Management

Who Is Quarterbacking Your Company?
February 9, 2022 at 9:09 am

As anyone who watches football knows, the quarterback is the person that sets the tone for not only what happens on the field but off it as well. Nothing happens on the offensive side of the ball without the quarterback, period. When I look at a business, there’s a department that’s clearly the organization’s quarterback—and it’s not one you’d expect...

Jason Lucash Steps Down as HPG Chief Development Officer, Looks Back on Promo Career
February 8, 2022 at 11:57 am

HPG, Braintree, Mass., announced today that Jason Lucash will step down from his role as chief development officer in order to pursue other career endeavors. Lucash will stay on in an advisory role as part of HPG's board of directors. Lucash looked back on his time with HPG, and attributed the supplier's success to its ability to stay current with customer trends and...

Re-Setting Your Customer Facing Strategy
February 4, 2022 at 9:27 am

It seems hardly anyone is satisfied with their sales compensation system, but what are viable alternatives and how do we get there?

PromoCentric Acquires Northeast Creations
February 1, 2022 at 11:13 am

PromoCentric announced that it has acquired Northeast Creations. The start of the two companies' relationship began when Northeast Creations had the need for an additional decorating and fulfillment resource, as the pandemic had taken a toll on staffing, production times, and an interruption to supply chains among...

Why Integrate QuickBooks With SAGE?
January 28, 2022 at 11:27 am

Question: I see that QuickBooks integrates with SAGE Online. What are the benefits of doing this? Answer: SAGE Online does integrate with the QB desktop products, Pro, Premier and Enterprise, and QuickBooks Online (QBO). It allows you to write orders in SAGE and export them into QB...

Proforma Reports Record Monthly Sales of $60M in December
January 28, 2022 at 10:09 am

Proforma announced this week that it set a new monthly sales record of $61 million in sales for December 2021. The company partially credited this milestone to its $20 million investment in technology, which allowed Proforma to open more than 5,000 e-commerce stores in 2021...

Stran Acquires GAP Promotions
January 26, 2022 at 12:19 pm

Stran & Company Inc., the distributor based in Quincy, Massachusetts, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GAP Promotions LLC (GAP Promo) in an asset purchase transaction. The acquisition is expected to close during the first quarter of 2022, and is subject to customary closing conditions...

Your Big Mac Moment: The Comfort of Safety Versus the Promise of the Unknown
January 19, 2022 at 11:56 am

Throughout life, we all have Big Mac Moments—moments where you have to decide whether to do something that’s a little uncomfortable, that allows you to grow and forces you to do something different than you always have, or to continue to do what you’ve always done and yield the same results. As the year begins, it’s a perfect time to think about your Big Mac Moments...