Promo Products
January 13, 2016 at 7:44 pm
Now that the exhibit floor of the PPAI Expo is open, Promo Marketing has been roaming the booths and checking out all of the great new products suppliers have to offer. Though we could go on all day about what we saw, here are seven items from the show floor that stood out to us.…
January 13, 2016 at 6:50 pm
Leed’s, New Kensington, Pa., announced its 2016 product launch—a collection of 197 new products, including offerings in the bags, mobile, drinkware and gift categories, as well as new brand partnerships, including SKROSS travel products and Sheaffer pens. The new products are available at www.pcna.com/Leeds/ and in the 2016 Leed’s catalog. “We are excited by our…
January 13, 2016 at 4:55 pm
Storm Duds Raingear, Attleboro, Mass., has promoted Meredith O’Brien to vice president of promotional products sales. O’Brien moved into the position after nine years as a lead customer services relations representative. “Meredith's enthusiasm for promotional products and the industry as a whole, and her deep understanding of how Storm Duds products fit the needs of…
January 13, 2016 at 3:15 pm
The growth of family-owned company Quinn Flags, Hanover, Pa., has in turn helped to stimulate the local job market. Quinn Flags added a total of 10 new employees to its team over the last two months alone. Peter Comly, chief financial officer of Quinn Flags, said…
January 13, 2016 at 1:33 pm
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) recognized Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., with four awards during its national trade show event, PPAI Expo, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Prime Line partnered with ProMark Agency Division, Promo Marketing’s custom publishing and creative services division, to create a comprehensive print and video marketing campaign in 2015. The…
January 12, 2016 at 8:41 pm
The new year is cause for excitement. Yes, it brings New Year’s resolutions, but it also brings thousands of promotional products suppliers and distributors to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas for the Promotional Product Association International’s (PPAI) annual trade…
January 12, 2016 at 7:37 pm
Proforma, Cleveland, has announced that in 2015 a record of 21 owners advanced to its Million Dollar Club levels for the first time. Proforma’s Million Dollar Club has six levels, including $1 million, multimillion, $5 million, $10 million, $25 million and $50 million. “At Proforma, our tagline is ‘We make millionaires,’" said Greg Muzzillo, founder…
January 12, 2016 at 6:35 pm
Last week, we reported that a donor close to former Los Angeles-based American Apparel CEO Dov Charney reportedly made a takeover bid worth $200 million. Now, new information has come out that the investors, Hagan Capital Group and Silver Creek Capital Partners, made an "upward revision" from the previous bid, and the current takeover bid…
January 12, 2016 at 5:00 pm
A Brand Company, Charlotte, N.C., announced that Angie Farmer, former director of compliance for Staples Promotional Products, now will serve as the new director of global sourcing and compliance for A Brand Company. Farmer assumed the role on Jan.…
January 12, 2016 at 4:48 pm
BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., announced the addition of more than 20 new BIC-branded writing instruments, including five completely new design families as well as extensions of other products featuring either new colors or the addition of a stylus version. Three key trends have…
