Crystal D Announces Two New Hires and Three Promotions
St. Paul, Minnesota-based Crystal D announced three staff promotions and the hiring of two new employees in the business development and customer service departments. Mike Irvine has been named vice president of operations. Irvine is now...
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Fashion, Fun & Function
Inspiration? "We look everywhere," said Andrew Spellman, CAS, vice president of corporate market sales for St. Louis-based TRG Group. It's a great answer and luckily for distributors this represents the sentiments of many suppliers....
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Just the Facts
We take them for granted. We abuse them, we lose them, forget them, chew on the ends when we are nervous, snap them, tap them, toss them around and let them run out of ink. They have been around since...
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Top 10 Uses for Promotional Products in Vegas
Trade show season can be tough. The constant travel, the bombardment of customers both new and old, and the endless walking can really take its toll. And with the biggest, walking-est and customer-iest trade show, the 2010 PPAI Expo Las...
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Nonprof-arama
Nonprofits may not be the first market that comes to mind when prospecting. Sure, everyone would like to get in with a major charity such as Susan G. Komen for the Cure, but that isn't always realistic. While it's nice...
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An All-Sport Sport
Bodek and Rhodes--Adult Hook Hood Fleece-Badger
The Adult Hook Hood Fleece-Badger from Bodek and Rhodes is made of ring-spun 60 percent cotton and 40 percent polyester. It has a contrast rib-trimmed 2-ply hood with contrast liner and...
SanMar Debuts 2010 High-Visibility Safety Workwear Catalog
Issaquah, Washington-based SanMar, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, debuts a brand-new catalog, 2010 High-Visibility Safety Workwear, targeted to a quickly emerging market in the promotional products industry. This...
Gildan Activewear Launches "I Support..." Program
Gildan Activewear, Montreal, announced the launch of an innovative program called "I Support...." The "I Support..." program will award a selected charity up to $100,000 and is designed to create awareness of the importance of charitable...
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There's an App for That!
Admittedly, I fell into the category of people believing the hype about Apple's latest release, the iPad. I read the rumor blogs and wallowed in the speculations about futuristic features once only realized on the Jetsons*. Now, after...
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In a Recession, Dress Up To Cheer Up
Only the smart will survive, so pull your socks up Guest blog by Meg Dunn, creative director for Executive Apparel A few weeks ago, I had dinner with Executive Apparel's president and its director of product development in Orlando,...
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Work Hard at What You Love
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." Helen Keller (1880-1968) Today in the business section of the morning paper (yes, I still read the paper every morning) I read that...
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Annual Gift Day and Nostalgia Marketing
Greetings loyal and somewhat neglected readers, My apologies for the brief absence in posting. I think we can all agree though that besides being the season of jolly happy funtime lala sugarplum land, the holidays are also a time of insane,...
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Moving Forward
Wipe your brow and take a deep breath. The toughest economy in three decades is behind us. It’s a new day and a new year. It’s important that we remember the valuable lessons learned from 2009, but it is equally important to start the...
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