Distributor News
May 6, 2020 at 11:55 am
We know business will be different, but how? Will client budgets be right-sized and constricted? What will events look like? To what extent will the virtual world remain? What about hiring practices when business begins to operate again? Will businesses be eager to invest and spend money? Here are a few predictions and ruminations as we all dig out and back in...
May 5, 2020 at 10:41 am
ePromos, St. Cloud, Minn., again expanded its support for the #GivingTuesday charitable fundraising movement. This year, ePromos introduced a high-profile creative collaboration with renowned artist Chris Riggs, plus a matching gift initiative in support of COVID-19 relief...
May 1, 2020 at 8:54 am
AIA Corporation, Appleton, Wis., announced today that it’s board of directors has selected Nancy Schmidt as the company’s new CEO. Schmidt, a two-year veteran of AIA who most recently served as chief financial officer, is the first female CEO in AIA history...
April 30, 2020 at 12:49 pm
In this episode, Kim Laffer-Nick of ePromos told us about the (incredible) collaboration between her company and artist Chris Riggs, who transformed discarded materials from the promotional products manufacturing process into works of art—for a great cause...
April 29, 2020 at 10:09 am
DiscountMugs.com, Medley, Fla., has donated 11,000 surgical masks to low-income seniors in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida. The company partnered with IMC Health Medical Centers to help assist seniors in having the necessary masks to follow coronavirus-related protection guidelines. The average age of the recipients is 74, with most not having the means to…
April 28, 2020 at 1:45 pm
Mike Durkee, owner of Proforma Durkee in Charlotte, N.C., announced the acquisition of a $2 million promotional products distributor that is focused exclusively on the medical market. Durkee is a member of Proforma’s 5 Million Dollar Club with 2019 sales of more than $6 million...
April 23, 2020 at 10:19 am
Proforma, Cleveland, announced a free fundraising program for local organizations that need help or want to help their employees or community. Through Proforma’s proprietary online pop-up stores, local organizations like restaurants, retailers and nonprofits can sell branded merchandise to raise money. William M. Resnick, a Proforma affiliate owner of Proforma Printing and Promotion, has already…
April 22, 2020 at 1:55 pm
ePromos announced that it has collaborated with artist Chris Riggs to create 16 original works in honor of Earth Day 2020, which will be on sale today through the Chris Riggs Gallery with a portion of proceeds going toward COVID-19 relief efforts. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, ePromos flew in Riggs to tour the Hit Promotional Products factory to...
April 20, 2020 at 1:08 pm
This week on PM Screen Time, Sean and Brendan spoke with Danny Rosin, co-founder of Brand Fuel, about finding promotional wins during a difficult time, using promotional products to show appreciation for health care professionals, signs of future economic growth and more. Plus, a special cameo appearance from a very good pup!...
April 20, 2020 at 11:21 am
I am hearing lots of news and talk about what percent industry sales are down. Some are saying industry sales are down 70 percent. Others are saying industry sales are down even more. If you listen to how much industry sales are down, you have a math problem. The problem is that it can sound…
