Management

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Venture capital firm Scalable Brands, which focuses on the promotional products and print-on-demand industries, announced that it has acquired Promotional Manufacturing Group of America (PMGOA), which is rebranding as Promoful. It has also acquired SameDayPOD, which includes Swagify.com. The brands will move forward as Promoful and SameDayPOD, and will be led by Ben Taylor as president…

Just like when you joined a networking group, joining and showing up once in a while won't get you any results. The same goes for social media. Social media is the space where you can get discovered by your ideal prospects and become familiar to them so you're on their radar when they're ready to buy...

Zing Manufacturing, Tempe, Ariz., the exclusive supplier of S’well products in the promotional products market industry, announced the hiring of MacMarketing as its first multi-line representatives. “I have known both Nick and Mark Chipchase for many, many years,” said Zing Manufacturing senior vice president of sales Rich Corvalan. “We are thrilled to bring them on…

Illinois Glove Company/Honest Abe Gloves, Northbrook, Ill., announced that it added Jeff Mann to its team as national sales manager in March. Mann has 14 years of industry experience, serving as national sales manager for Wov-in Brands for 10 years and at Your Custom Bag Solution for four years...

Over the last year, kitting has become all the rage, especially for companies and brands looking to reach at-home workforces or host virtual events. But as the pandemic subsides, what comes next for kitting—and where does it fit in the promo distributor's toolkit moving forward?...

If you ask Isaac Ormond of InfoProducts Corp., a distributor based in Sumter, S.C., he’d tell you that he’s really more of a consultant than a salesperson. Part of that means integrating print and promotional products whenever he can—a best-of-both-worlds approach that delivers the best solutions for his clients...

Here are a few things that work well when adding children to the family business.

The print side of the industry has seen a number of mergers and acquisitions since the start of the pandemic, but the promo side has been relatively quiet. Here's how a top supplier and top distributor have navigated the M&A landscape—plus, what to know if you’re buying or selling, and what’s in store for industry M&A in 2021 and beyond...

Both UPS and FedEx have announced additional peak surcharges as a result of the pandemic’s continued disruption of the shipping industry. FedEx announced increased fees for multiple ground shipping options, while UPS increased prices of international shipments from Asian and Oceanic countries, including China...