Blue Point Capital Partners, in partnership with management, announced today the recapitalization of Next Level Apparel, Gardena, Calif. “Next Level is an established platform operating in the rapidly growing fashion basics category with significant avenues for future growth,” said Jeff Robich, a principal with Blue Point. “The company’s leading position, strong relationships and brand reputation…
Gene Geiger, CEO of Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, has announced that, effective Jan. 2, 2019, Jo-an Lantz, MAS, will be the first non-family president of Geiger. As president, Lantz will oversee Geiger and all of its companies. She will continue to report to Gene Geiger, who will remain CEO…
A few years ago, my mom bought a popular brand of sheepskin boots at a steep discount from a website she had never used before. Once they arrived, she was disappointed to find that the labels were sewn crooked and were a better fit for a doll. Despite the disappointment, she laughed at the fact…
You could spend countless words and hours trying to parse Elon Musk’s weird, controversial genius, so we’re not going to do that here. Instead, we’re going to focus on that other thing Elon Musk is: promotional products virtuoso. The latest entry in his oeuvre? Tesla short shorts. Maybe…
Dear Distributors, Last year, I sent an email regarding PopSockets grips. Specifically, the message was to inform you that, even though PopSockets LLC has a patent on PopSockets and that iClick has the exclusive rights to supply PopSockets to the promotional industry, there were a number…
When we think of the coolest technology items and gifts in the promotional space, a lot of us would probably think of things on the cutting edge of technology, like Bluetooth speakers, home assistants like Amazon Alexa or high-end headphones. We probably don’t think of things like typewriters or turntables for vinyl records. Those are…
For being an anonymous internet entity, a supposed high-level government official or group of people leaking information under the name “Q” on anonymous message boards like 4chan sure has a devoted following. “Q” or “QAnon” has been the source of multiple baseless claims like the Pizzagate conspiracy and “deep state” theories. Despite countless theories being…
Aside from Promo Marketing’s own Philadelphia Eagles, no National Football League (NFL) team experienced a more pulsating 2018 postseason slate than the Jacksonville Jaguars. The American Football Conference South Division champs dumped the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the latter in a 45-42 shootout, to advance to the conference championship tilt versus the New…
Proforma, Cleveland, is kicking off its “The Steps” themed 2018 Convention and Family Reunion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from Aug. 26-29 with strategic and valuable new sessions. “Every year at Convention we look at ways in which we can create great value to our owners and their extended teams,” said Greg Muzzillo,…
Question: Can I just switch from cash to accrual basis in my company? There is a button to do that in QuickBooks. Answer: Generally, you cannot switch your basis from cash to accrual or accrual to cash without a significant and legitimate business reason, and a government sanction, too. That being said, QuickBooks does have…
