July 21, 2009
Indianapolis-based Norwood Promotional Products announced the company earned seven Promo Marketing Supplier Excellence Awards.
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June 16, 2009
Charley Johnson, executive vice president of Salt Lake City-based SnugZ USA, announced he and a few other industry youngsters created Promo35, a new Facebook group focusing on using community to help educate the next generation of promotional product professionals.
May 19, 2009
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May 19, 2009
Hartwell, Georgia-based Southern Plus Umbrella announced it added Highlands Ranch, Colorado-based
April 21, 2009
Pam Pennington, national accounts manager for Mauldin, South Carolina-based Aprons, Etc. announced the company will hold a free promotional industry webinar discussing event-marketing products. The webinar will be held on April 30, 2009 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST. The company noted space is limited.
April 6, 2009
Leed’s, based in New Kensington, Pa., a member of Polyconcept North America, announced it has made changes to improve its SureShip program. In January, Leed’s expanded SureShip to include uploading onto USB memory devices. Now, three more of the program’s parameters have been expanded to encompass more orders.
February 24, 2009
New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, announced it added products to its EcoSmart line to meet market demands for “green” promotions at a range of price points and across an array of styles and categories. [...] a portion of the proceeds from the sale of EcoSmart products is donated to American Forests, a nonprofit conservation organizatio, to plant trees in North American planting projects.
February 17, 2009
New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed's, a member of Polyconcept North America and the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, announced it has hired a business development representative for Leed’s Canada and a regional sales manager for the Northwestern U.S. Leed’s also announced it has expanded roles within its sales and marketing areas to ensure stronger alignment across those functions.
January 27, 2009
New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Leed’s, a member of Polyconcept North America, the second largest supplier within the promotional products industry, announced it has taken the next step to further secure its international supply chain by participating in an overseas audit and achieving Tier II certification with the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).
January 27, 2009
Edgerton, Minnesota-based Fey Industries announced it selected 30-year consumer packaged goods and direct sales veteran Michael B. Ziebell as president and CEO.
