After two years in which printers juggled staff turnover, price increases and inventory depletion,…
Elise Hacking Carr
For as much progress as there has been in the print industry, it’s still common to see fulfillment and distributor locations use pick or pack lists to pull items and separately print a shipping label after the product has been pulled and packed. But there’s a bigger picture at play here. Let’s say a warehouse…
As part of Print+Promo Marketing’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading professionals in the print and promotional industry. This month, we interviewed Patricia “Pat” Dugan, MAS, vice president of sales and marketing, Budgetcard Inc., Attleboro Falls, Massachusetts. Here, she talks shop, reflects on the future of networking and shares how the pandemic…
When you hear the phrase “self-care,” what comes to mind? Maybe it’s sipping a piping cup of tea with a good book as the aroma of lavender fills the space around you. Or maybe it’s just one extra task you’re supposed to fit into an already busy schedule that includes work deadlines, meal prep and…
As part of Print+Promo Marketing’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading professionals in the print and promotional industry. This month, we interviewed Steve Stancic, president of Specialty Mailing, St. Louis. Here, he highlights the issues he’s monitoring, shares his company’s new capabilities and explains why solution-based approaches work...
More than two years removed from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're all pretty sick of hearing terms like "pivoting" and "new normal," but there's a reason that those phrases have been thrown around so much. It's exactly what business owners – and everyone else – had to do. Within the promotional products industry,…
The disruptions and difficulties that have plagued global supply chains haven’t eased as quickly as people had hoped. Inflation is only amplifying concerns. People are stressed, which is why earning customer trust has never been more important. If we think about it, we are all in customer service, simply doing our best to make clients…
As part of Print+Promo Marketing's 2022 Top Distributors list, we asked some of the top-ranked distributors about what their future plans look like, and trends they've kept their eyes on in the industry. Here, we talked to Kotis Design CEO Jeff Becker — No. 33 on our 2022 list — about how cutting ties with some customers,…
As part of Print+Promo Marketing's 2022 Top Distributors list, we asked some of the top-ranked distributors about what their future plans look like, and trends they've kept their eyes on in the industry. Here, we talked to Artcraft CEO and president Judy Zimmerman — No. 32 on our 2022 list — about the company's recent investments,…
As part of Print+Promo Marketing's 2022 Top Distributors list, we asked some of the top-ranked distributors about what their future plans look like, and trends they've kept their eyes on in the industry. Here, we talked to Zorch International Inc. CEO Mike Wolfe — No. 23 on our 2022 list — about how it used the slowdown…
Smart Source LLC has completed four acquisitions since January 2021. That’s played a major role in…
Proforma has invested $20 million in technology over the last few years, and that investment is…
As part of Print+Promo Marketing's 2022 Top Distributors list, we asked some of the top-ranked distributors about what their future plans look like, and trends they've kept their eyes on in the industry. Here, we talked to HALO CEO Marc Simon—No. 2 on our 2022 list—about the company's rebrand, and how it's contributed to their…
The 2022 Top Distributors list is here. With it comes analysis on the highest-selling and fastest-growing companies, the most popular sales verticals and more.
It’s hard to believe that we’re already planning for the fourth quarter. Now’s the time to…
