Yvette Berke, Little Angels Project Win 2019 Vernon Cares Competition

The Vernon Company announced that Yvette Berke and The Little Angels Project have been selected as winners of the 2019 Vernon Cares award. Earlier this fall, Vernon invited members of the promotional products community to share their stories about their efforts to give back within their communities…

Smartphone Accessories: All the Info You Need to Grow Sales

Do you know the difference between a PopSockets PopGrip and a Ring Holder? How about a PopWallet and a PopWallet+? It gets confusing! In this 30 minute webinar, we’ll go over the basics, then dive deep into how you can generate business with smartphone accessories.

The Van Gogh Museum Has an Ambitious New Branded Apparel Line

The Van Gogh Museum and Daily Paper, a 10-year-old Amsterdam-based menswear label, rewarded fans with a 21-piece branded apparel collection that will strive to make the museum “more relevant to adults with a bicultural background.” The designs and rollout are pretty ambitious…

Success Advice from Paul Bellantone, President and CEO of PPAI

Continuing to ask respected industry leaders to share their thoughts on success, I reached out to Paul Bellantone, president and chief executive officer of PPAI, to share his advice. Thank you, Paul Bellantone, for sharing your advice about financial success with me. Question for Paul: In your years of experience in our industry, what do…

Here’s Some of the Great Valentine’s Day Merch We Saw Today

Valentine’s Day has arrived, and that means that as gifts like flowers and chocolate are making their traditional impressions, companies are considering inventive ways to help the public celebrate love. As such, there’s a ton of Valentine’s Day merch out there, but we rounded up some of the best examples to bring to you…

Blue Generation Promotes Michael Reisbaum to VP of National Accounts

Blue Generation, Long Island City, N.Y., has promoted Michael Reisbaum to vice president of national accounts. Reisbaum is an industry veteran of 23 years as a promotional products distributor, and then as a director and manger on the supplier side. He joined Blue Generation in 2018…

How To Use Two Item Numbers in QuickBooks

Ask the Accountant… Question: I use two item numbers for my distributorship—one is the item number I assign internally and show the customer, and the other is the supplier’s number. Can I use both in QuickBooks? Answer: Yes, QB Premier and Enterprise allow for two different fields of item numbers. When you set up an…