Each year, Print+Promo, Promo Marketing's sister publication, compiles its Top 50 distributors into one comprehensive list. The top earners for 2018 have implemented traditional cornerstones of business success to keep their firms healthy, but, more importantly, they understand that even the fanciest digital inkjet press or e-commerce system can't replace the value of relationships. These…
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It was a good year to be a distributor in the print and promo space. According to our data, overall…
“We just completed our Scottsdale Distributor Connect event, and the immediate response from our…
Just two days before InnerWorkings Inc. was set to hold its 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, the…
Earlier this month, Print+Promo kicked off its fifth year of Distributor Connect meetings in Fort…
In a pivotal deal announced today, DemandBridge, Norcross, Ga., has acquired Kramer-Smilko Inc., a…
If you’re a printer or a promotional products company that’s serious about buying or selling, there’s much to learn. The good news is, you don’t have to go at it alone...
Inc. Magazine recently published its prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest-growing…
And then there was one—buyout option for Staples, that is. In April, our sister site Print+Promo reported that the Framingham, Massachusetts-based retailer was in early-stage talks with a limited number of private-equity firms for a possible sale. It’s no secret that Staples has been struggling over the last five years due to heightened competition from online giants like Amazon...
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The 89th Academy Awards sure did pack a lot of excitement into its three-hour-and-49-minute…
Super Tuesday was two days ago, but another race to the finish was happening behind the scenes in Massachusetts. According to The Boston Globe, hundreds of thousands of ballots for today’s presidential primary had to be reprinted due to a printing error. Because the ballots were printed digitally, they were more susceptible to moisture or smudging,…
Standard Register Co., Dayton, Ohio, is suing two long-time, former sales employees for launching a similar company called Focus Impressions Inc., located in the Boston area.
We at Promo Marketing understand that summer living isn’t always easy for our readers—particularly for those trying to fulfill the hot-weather wardrobe demands of fickle clients. Sure, a basic crew-neck tee will never go out of style, but what happens when your customer wants to outshine the competition with something bold and fresh? We’ve got expert insights into the T-shirts and tanks that will make your apparel programs sizzle.
The secret’s out: Women’s apparel generates big business. According to the NPD Group, a global information company, total U.S. women’s apparel retail sales reached $116.4 billion in 2013, up 4 percent from 2012. That number has caught the attention of industry giant Nike and it’s tailoring its marketing messages accordingly. At press time, Nike launched its #BetterForIt campaign as a way to inspire women trying to reach their personal fitness goals. The company hopes this major advertising spend will turn its $5 billion women’s wear business into a $7 billion business by 2017.
For many Americans, home is where the office is. According to a recent Gallup poll, adults employed full-time reported working an average of 47 hours each week, essentially tacking on an extra day to the workweek. This number has remained relatively steady over the past decade, and as more executives push a "do more with less" agenda on their staff, it only has one direction to go: up.
