Prime Line

Prime Line announced that it is introducing new items every month throughout 2013 as part of the company's Prime Fresh program. Prime Line is also staging monthly interactive webinars focusing on fresh selling ideas while allowing distributors to get a first look at the new items before they are released to the industry.

Marcus Sweeney of Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., was named Prime Line's Salesperson of the Year and ePromos Promotional Products' Supplier Rep. of the Year for 2012.

A severe blizzard is expected to affect large parts of the U.S. Northeast Friday and Saturday, bringing up to two feet of snow in some areas. Check here for company closures and other industry news about the storm.

In anticipation of shipping delays caused by the major winter storm expected to hit the Northeast, Prime Line, located in Bridgeport, Conn., will ship date sensitive orders early and is planning to work this weekend should the storm affect normal operations on Friday.

Rick Brenner, CEO of supplier Prime Line, has been appointed to the board of directors of the International Consumer Product Health & Safety Organization (ICPHSO), the world's leading consortium of businesses, scientists, legal professionals, government officials and product safety advocates dedicated to consumer health and safety concerns.

iPROMOTEu hosted its Ninth Annual "Thank You" Reception in Las Vegas during The PPAI Expo. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band impersonators provided fantastic entertainment, while Paul Bellantone, president and CEO of PPAI, extended words of welcome to the crowd of approximately 350 iPROMOTEu affiliates, prospective affiliates, guests and representatives of some of iPROMOTEu's leading preferred suppliers.

Prime Line has announced an exclusive industry distribution agreement with Gumbite, a line of cable management accessories for digital devices. Gumbite's products have been making waves in the European promotional products market

Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., recently introduced augmented reality technology in its 2013 catalog, marking the first use by an industry supplier in a catalog. This cutting-edge technology, featuring 3-D animations that lift off the page, generated excitement among distributors who witnessed demonstrations at Prime Line's booth at the ASI Orlando Show.

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Prime Line received SAAGNY's inaugural Supplier of the Year Award last month at the association's annual meeting. Jeff Lederer, president, and Paula Shulman, vice president of sales, accepted the award on behalf of Prime Line.