Distributor News

Facilisgroup Appoints Vice President of Product to Lead Strategic Vision
January 11, 2022 at 10:10 am

Facilisgroup, St. Louis, is preparing for a new stage of growth through the promotion of Amy Rabideau to vice president of product. Rabideau previously worked as a product architect for Facilisgroup since August 2021. She has also served on the Regional Association Council Board of PPAI, as well as...

AIA Welcomes Rich Berg as New Senior Vice President of Owner Success
January 3, 2022 at 11:48 am

AIA Corporation announced that industry veteran Rich Berg has joined the company as senior vice president of owner success. Berg will lead owner success and business development, continuing to enhance and evolve AIA owner relationship initiatives and revenue growth. He will report to CEO Nancy Schmidt...

PromoPlacement Recruiting Adjusts Offering to Reflect COVID-related Talent Crunch
December 23, 2021 at 11:29 am

Kevin McHargue, CEO of promo industry recruiting firm PromoPlacement Recruiting, has announced that the firm will offer year-long Master Service Agreements for 2022. “The Master Service Agreement is an outgrowth of the many challenges facing distributor and supplier management teams," McHargue said. "Inconsistent demand, supply chain issues, and the slow return to business as usual…

SAAGNY Recognizes Industry Leaders at Annual Holiday Party
December 22, 2021 at 1:49 pm

The Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) announced the winners of the association’s annual awards during its Holiday Party, held at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, N.Y. The SAAGNY Board of Directors established these awards to recognize those companies and individuals that...

2021 Wrap-Up: All Our PM Longform Stories From This Year
December 20, 2021 at 12:03 pm

This year, we kept our PM Longform series going with in-depth reporting on several big topics directly or indirectly related to the promo industry. If you missed them the first time around, here are all the PM Longform stories we ran this year. Thanks, as always, for reading along...

Proforma Gives Back to Its Communities This Holiday Season
December 15, 2021 at 2:06 pm

Proforma partnered with Joshua House and Providence House to support its Support Center communities. The company and its employees came together this month to gift children in need items from Amazon Wish Lists curated by the nonprofits. Proforma and its employees identify organizations to partner with each year during...

BAMKO Closes Dec. 10 for Global Mental Health Day
December 10, 2021 at 9:26 am

BAMKO, Los Angeles, announced this week that it will close its global operations today, Dec. 10, for a company-wide mental health day. "BAMKO’s Global Mental Health Day came about as a direct response to feedback we received from our team," said Stephanie Bass, director of global human resources for BAMKO...

BDA LLC Expands Into European Union With Distribution Center in the Netherlands
December 9, 2021 at 10:14 am

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates LLC (BDA), Woodinville, Washington, announced a new distribution and fulfillment center in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to reduce shipping times, expedite importing and lower costs for the branded merchandise needs of its leading global enterprise clients...