Management

Bella+Canvas announced today that former alphabroder CEO Norm Hullinger will join the company as chief operating officer. Alphabroder announced shortly after the news broke that current president Dan Pantano will be promoted to the role of CEO, effective immediately...

Consider this small window of opportunity—now—the biggest moment of your future. The Financial Times called it a “once-in-a-century” boom. Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman calls this imminent moment coming out of COVID a big bounce followed by a long boom. Many are predicting a second roaring twenties. But it won’t boom for all. Why?...

SanMar Corporation, Issaquah, Wash., announced that it has been selected as a 2021 U.S. Best-Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams. The 2021 designees are U.S. private companies that have demonstrated excellence in strategic planning and execution;…

Incorporating data from NAPCO Research, insight from government affairs analysts and reporting from our editors, the 2021 State of the Industry report is a comprehensive look at the challenges of the past year and the opportunities available to industry businesses as the year progresses. The report features four subsections and five Q&As with industry experts...

Storm Duds Raingear, Attleboro, Mass., announced the addition of multi-line representative Beata Miller of Jules Scheck Associates. Miller will represent Storm Duds Raingear and share the territory with Michael Bender to expand the company’s services to its growing partner distributors. Miller joins Storm Duds Raingear with more than a…

The economic, legislative and market factors shaping print and promo a year into the pandemic

In the promotional products business in particular, the online component of marketing is hugely important for growing your client base and sales. There are three reasons why internet marketing is critical to the success of your promo business. Let's look at those reasons and how you can use them to your advantage...

Tomorrow’s winners will use the current business climate as an opportunity to be prepared to succeed as the pandemic recedes and the economy returns to the norm. An efficient, flexible, cloud-based ERP system is no longer a luxury for distributors. It is essential to combine, coordinate and simplify the processes required to manage the business...

Scott Pearson and Scott Edidin tell us about their new company, Mexico's surprising manufacturing capabilities and some of the custom programs they've done so far (including one involving pinatas). They also share firsthand analysis of the pandemic's impacts on the promo supply chain and how North American sourcing is alleviating logistics and supply chain pain points...

In the print and promo world, there are more women than ever before running the show—creating dynamic marketing campaigns, generating sales dollars, running machinery and leading multimillion-dollar companies. More importantly, they’re guiding the new generation of women entering the workforce. Print+Promo Marketing would like to recognize some of these women, and we’re asking for your…