Management

The Top 10 Most Popular Articles in Our Marketing Blog for 2021
January 13, 2022 at 11:40 am

In planning our content strategy for the new year, one of the things we do at Action Marketing is a thorough review of the readership of our existing content. Here are our top 10 most popular articles from 2021. We hope they are informative and inspiring for you to elevate your marketing for your distributor business...

Price Increases Continue as U.S. Inflation Jumps to 40-Year High
January 13, 2022 at 10:59 am

Pressure is mounting on the Biden Administration and the Federal Reserve to curb inflation, which jumped to its highest rate since 1982 last month after rising 7% rise year-over-year. Businesses across industries from auto manufacturing to grocery stores to the promo industry have had to increase prices...

Facilisgroup Appoints Vice President of Product to Lead Strategic Vision
January 11, 2022 at 10:10 am

Facilisgroup, St. Louis, is preparing for a new stage of growth through the promotion of Amy Rabideau to vice president of product. Rabideau previously worked as a product architect for Facilisgroup since August 2021. She has also served on the Regional Association Council Board of PPAI, as well as...

Make Shift Happen: Be More, Do More, Have More Success
January 10, 2022 at 10:10 am

After many adversities, including being placed in foster care at a young age and losing his NFL career to an injury, Anthony Trucks learned the power of “shifting your identity” to reach your full potential. Tune in to this new episode of Million Dollar Monday to hear how you can have more success...

Staples Promotional Products Announces Daron Hines as New President
January 7, 2022 at 1:47 pm

Staples Promotional Products, Overland Park, Kansas, announced that Daron Hines will take over as president for the office supply giant's promotional products distributor unit. Hines has 20 years of leadership experience with other well-known brands such as General Mills, Morton Salt and the J.M. Smucker Company...

Custom Ink Acquires Printfection
January 7, 2022 at 10:27 am

Custom Ink announced yesterday that it has acquired Printfection, a platform that helps companies with product creation, storage, tracking and distribution of promotional products gifts. The move follows Custom Ink's acquisition of Swag.com, another tech-enabled swag management and distribution platform, last year...

How Can I Use QuickBooks Premier While Out of the Office?
January 7, 2022 at 9:17 am

Question: I like QuickBooks Premier, but I would like to be able to use it when out of the office. Is there a way to do that? Answer: Yes, there are several ways to work remotely with QB Premier. One is using a remote viewer software, like LogMeIn or TeamViewer, where you can remotely log into the PC where your QB Premier...

Collaboration or Confusion? Why Effective Leaders Need a Plan for Employee Feedback
January 6, 2022 at 2:50 pm

While employee engagement and feedback are essential parts of participatory management, without structure and clearly articulated levels of responsibility and authority, what is intended to be collaboration may lead to confusion. The question is who is empowered to make decisions on behalf of the organization?...

ReturnMe Announces Business Development Partnership With Alex Morin
January 6, 2022 at 12:44 pm

ReturnMe has announced that industry innovator Alex Morin has agreed to join forces with the team in a business development capacity. Morin will help the ReturnMe team expand its growing footprint and help distributors create compelling wins for their end-users...