Distributor News

Fifteen Distributors Affiliate with iPROMOTEu in September 2010
October 14, 2010

Wayland, Massachusetts-based iPROMOTEu announced today that 15 promotional products distributors have affiliated with iPROMOTEu in September 2010. These new affiliates, in the aggregate, have an estimated annual sales volume of over $5,000,000.

Postal Service Focuses on Energy Conservation
October 12, 2010

WASHINGTON — As it continues to make progress to achieve aggressive energy reduction goals, the Postal Service today marked National Energy Awareness Month, with postal officials highlighting savings and encouraging employees, suppliers and mail industry partners to conserve even more energy.

Promotional Professionals Pay It Forward Day Names Logo Contest Winner
October 12, 2010

Last month, Promotional Professionals Pay It Forward Day (PromoProsPIFDay) held a contest to design a logo for its November 6, 2010 event. The goal was a design that incorporated the organization’s mission of bringing all facets of the industry—from suppliers, distributors, service providers and regional, national and international associations—together through volunteerism to build a sense of community within the industry and to make a positive impact in the process.

Search: Pulling Rank
October 7, 2010

With all of the thought, expense and energy businesses put into building their presence—and brand—online, you'd think that one sure-fire success would be getting found. Haven't we all run searches on the Web pages we've nurtured through planning and execution, only to find they're buried beneath pages that seem less targeted, less content-rich and overall less worthy to rank higher in search? What's a marketer to do?

American Solutions for Business Hires VP of Finance
October 7, 2010

Greg Jensen has been named Vice President of Finance at Glenwood, Minnesota-based American Solutions for Business (ASB). Jensen has held executive positions in manufacturing, retail and service environments and has more than 25 years of experience working with a variety of public and private companies.

Data Driven: Ignore the 
Org Chart
September 29, 2010

Circulation planning used to be a print-channel-only exercise, independent of Web and/or storefront marketing initiatives. Likewise, Web traffic management was purely the function of the Web marketing team.

The Ten Companies that Will Signal the End of the Recession
September 27, 2010

The recession is, by the standard measurement, over. The National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee said the downturn ended in June 2009. Most polls of individuals and company executives say otherwise. And on some parts of Main Street, the recession is still deepening.