Supplier News
May 25, 2016 at 5:10 pm
Beginning today, promotional products professionals are in Washington D.C. for Promotional Products Association International's (PPAI) seventh annual Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.). Participants will attend education sessions and go to Capitol Hill, where they will meet with legislators and staff. "This week marks our seventh annual L.E.A.D. event, and it just gets better every year,"…
May 25, 2016 at 3:32 pm
Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis winner Simon Pagenaud now owns two Grand Prix Cups created by Chicago-based R.S. Owens after winning his third IndyCar race in a row last weekend at the Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The Grand Prix winner’s cup is topped by an oversized 18” diameter bowl. Before assembly, the…
May 24, 2016 at 2:22 pm
The Vernon Company, Newton, Iowa, recognized SanMar, Issaquah, Wash., with the 2015 Supplier of the Year Award during the distributor’s annual national sales meeting April 18 to 20 in Des Moines, Iowa.
May 23, 2016 at 2:46 pm
Quinn Flags, Hanover, Pa., has announced the addition of Walt Greene to the marketing department as the new product development specialist. It is through the constant demand for new products within the industry that Quinn Flags saw the need to have a dedicated…
May 20, 2016 at 5:29 pm
Promo Marketing’s Video Battle pits two industry videos against each other for the chance at the ultimate bragging right: Being declared our readership’s absolute favorite. (Next up: My birthday is on Sunday! Celebrate accordingly.) Last week, PWS emerged victorious, and now will face off against Prime Line. The winner will be decided by a simple poll. The…
May 19, 2016 at 4:34 pm
Promo Marketing is teaming up with Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) for a Power Meeting June 29 to July 1, 2016, in Atlanta. The event is co-located with the PPAI Women's Leadership Conference, but the Power Meeting is open to any qualifying distributor. The Women's Leadership Conference will end with a closing dinner June 29, and…
May 19, 2016 at 1:58 pm
AIA Corporation, Neenah, Wis., held another of its AIA Power Meeting events, powered by Promo Marketing. The event, which matches AIA Corporation’s top affiliates with its most valuable supplier partners, was held from April 19 to 21 at the Delray Beach Marriott in Delray Beach, Fla. “This was a great meeting,” said David Woods, president…
May 18, 2016 at 6:21 pm
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that President Barack Obama and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor's final rule to update overtime regulations and automatically extend overtime pay protections to more than 4 million workers within its first year. This new legislation sets the standard salary level…
May 18, 2016 at 2:55 pm
Investcorp Bank, a Bahrain-based investment firm, currently is exploring a sale of Polyconcept, Roelofarendsveen, Holland, potentially worth more than $1.3 billion. Reuters reported that Investcorp Bank is working with two other investment banks, William Blair & Co. LLC and Barclays PLC, in the auction for Polyconcept. The auction currently is in its second round of…
May 18, 2016 at 2:14 pm
Pinnacle Designs, San Fernando, Calif., announced that it has added Monique Nigorizawa as its new director of sales and marketing. She joins the company with seven years of experience in the promotional products industry. Prior to joining the industry, she worked for eight years with the Hartford Financial Services Group in sales and management. She…
