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AIA Promotes Clay Hall to Director of Owner Success
AIA Corporation, Neenah, Wis., announced today the promotion of Clay Hall to director of owner success. Since joining AIA in 2015, Hall has served in several roles, including owner success and recruitment, as well as sales development…
QCA Announces Restructured Participation Model, Tiered Payment Plans
Quality Certification Alliance, Chicago, announced a newly restructured participation model and tiered fee structure to further engage and include distributors and end-buyers, along with providing more access for suppliers and distributors of varying sizes. The new model will have four categories: End-Buyer Supporters, Distributor Advocates, Certified Distributors and Decorators, and Accredited Suppliers. “What we’ve done…
HUB Promotional Group Acquires HandStands, Its Seventh Acquisition in Two Years
In a deal finalized on Dec. 21, 2018, HandStands, Salt Lake City, Utah, joined HUB Promotional Group, which is now made up of eight suppliers. Established in 1983, HandStands was one of the first companies to bring mouse pads to the promotional marketplace. Today, HandStands offers a wide variety of products, from phone and tablet accessories…
How to Compete With Big Online Promo Distributors: Don’t
How’s a small or independent distributor supposed to compete with Amazon and the mega online promo distributors? It’s a question we hear a lot, especially as those large distributors grab more and more of the market share. But there might be a simple answer: Don’t even try…
West Virginia University Joins Other Schools in Questioning Alliance With Badger Sportswear
When the Associated Press last month issued a report detailing shipments from a Chinese labor camp to a U.S. apparel supplier, Promo Marketing looked at higher learning institutions’ decision to part ways with the goods provider, Badger Sportswear, concluding our analysis by mentioning the possibility that other schools might likewise end their alliance. Three weeks…
University of South Carolina Gets New Logos in Battle of USCs, But Not Everyone Is Happy
The University of South Carolina has a fight on its hands, as it has met with resistance due to its Jan. 9 decision to unveil logos it hopes will help it claim abbreviation distinction after years of competition against the University of Southern California…
Kitchen and Household Products Sure to Win Hearts
Owing to their overall busyness, be it helming a business, having a thriving social life, rearing active children or engaging in a vast number of other pursuits, many end-users spend significant time away from their dwelling places. Since home will likely…
HALO Branded Solutions Acquires Boost Promotional Branding
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced this morning that it has acquired Boost Promotional Branding, Richmond, Va. It’s HALO’s third acquisition within the last six months, with the company acquiring Sunrise Identity in August and Chamberlain Marketing Group in September. “Jeff [Hall, president of Boost] and Teki Hall have built a successful business by focusing…
Leed’s Announces Product Line Expansion With CamelBak
Leed’s, Pittsburgh, announced that it is expanding its CamelBak product offering for 2019. The company will carry backpacks and is adding new drinkware styles from the popular retail brand. Leed’s will begin carrying five CamelBak backpack styles in eight different colors for 2019. The items that will be offered are the CamelBak Hydrobak, CamelBak Arete…