Management
August 6, 2020 at 2:33 pm
Ask the Accountant… Question: I have used OrderMaster for a long time. Is there any support for the software? Answer: Unfortunately, no. OrderMaster is no longer supported. It was sold as a stand-alone product that users owned and loaded onto their computers. It has remained static while your computer operating systems have continually advanced. The…
August 4, 2020 at 11:53 am
MSP Design Group, Hampton Roads, Va., announced the acquisition of Promotional Considerations, a Richmond-based promotional products distributor. MSP formally acquired Promotional Considerations in May 2020, a move that CEO Dan Clarkson is confident…
August 3, 2020 at 11:30 am
Let me tell you a story about Jack. Jack has been in this business a long time. Good guy. Lots of contacts. Sales typically less than $500,000 per year. Then COVID struck. Jack participated in webinars and learned about opportunities in PPE. Jack reached out to his contacts. He told them how he had the…
July 30, 2020 at 2:33 pm
StrombergBrand Umbrellas, Valley Cottage, N.Y., announced the addition of two veteran multi-sales groups to represent it in the Northeast and Midwest/Upper Midwest/Ohio Valley regions. Dave Mattson of DJM Sales Inc., who has been in the promotional products industry for more than 30 years, will cover Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New…
July 29, 2020 at 2:25 pm
Warwick Publishing, St. Charles, Ill., announced the promotion of Alex Paschal, MAS, to the company's executive team as project manager. A fifth-generation member of the Paschal family that has owned Warwick Publishing since 1903, Alex learned the business working in various departments at Warwick through his college years, and started full time shortly after...
July 28, 2020 at 11:53 am
AIA Corporation, Appleton, Wis., is going virtual this year, as the company recently announced that its annual National Sales Meeting will take place online from the comfort and safety of its distributors’ homes. Aptly titled “2020 Reimagined,” AIA quickly adjusted its plans in light of COVID-19 to ensure its owner community still has access to…
July 21, 2020 at 12:54 pm
Many of you reading this are wondering where to get more sales. There are only four possibilities for creating more sales. In order of the easiest sale they are: Sell an existing product to an existing customer. Sell a new product to an existing customer. Sell an existing product to a new customer. Sell a…
July 20, 2020 at 12:21 pm
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced that industry distributor Meyer-Dunlap has affiliated with the company. Meyer-Dunlap, founded in 2010 by Kirk Meyer and Craig Dunlap, is one of the most prominent promotional products distributors in North Texas...
July 17, 2020 at 6:00 am
Welcome to Market Tracker. This is an updating resource compiling the latest news on coronavirus impacts and economic recovery for top vertical markets promotional products distributors sell into. The Promo Marketing team will update this post regularly with new information from each market as it becomes available. Here are this week's updates...
July 16, 2020 at 10:47 am
ePromos Promotional Products LLC, St. Cloud, Minn., continued its partnership initiative with promotions for two top executives. Tamara Borello, vice president of operations, and Nick Kiefer, vice president of sales, have both been elevated to the roles of senior vice president. This announcement…
