Management

Raining Rose Promos, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, announced that Kate Nash has been promoted to director of promotional sales and director of marketing. In addition, Nate Robson was promoted to vice president of sales and marketing over all divisions of Raining Rose Inc. The changes come in preparation for Raining Rose Promos’ continued growth and strategic expansion...

In this post, I’ll highlight the three areas that I see industry leaders do to best manage the latest headwinds.

PromoStandards announced the addition of a new member to its advisory board—Amy Rabideau, vice president of product at Facilisgroup. Rabideau brings to PromoStandards 24 years of experience in the promotional products industry. Prior to working at Facilisgroup, Rabideau was the senior project director at eXtendTech...

Goldstar, San Diego, announced an expansion of its North America sales team by welcoming Jaymie Cook as the Northwest regional sales manager. Cook will assist in sustaining the success of Goldstar by helping distributors experience simplicity. A three-year industry expert and experienced sales manager, Cook will focus on building and expanding partnerships across her territory…

You are probably already familiar with the Pareto principle. Just in case, here’s a quick reminder: 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Or, in simpler terms, you achieve 80% of your results from 20% of your work. Understanding and applying Pareto can be especially beneficial to sales planning and activity...

Stran & Company Inc., Quincy, Massachusetts, announced the launch of an expanded sales and marketing strategy. Stran is establishing a dedicated lead generation team comprising experienced industry veterans, as well as increasing its digital marketing to capitalize on the demand for the company’s products and services...

Ask the Accountant… Question: I have QuickBooks Premier 2020. I keep seeing pop-ups from QB asking if I want to upgrade to Premier 2022. Should I do that? Answer: If you purchased your QB Premier 2020 on a one-time basis (instead of a subscription), it will be updated without any additional cost through May 2023.…

This week, a report in the Wall Street Journal indicated that some CEOs are putting in place cost-saving measures due to recession fears. Some of those decisions could include limiting "corporate swag" and promotional products. One company even named a "swag czar," whose job is to approve orders for branded products...

NC Custom, Hicksville, N.Y., expanded its sales and customer service team with Shane Allen of Allen Golf Inc., representing the British Columbia province. Allen comes to NC Custom building on his five-year experience in the promo industry with supplier Cutter & Buck. His previous background is in logistics in the gas and oil industry...

While showing up on the first page of Google is crucial for promo distributors, and Google Ads will achieve this much faster than SEO, you can end up wasting hundreds (or thousands) of dollars a month if your campaigns are poorly configured. Here are the most common Google Ads mistakes distributors make and how to fix them...