Printing
May 18, 2016 at 3:06 pm
USA/Docufinish, Yorkville, Ill., announced that it has purchased Action Graphix, Yorkville, Ill. The acquisition gives USA/Docufinish an opportunity to expand further into all types of wide-format printing, including banners, wall graphics, window graphics, floor graphics, signs, vehicle graphics and car wraps. "With the addition of Action Graphix, we are further enriching our products and services…
April 18, 2016 at 8:21 pm
Taylor Corporation, North Mankato, Minn., announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Framingham, Massachusetts-based Staples Print Solutions...
March 29, 2016 at 3:18 pm
Butler Street, a provider of client loyalty research and retention programs across the print industry, in conjunction with Promo Marketing's sister publications, Printing Impressions and Print+Promo, announced its "2016 Best of Print & Digital" program award winners. An annual program in its inaugural year identified which companies have provided the highest service delivery to their customers…
March 24, 2016 at 5:03 pm
Yesterday, we reported that Hershey's encouraged consumers at Austin's South by Southwest (SXSW) festival to trade in their promotional items. Now, another company at the festival encouraged end-users to celebrate the (literal) fruits of their labor on tote bags. Some…
February 24, 2016 at 6:51 pm
As the 2016 presidential election continues to rage on, more and more merchandise has been popping up. We've seen merchandise aimed at millennials, we've seen guys earning hundreds of thousands of dollars by selling campaign buttons, and we've seen a fair share of unlicensed…
February 5, 2016 at 6:42 pm
CustomInk, Fairfax, Va., has acquired Represent, a Los Angeles-based online merchandise company. According to TechCrunch, CustomInk acquired Represent for close to $100 million in a cash and stock deal. Represent, founded in 2014, allows users to create and sell apparel and accessories similarly to how CustomInk does. What sets Represent apart is that it works…
February 1, 2016 at 3:46 pm
Prestige Glass International, Elliot Lake, Ontario, announced that it won gold, silver and bronze awards at the Promotional Products Professionasl of Canada (PPPC) Image Awards competition. The company won the following awards: A gold award for best engraving and laser engraving for a layered award built of aluminum and starfire crystal gears, with multiple etching…
January 13, 2016 at 7:44 pm
Now that the exhibit floor of the PPAI Expo is open, Promo Marketing has been roaming the booths and checking out all of the great new products suppliers have to offer. Though we could go on all day about what we saw, here are seven items from the show floor that stood out to us.…
January 11, 2016 at 6:55 pm
Ricoh Company Ltd., Tokyo, announced that the company has reached an agreement to buy AnaJet, Costa Mesa, Calif., a direct-to-garment (DTG) printing company. This acquisition is the latest strategic investment by Ricoh to strengthen its industrial inkjet. AnaJet will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ricoh Printing Systems America Inc. Ricoh's experience has focused on…
January 8, 2016 at 6:11 pm
Syfy wants to explore how emerging technology, from virtual reality to 3-D printing, could enhance its TV programming. The NBCUniversal-owned cable network has launched Syfy Labs, a new group with a 13-person digital team dedicated to testing such new technology. “You look at a show like ‘The Expanse;' it’s an hour long, and it airs…
