Management

3 Key Takeaways From the Latest Promotional Products Industry Recovery Research
May 18, 2021 at 3:23 pm

NAPCO Research and Promo Marketing recently released the fourth iteration of their ongoing Promotional Products Industry Recovery Research, which aims to track how the promotional products industry is reemerging from issues faced during the COVID-19 crisis. According to the latest current indicators reading, business activity throughout the industry is rising...

Pop! Promos Wins Jack Nadel 2021 Creative Supplier of the Year, Inside Rep of the Year
May 18, 2021 at 1:03 pm

For the fifth year in a row, Pop! Promos, Philadelphia, has been named Jack Nadel’s Creative Supplier of the Year. This year, the company took home double honors, with Pop! Promos account executive Katie Swinburn named Jack Nadel’s Inside Rep of the Year. Swinburn has been working closely with JNI for six years and...

Scarcity or Abundance Mindset
May 17, 2021 at 12:49 pm

Our mindset is critically important to our success in life because thoughts become things. Steven Covey, in his best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, introduced us to the "abundance mindset." An abundance mindset is when a person believes that our world is full of plenty of opportunities for all people to be…

QUINN Promotes Dawn Duggin to Sales and Marketing Lead
May 17, 2021 at 7:56 am

QUINN, Hanover, Pa., has announced Dawn Duggin as the company’s new sales and marketing department lead. Increasing demand through the first quarter of 2021 has led QUINN to promote from within and actively seek new talent in the…

Eagle Promotions Honored With Minority Supplier of the Year Awards
May 14, 2021 at 11:32 am

Eagle Promotions, Las Vegas, was honored with two awards by the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting minority-owned businesses. Eagle owners Sean Ono and Mario Stadtlander were recognized during the 2021 Impressions: Excellence in Supplier Diversity Awards on May 6, 2021...

Notable Distributors and Suppliers Lead by Example at Facilisgroup Event
May 12, 2021 at 1:58 pm

Facilisgroup continued its dedication to industry innovation and community with its second Top Executive event of 2021, showcasing the knowledge and experience of some of their most respected partners. On April 28-29, the stage was set as Facilisgroup brought eight prominent leaders…

Defending Leadership
May 11, 2021 at 4:34 pm

While I’m not sure I’m any more or less qualified than anyone else to write on the topic of leadership, I felt compelled to after seeing a post on social media last week. In short, the post shared an experience someone had with an ineffective leader, and in all of the comments, there wasn’t a single one supporting leadership of any kind...

2021 State of the Industry Report: The Latest on Promotional Apparel
May 11, 2021 at 12:10 pm

As part of our 2021 State of the Industry report, we reached out to experts in five major product categories. Below is an excerpt from our conversation with Pat Noonan, chief product officer for SanMar, Issaquah, Wash., who gave us an inside look at the state of promotional apparel...