Distributor News

G. Stephen Slagle, CAE, president and CEO of Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced his intention to retire after 15 years of service to the association and his 32-year association management career.

InnerWorkings Inc., Chicago, will announce its first quarter 2011 results after financial markets close on Thursday, May 5, 2011.

Dunk Fest 2011 officially came to an end Monday night. The overall winner of Dunk Fest 2011 was Timothy Gladden, manager of affiliate services for iPROMOTEu, correctly choosing the UConn Huskies to win the championship game.

A few links I thought might be worth sharing on this fine Monday morning.

The range of promotional merchandise available surrounding the wedding is absolutely vast. Tea towels are relatively traditional fare for royal events like this one, as are commemorative mugs, tea pots and other items of homeware.

As with most economic news of late, there are mixed signals right now in the business-for-sale marketplace. Some folks say now is great time to sell—or, at a minimum that the market is better than it has been over the last two years—while others disagree.

Imagine! Print Solutions, Minneapolis, announced that Dean Pospesel has joined their team as vice president of business development.

New York-based ePromos Promotional Products announced today that it will open a sales office in St. Cloud, Minn. in early May.

Distributor of promotional products Motivators has made another commitment to keep the planet green. As part of their environmental initiative, the company will plant a tree every time an order is placed on Motivators.com.

Cenveo, InnerWorkings Inc. and Ennis are among the top five commercial printing companies with the highest projected earnings growth, according to SmarTrend.