Management
March 17, 2021 at 2:13 pm
Kevin McHargue, CEO of St. Louis-based promo industry recruiting firm PromoPlacement Recruiting, has announced that Doug Hazel is joining the firm as executive vice president. Hazel grew up in the promo industry with family-owned supplier firm Hazel Manufacturing. Later, Hazel partnered with the McHargue family in a venture that operated a distributorship, decorating facility and…
March 17, 2021 at 2:04 pm
Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced it has acquired Fogelsville, Pennsylvania-based distributor Five Thousand Forms, dba GiveMeFive.com. The acquisition is part of Geiger's continued expansion strategy focused on broadening its client base and services nationally. Herb Levy, a 55-year industry veteran, started Five Thousand Forms with [CEO and co-founder] Linda Levy in 1973. Several family members have significantly…
March 16, 2021 at 1:00 pm
ARPA includes provisions aimed at small business economic recovery via Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
March 16, 2021 at 10:09 am
Goldstar’s Kenny Ved is a longtime advocate of cooperative diversity growth in our industry. His unique perspective as an Asian-Indian person and his leadership position at Goldstar have given him the great responsibility of thoughtfully approaching diversity to educate, inform and grow the market’s success...
March 16, 2021 at 9:37 am
Office Depot parent company ODP Corp. rejected Staples’ latest acquisition offer yesterday, claiming that the offer “lacked basic deal terms including a purchase price.” Staples has been trying to purchase assets of Office Depot since 2015, when it was thwarted by the FTC...
March 12, 2021 at 4:34 pm
Marty Lott, founder of SanMar, shares his famous yellow T-shirt story and explains to host Greg Muzzillo that what was a complete disaster quickly turned into recognizing two foundational principles that are key to driving success. Tune in to Million Dollar Monday, a new video and podcast series for people with big dreams...
March 11, 2021 at 11:56 am
It’s a provable fact that companies that invest in developing their brand’s online presence in a structured, consistent way, experience sustained growth. However, smaller distributors have big misconceptions regarding digital marketing for their business, as shown in frequent discussions about online marketing...
March 11, 2021 at 11:02 am
As you work with salespeople, you’ll hear about “enterprise” accounts. For these accounts, account-based marketing can be successful.
March 11, 2021 at 10:27 am
iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., announced its annual affiliate award winners during REViVE 2021, the company’s virtual affiliate conference. The distributor organization hosted its annual awards gala to recognize and honor affiliates for their accomplishments in 2021...
March 9, 2021 at 11:10 am
Twitter is trying out a new shopping feature that would make it easier for users to shop e-commerce platforms directly from the platform. The new “Twitter Card” tweet format would include a “shop” button and product details directly embedded into the tweet itself...
