Management
February 25, 2019 at 2:06 pm
What’s your reputation? How can you fix or improve it fast? About 30 years ago, Proforma had a reputation problem. We had been in business for 10 years, and the distributorship was growing fast along with our new franchise business model. Actually, our growth was a little too fast for our capital structure, resulting in…
February 25, 2019 at 1:22 pm
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced the Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) has selected PPAI to provide it with management services. SAAC will continue to work under the stewardship of its Board of Directors and will maintain autonomy and a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit status as a professional trade association. A dedicated PPAI representative…
February 21, 2019 at 11:33 am
Proforma, Cleveland, has announced the promotion of Michele Cardello to vice president of strategic partner development, effective immediately. In her new role, Cardello will continue to establish and lead Proforma's efforts to develop and implement innovative programs in order to build the strongest and most prestigious partner network in…
February 20, 2019 at 12:16 pm
Mike Brugger, president of distributor Fully Promoted, joined the pod to talk franchising, his management journey, creating a killer in-store showroom experience and rebranding from EmbroidMe. Plus, Sean and Brendan discuss presidential campaign merch and that terrifying Philly Steel Furnace story...
February 19, 2019 at 1:15 pm
Go Promo, West Fargo, N.D., and Green Street Promotions, Hope, N.D., announced that they have merged operations and will continue to operate under their own names. According to the West Fargo Pioneer, the two owners, Casey Glandt (Go Promo) and Casey McCullough (Green Street Promotions) made the decision in order to give themselves better buying…
February 12, 2019 at 9:49 am
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., just opened a wholesale apparel distribution center on the West Coast—changing the promo apparel industry's game with a brand new, 800,000 square foot facility in Reno, Nev. While Reno’s already a trendsetter in other areas (the video for Eddie Money’s “Take Me Home Tonight” was filmed in the Lawlor Events Center,…
February 11, 2019 at 2:08 pm
Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced the promotion of Kerry Worden to regional sales vice president for the southeast. Worden joined Geiger in 1994, initially working in the Maine headquarters before moving to Florida and becoming the Fort Lauderdale office manager. In 2007, Worden was promoted to regional service manager, and…
February 8, 2019 at 2:25 pm
Question: Can I have SAGE Online integrate with QuickBooks Premier if my QuickBooks is in a cloud-based storage platform? Answer: The SAGE Online system integrates with QuickBooks well—saving time and effort; recreating orders, customers, vendors and items in QB without having to reenter the data. Unfortunately, at this writing, SAGE cannot integrate with QB when…
February 5, 2019 at 1:28 pm
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the hiring of Heather Bridges as the company's new chief financial officer. Bridges will succeed Linda Janczkowski, who announced her intention in July to reduce her role within HALO. Bridges will report to HALO CEO Marc Simon. Bridges has had a distinguished career…
February 5, 2019 at 12:16 pm
Phil Koosed, president of BAMKO, joined the show to take us inside its immensely popular and successful branded merch campaigns for Taco Bell, including how the distributor created "Instagrammable" promotional products designed to reach younger demographics online. We also talked about promo's powerful ROI, corporate social responsibility, private equity. Plus, Sean and Brendan finally discuss Weezer, and ask Phil for help getting Elon Musk on the show...
