Distributor News
July 8, 2022 at 10:38 am
HALO, Sterling, Ill., hosted the company's national sales meeting, Breakthrough Summit 2022, on June 20-24. More than 600 HALO selling professionals and industry suppliers joined HALO management and staff at the event, held at the Grand America hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. The Breakthrough Summit featured small-group "Impression Sessions" with key HALO suppliers, training…
July 7, 2022 at 1:53 pm
AIA Corporation (AIA), Appleton, Wisc., recently announced the promotion of Andres Blanco to vice president of owner success, and welcomed Kali Zecy and Kelli Bernd as new owner success managers. These positions will further expand the owner success team’s resources and talent to support AIA’s growing owner community. “AIA is dedicated to investing in the…
July 7, 2022 at 9:05 am
Those who are new to the Promotional Products industry, or those that have hired new team members, now have a new course to get them started on the right foundation. Better Business University, an online learning platform for the promotional products industry, has announced a new course called "How To Start A Successful Business In…
July 1, 2022 at 8:59 am
Proforma recently celebrated the launch of its 6,000th e-commerce store, made possible by the company’s built-in-house, user-friendly and customizable e-commerce solution, ProStores. Proforma’s e-commerce footprint has increased by 300% in the span of just six months. This exponential growth can be attributed to the in-house development team and...
June 30, 2022 at 9:38 am
Cristina and Fernando Bertero, owners of the Fully Promoted franchise in the Greater West Cleveland area, have acquired Garment Specialties, a 35-year-old company selling apparel and decorated products. The purchase is expected to double sales and expand the reach of the Cleveland-area franchise location into a new geographic area (Cleveland Southeast) and...
June 17, 2022 at 9:27 am
Benussen Deutsch & Associates (BDA) announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of consumer insight and merchandise innovations agency Idea Planet. The combination will allow both companies to grow their strategic merchandise and collectibles programs, while increasing support for clients through enhanced control of customer strategy, ideation, manufacturing and logistics...
June 16, 2022 at 11:10 am
Promo Marketing is looking for this year's Top Distributors for the August issue of Print+Promo Marketing magazine. Your company could be included! Our annual Top Distributors list is a ranking of industry distributors by prior-year sales revenue. The list also includes a ranking of the Top 25 Fastest-Growing distributors...
June 15, 2022 at 10:16 am
The Legacy Group LLC, an industry buying group based in West River, Maryland, announced the addition of Patti Brose to its leadership team as executive director. Brose will focus on strategic initiatives, idea sharing and driving profitability. Brose brings more than 35 years of integrated marketing and communications experience...
June 10, 2022 at 11:36 am
Facilisgroup has introduced Commercio, a new online store solution for promo distributors. Commercio has two store options. Pop-Up Stores let distributors quickly create a storefront for temporary needs, like order collections, redemption sites or fundraising. Distributors needing a full-service e-commerce site can start a Company Store...
June 9, 2022 at 9:14 am
Proforma, Cleveland, recently announced the promotion of Patrick Magyar as its new vice president of marketing. Formerly Proforma’s creative director, Magyar is a thought leader with more than a decade of experience managing the company’s strategic marketing and branding initiatives...
