Management
April 21, 2017 at 11:19 am
The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, presented Jon Smith with the 2016 Vernon Account Executive of the Year award during the company’s annual National Sales Meeting held April 10 to 12 at the Renaissance Indian Wells in Indian Wells, Calif.…
April 20, 2017 at 1:45 pm
Proforma, Cleveland, announced that a record 171 owners achieved million- or multi-million-dollar success in 2016, as 34 new members were recently inducted into its Million Dollar Club. This group of distributors, with cumulative sales exceeding a quarter of a…
April 19, 2017 at 2:25 pm
The Magnet Group, Washington, Mo., welcomed industry veteran Ty Cannon as regional sales manager. Cannon will work with distributors in Washington, Oregon and Northern California. “Ty is a well-respected, passionate, driven individual, and we are thrilled to have him [as] part…
April 18, 2017 at 1:25 pm
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has announced the addition of account manager Bjanka Andov to the inside sales team. Andov came to Hub Pen Company with almost 10 years of account management experience in the telecommunications market. A Bosnian native…
April 17, 2017 at 11:45 am
We have all experienced walking down the street and tripping on a crack in the sidewalk. There are only two types of responses to this experience. The first type of response is to blame the person who owns the home for not properly maintaining their sidewalk and fixing the crack. The second type of response…
April 14, 2017 at 11:23 am
The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, hosted its annual national sales meeting, Vernon University, April 10 to 12, at Renaissance Indian Wells in Indian Wells, Calif. The three-day event brought together nearly 100 Vernon account executives from coast to coast and more than 70 supplier partners. “Vernon’s national sales meeting could have been described using one…
April 13, 2017 at 1:57 pm
Last season, the Cleveland Indians announced that they were downgrading the controversial Chief Wahoo logo in favor of a new, less offensive block "C" logo. However, the Chief Wahoo logo still had a place on the uniforms. The Indians even wore the logo on their hats on opening day this year. So, opposition to the…
April 11, 2017 at 1:27 pm
Ariel Premium Supply, Overland, Mo., announced the appointment of Jim Franklyn to the newly created position of director of inside sales. In his role, Franklyn will be responsible for building, training and managing a team of inside sales associates who will…
April 7, 2017 at 2:41 pm
After Gildan Activewear took control of Los Angeles-based American Apparel, the Montreal-based company indicated that it might outsource production for American Apparel products for the first time. Now, that claim has come to fruition. Fortune reported that, for the first time in its 28-year history, American Apparel items will feature "Made in Honduras" and "Made in…
April 6, 2017 at 3:05 pm
Yesterday, Corporate Imaging Concepts, Northbrook, Ill., announced the addition of Bob Herzog as its new CEO. Promo Marketing spoke with Herzog to talk about how he found his way to the company and what he plans to do in the future. Promo Marketing: So tell me the backstory of how this came to be on your end:…
