Marketing and Sales
June 27, 2019 at 2:53 pm
This year, we compiled the industry's Top 65 distributors by sales volume, collected more information on each distributor company and added a Top 30 Fastest Growing Distributors list, opening the door for companies of all sizes to showcase their sales success. Here are some of the stats and trends we saw...
June 25, 2019 at 11:47 am
The modern music merchandise game is a game of creativity, co-branding and innovation. Long gone are the days of a T-shirt being enough to complete a band's merchandise portfolio. The dawn of e-commerce and a saturated music market has forced artists and marketing firms to think outside the boxy T-shirt. Weezer's Black Market was the…
June 19, 2019 at 12:19 pm
When Business Insider sat down with Fernando Machado, Burger King's chief marketing officer, he revealed some interesting details about the company's new uniforms, and why the Whopper-influenced designs are extra symbolic for the company's past, present and future.
June 19, 2019 at 10:19 am
Like the human versions of millennials, the MTV Movie & TV Awards, at 27 years old, are constantly looking to reinvent themselves and stay fresh. While the ceremony has gone through many category alterations, it has also upped its promo game, with this year’s celebration featuring a gift bag that, thanks to Backstage Creations, left…
June 18, 2019 at 10:21 am
Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., has added Sarah Braidic Fette as a new sales account development associate. Fette was half of the Brad and Sarah Morning Show on Hot 96.7 and Z99 in Southern Minnesota. She is originally from the Twin Cities, but has called the Mankato area…
June 13, 2019 at 1:49 pm
DJ Khaled bundled his new album "Father of Asahd" on Shop.com (via its parent company Market America). Only, instead of offering shirts or wristbands, like many other artists do, he bundled it with energy drinks similar to those 5-Hour Energy shots. Seems fine, right? Then why is Khaled so mad...
June 12, 2019 at 12:53 pm
Psychologists and other experts frequently tell us that there exists no one way to live a good life, and, as more research emerges, trend followers are reporting that the same principle applies to logo design and branding pursuits. Through the Logo Lounge’s 2019 Logo Trend Report, businesses and prospective entrepreneurs can enjoy an immersive look…
June 7, 2019 at 11:50 am
Time, as we all know, is money, and anyone who mismanages any aspect of it can, according to Cliff Quicksell, become “irrelevant in two seconds.” To help business practitioners avoid that distinction, the vice president of affiliate marketing for iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., took to the show floor at PPAI Expo East in Atlantic City to…
May 31, 2019 at 10:55 am
HanesBrands Inc., Winston-Salem, N.C., announced that Tim Gibson has joined the company as director of business development, and Jim Dunne has joined as director of distributor sales. Gibson, who has more than 30 years in the apparel and promotional marketing industry, will develop and implement strategic initiatives across field and…
May 30, 2019 at 10:39 am
Raining Rose, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Quinn Bui, who will join the promotional sales team as the Southwest sales executive, calling on customers in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California; and John R. B. Cudahy, CAS, who will join the promotional sales team as the Northeast sales executive, calling…
