Writing Instruments
Bridgeport, Connecticut-based Prime Line announced the company has expanded its line of writing instruments with more than 100 new items and color offering including unique, multi-function pens and highlighters.
Bay State Specialty Company, Middleboro, Mass., announced it acquired Pressalite, West Chicago, Ill., in an asset purchase. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Bay State Specialty Company, directed by Joel and Mike Moore, has been active in the promotional industry for more than 55 years
New and innovative products from Dard, including a bag tag that can save you from paying extra for your airline bags.
Senator Promotional Group USA Inc. (SPGUSA), Dallas, announced the launch of their new and improved Web site, www.senatorgroupusa.com. The redesigned site also features the new SPGUSA logo.
We take them for granted. We abuse them, we lose them, forget them, chew on the ends when we are nervous, snap them, tap them, toss them around and let them run out of ink. They have been around since the days of the pharaohs, documenting our lives and our history with nary a thank-you.
Supplier International Merchandise Concepts (IMC), Agoura Hills, Calif., announced the launch of its new 2010 collections. These new collections and items increase the line items available from IMC to well over 2,200.
Jenna Shawver-Neuerburg, a five-year industry veteran, has joined Newton, Iowa-based The Vernon Company as an account executive in its western region.
Lincoln, Rhode Island-based A.T. Cross Company announced a licensing agreement with FranklinCovey Products, the official consumer products licensee of the Salt Lake City-based FranklinCovey Co. brand and manufacturer of binders, laptop bags, and other productivity and organizational tools and accessories.
Dallas-based Senator Promotional Group USA (SPGUSA) announced it hired industry veteran Bob Tidwell to serve as company president and CEO, effective immediately.
Mario Guevara, chief executive officer of the BIC Group said, "In decreasing markets, our consumer business shows good resilience and we have maintained or grown our market share in most categories and geographies while advertising and promotional products sales continued to decline,