Supplier News
February 14, 2017 at 11:56 am
The Red Wing, Minn., branch of BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., donated $5,500 to the Goodhue County, Minn., sheriff's department to support the foundation of the water rescue and recovery team. Cassie Otto, Deb Fleming and Linda Huppert of BIC Graphic Red Wing visited the Goodhue County Sheriff Department to present them…
February 13, 2017 at 1:32 pm
Victorinox Swiss Army, Monroe, Conn., announced that Janet Jones, West region manager, was awarded the 2016 Lifeguard Award by PromoShop. The award recognizes an outstanding outside representative in a vote by sales representatives and internal sales support employees. This is the…
February 10, 2017 at 11:00 am
Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair is a trade platform where designers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs of all kinds of lifestyle products throughout Thailand and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to showcase the latest collections…
February 9, 2017 at 2:32 pm
The Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) is now accepting applications for college scholarships. Promotional products professionals and their children are eligible to apply for college scholarships. Since 1989, PPEF has awarded more than $1.5 million to students with parents in the promotional products industry. Employees of promotional products companies are eligible to apply as well.…
February 3, 2017 at 11:06 am
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, concluded The PPAI Expo 2017 with near-record attendance and participation. The world’s largest promotional products trade show, held Jan. 8 to 12, attracted a total of 12,267 distributor personnel, the show's largest attendance since 2008, from 4,065 companies together for the five-day event in Las Vegas. The PPAI…
February 1, 2017 at 1:32 pm
Over the past week, we ran a poll asking readers their opinions of President Trump after his first week in office. After more than 300 readers responded, we found the results to be fairly polarized. 42 percent answered "very bad," 37 percent said "very good," 10 percent said "good," 4 percent were neutral and 7…
January 30, 2017 at 3:18 pm
Sweda Company LLC, City of Industry, Calif., announced that former president and CEO Jim Hagan has returned to lead the company once again. “I am excited to get back to work on moving the organization to the next level of innovation, capabilities and customer experience,” Hagan said. With more than 15 years of industry experience,…
January 26, 2017 at 1:47 pm
BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., announced that it has added 250 new products and is beginning the year with Cycle 1 specials. It also announced that, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the BIC Clic Stic, BIC Graphic is offering special pricing on the BIC Clic Stic and BIC Clic Stic Stylus. Through the end of…
January 23, 2017 at 2:38 pm
For promotional products professionals, Uber has been a bit of a boon rather than something to fear. Its drivers have picked us up from the airport and taken us to trade show locales, and it's done its fair share of branding, too. It even delivers food…
January 20, 2017 at 2:50 pm
UniversalPromo Inc., Rogers, Minn., announced that Peter Will is now the company's new owner. Will, who started at UniversalPromo Inc. in 1991, held multiple manufacturing and sales roles. He became president in 2011, and purchased the company effective Dec. 28, 2016. "I…
