Management
October 30, 2018 at 11:20 am
NAPCO Media, a Philadelphia-based leading B2B media company and parent company of Promo Marketing, today announced that Chip Danby has joined as executive vice president of the Promo Marketing Group, whose brands include Promo Marketing, Power Meetings, Print+Promo and Distributor Connect. Danby brings more than 20 years of industry experience to Promo Marketing. He has…
October 19, 2018 at 9:41 am
Question: I am planning to grow my business. Should I just start out in QuickBooks Enterprise? Answer: “Big” is a relative concept. I have several ad specialty distributor clients who generate $3 million in annual sales, and QB Premier serves them perfectly well. QB Enterprise does have more features than Premier, but many are not…
October 15, 2018 at 2:11 pm
The Allen Company, Blanchester, Ohio, announced the promotion of Judy Richardson to general manager. Richardson has previously served in the position of collegiate and retail brands manager. “Judy has come up through our organization starting out in customer service," said Stan W. A. Dohan, MAS, MASI, president and chief operating…
October 10, 2018 at 2:34 pm
At the end of September, Jerome Hoxton, president of Tru Art Advertising Calendars, Iowa City, Iowa, retired after seven years with the company. Hoxton had a total of 46 years in the industry. Over the years, he served in various roles on both the supplier and distributor sides, working in sales, marketing and product development. He…
October 8, 2018 at 1:31 pm
iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., announced on Friday that it has obtained new financing, providing the company with growth capital to boost investments and initiatives to support its affiliate network. In a press release, the company said it would use the capital primarily to enhance systems and technology, strengthen recruiting strategies, support internal operations and, should the…
October 8, 2018 at 11:48 am
Facilisgroup, St. Louis, added New York City-based Captiv8 Promotions Inc. to its fast-growing community of promotional products distributor partners. Founded in 1993, Captiv8 focuses on logoed merchandise, promotional products and event creation. “We are looking forward to growing our already established and successful business through Facilisgroup’s software and best practices," said Larry Shapiro, owner of…
October 4, 2018 at 11:46 am
Distractions are everywhere during a typical workday. Add modern technology to the mix, and we're all but set up to be less productive. While it may be impossible to entirely avoid distractions, cutting down on them is the key to better efficiency in the workplace. Here are five ways to reduce your work distractions and boost productivity...
October 2, 2018 at 1:46 pm
Starline Inc., Grand Island, N.Y., announced the addition of Mike Newman as the new Northeast director of sales representing New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine. “Starline proudly operates its main USA facility out of Western New York,” said Starline senior vice president…
October 2, 2018 at 1:39 pm
Though it's not a commonly used metric, needing more parking spaces is a good indicator that your company is growing. That sounds like a joke, but it's exactly what happened with iClick, which increased sales by 275 percent over last year. The company jumped a record 29 spots on our Top 50 Suppliers list between…
October 1, 2018 at 2:40 pm
Over the last few months, Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has expanded its IT department. The supplier added David Medeiros, web and e-commerce developer; and Tyler Hines, Jr., web developer. It also promoted business systems analyst Terese Cook to enterprise software manager. “Over the last year we’ve seen more user adoption of our business systems…
