Promo Products
July 1, 2019 at 11:34 am
Thomas Riordan, CAS, president of Maple Ridge Farms, Mosinee, Wis., announced that through a recent company initiative, all full-time team members at Maple Ridge Farms have earned, at a minimum, their Trained Advertising Specialist (TAS) certificates. The importance of PPAI’s educational programs was reinforced by Jodie Schillinger, CAS, executive vice president at Maple Ridge, who…
June 28, 2019 at 1:32 pm
Question: I want to switch to QuickBooks, but I don’t know which one to pick. I spoke to Intuit, and they say I should purchase QuickBooks Online, and it will do everything I need. Is that true? Answer: Our business is complex and unique and requires a software that can handle our complicated orders. While…
June 28, 2019 at 12:44 pm
Profitable aspirations have certainly been ringing true for Taco Bell lately, with seven consecutive years of growth to tout for the YUM! Brands company. Due to all of their hard work, its bigwigs have earned a nice vacation, but it is the hope for supreme relaxation for fans that is guiding Taco Bell, which yesterday,…
June 28, 2019 at 11:14 am
Gennex Media LLC (aka Brandnex.com and PMGOA) pleaded guilty to price fixing in the promotional products industry. The company's president, Akil Kurji, was sentenced to eight months in custody, a $20,000 fine and three years of supervised release for his part in the scheme following his guilty plea in April. Additionally, Gennex was forced to…
June 28, 2019 at 10:21 am
Over the past several years, SnugZ USA, West Jordan, Utah, has experienced tremendous growth in employees, orders and product offerings. Several key positions were necessary to prepare for that future growth and strategic direction of the company. Key roles recently filled were: Gaston Lazarte - director of human resources Lazarte has more than 20 years…
June 27, 2019 at 1:53 pm
Brand Twitter is weird. If you're unfamiliar with the term, it refers to how normal consumer brands have taken to Twitter to bust out millennial-friendly lingo to try to earn young people's dollars. Remember that whole Steak-Umm weirdness? That's a perfect example of Brand Twitter. Last week, though, Brand Twitter gave us something sort of…
June 27, 2019 at 11:58 am
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., continues to grow its team with the hiring of more than 50 employees for new roles and positions year-to-date. New positions have been created and filled in sewing, sales, administration and art services in the Woodridge headquarters and Las Vegas facilities. With 451 current full-time team members, Orbus…
June 26, 2019 at 2:15 pm
Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned pro, the decision to target one, three or five…
June 26, 2019 at 11:30 am
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, honored Daryll Griffin, MAS, owner and CEO of distributor Atlanta-based Accolades Inc., and the late Irene Kogutt, MAS, former owner of Dallas-based supplier Dart Manufacturing Company, as recipients of the 2019 PPAI Woman of Achievement award. The presentations were the highlight of Monday’s opening dinner at PPAI’s Women’s…
June 25, 2019 at 2:05 pm
We've learned that the New York Mets' "Seinfeld" 30th anniversary celebrations, which we covered before, will also include a trio of vending machines that will dispense Seinfeld branded merchandise. Adweek notes that the machines involve "trivia," but there's no word on how exactly that will play in to fans receiving their merch...
