Management

While it may seem blasphemous to say, some future opportunities in the event and display graphics space may not involve ink.

Guy Fieri is flying dangerously close to the trademark infringement sun with his "Munch Madness" T-shirt, which parodies the highly proprietary "March Madness" logo. Fieri has plenty of parody apparel, so he clearly knows how to toe the line. Distributors can do that, too, but they need to be careful.

A California appeals court ruled yesterday that companies could still classify workers as independent contractors under the state's Proposition 22. While this ruling mostly pertained to Uber and Lyft drivers, the fight over independent contractor status has been going on in the promo industry, too.

Companies are facing the continuing challenge of integrating a multi-generational workforce and…

Something Inked LLC, Nashville, is expanding its Premier Partnership with EXIT Realty Corp. International to include the U.S. market, offering exclusive promotional and branded goods to EXIT Realty's franchisees and agents throughout the United States.

How many sales calls is too many? Bill Farquharson addresses this question and breaks down the components of a high-value sales call.

Team Phun, a national branding company based in Charleston, South Carolina, announced the appointment of Jenn Mayenschein as its new director of sales.

Sarah Goshgarian Unruh, CAS, has joined Sock101 as chief rainmaker (aka CRO). A former educator that joined the promotional product industry in 2008 as a distributor, Unruh has served the industry most recently as the vice president of business development at OrderMyGear. Before her role with OMG, she was the vice president of sales at…

OrderMyGear (OMG), announced Mykayla Goodwin as vice president of strategy. Goodwin will play a pivotal role in identifying growth opportunities for OMG and guiding company strategy through market research and strategic planning. Since joining OMG in 2019, Goodwin has positioned herself as a trusted strategy and product marketing leader within the company. She has built…

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