Supplier News
May 20, 2016 at 5:29 pm
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: My birthday is on Sunday! Celebrate accordingly.) Last week, PWS emerged victorious, and now will face off against Prime Line. The winner will be decided by a simple poll. The…
May 19, 2016 at 4:34 pm
Promo Marketing is teaming up with Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) for a Power Meeting June 29 to July 1, 2016, in Atlanta. The event is co-located with the PPAI Women's Leadership Conference, but the Power Meeting is open to any qualifying distributor. The Women's Leadership Conference will end with a closing dinner June 29, and…
May 19, 2016 at 1:58 pm
AIA Corporation, Neenah, Wis., held another of its AIA Power Meeting events, powered by Promo Marketing. The event, which matches AIA Corporation’s top affiliates with its most valuable supplier partners, was held from April 19 to 21 at the Delray Beach Marriott in Delray Beach, Fla. “This was a great meeting,” said David Woods, president…
May 18, 2016 at 6:21 pm
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that President Barack Obama and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor's final rule to update overtime regulations and automatically extend overtime pay protections to more than 4 million workers within its first year. This new legislation sets the standard salary level…
May 18, 2016 at 2:55 pm
Investcorp Bank, a Bahrain-based investment firm, currently is exploring a sale of Polyconcept, Roelofarendsveen, Holland, potentially worth more than $1.3 billion. Reuters reported that Investcorp Bank is working with two other investment banks, William Blair & Co. LLC and Barclays PLC, in the auction for Polyconcept. The auction currently is in its second round of…
May 18, 2016 at 2:14 pm
Pinnacle Designs, San Fernando, Calif., announced that it has added Monique Nigorizawa as its new director of sales and marketing. She joins the company with seven years of experience in the promotional products industry. Prior to joining the industry, she worked for eight years with the Hartford Financial Services Group in sales and management. She…
May 17, 2016 at 4:45 pm
Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., has launched a trends report called #WhatsTrendingNow, featuring topical stories on industry and business trends along with a blog. You can view the first issue here. The inaugural issue of this quarterly report includes stories on politics, active living and travel, plus a blog called, “Using Technology for a Good Cause.”…
May 16, 2016 at 3:28 pm
Starline Inc., Grand Island, N.Y., has donated 1,000 flashlights to help the victims affected by the devastating wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, and surrounding towns. The Stitchin' Man in Lac la Biche, Alberta, is collecting donations to help in…
May 13, 2016 at 3:14 pm
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: Happy Friday the 13th! Try not to walk under any ladders/cross paths with any black cats today. Or do both if you like to live dangerously.) Last week, Staples…
May 12, 2016 at 6:00 pm
After a lengthy battle in court, a federal judge blocked the merger of Staples and Office Depot on Tuesday, forcing the two companies to abandon their merger, Bloomberg reported. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sided with U.S. antitrust officials, agreeing that the combination of the two companies would affect competition in the marketplace. In January,…
