize excess waste and improve safety conditions for workers. Columbia had previously issued bags with the city’s logo on them. But, starting Feb. 1, the logoed bags will be the only ones sanitation workers accept…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company flamethrowers, launched in 2018, were a masterwork of promotional marketing. And yet, to the surprise of absolutely no one, the flamethrowers have been a disaster for everyone but Musk. More than 1,000 people have had their flamethrowers confiscated, with many facing legal repercussions…
Brand Addition announced the appointment of Karl Whiteside to the role of group managing director. Whiteside will assume leadership of the global organization, which has offices in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Hong Kong, China and the U.S. Chris Lee will continue in his role as CEO of The Pebble Group, the UK-based parent company…
The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, recently announced that Chris Vernon has been appointed by the company’s board of directors to the position of chairman/CEO, effective immediately. Since July 2016, Vernon has held the position of CEO/vice chairman. He will continue to manage daily business operations across all Vernon Company…
It’s taken e-commerce sites some time to get a handle on all of the problematic merchandise, but they’re getting there. And there are lessons to be learned. The first is that automation might not be as reliable as some of these sites might have believed, requiring tweaks to the processes that filter out blocked items…
Shortly after launching the fund in December, Barstool sold 10,000 shirts in a single day, which translates to $280,000 if each was priced at $28. Since then, the fund has raised $27.5 million overall through donations and merchandise sales, supporting 155 small businesses…
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., announced today that it has been acquired by private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Following the closure of the transaction, expected to take place during the first quarter of 2021, S&S president Jim Shannon will take on the role of CEO, with CD&R operating partner John Compton taking over as chairman of the board…