Supplier News
February 9, 2016 at 6:45 pm
BIC Graphic is pleased to announce awards received from two long-time distributor partners...
February 9, 2016 at 5:08 pm
As I returned my Alamo rental car in Newark, N.J., recently, an employee asked if I had any issues with the car and how my trip was. I said, "Fine," and was prepared to get my receipt and walk to the terminal. Instead, I was legitimately surprised by a simple question: "Could we have done…
February 9, 2016 at 4:42 pm
IMAGEN Brands, parent company of Crown Products, Mobile, Ala., and Vitronic, Mason, Ohio, announced it has hired Dana Zezzo as vice president of sales. Zezzo was most recently senior vice president of sales and marketing at Jetline, Gaffney, S.C., and also has worked for Pittsburgh-based Pro Towels, Erie, Pennsylvania-based CPS/Keystone and Trevose, Pennsylvania-based alphabroder. “Dana is…
February 8, 2016 at 4:28 pm
ERB Safety/Fame Fabrics, Woodstock, Ga., announced the addition of Westin Moe as inside sales representative. Moe will cultivate and grow new business relationships with targeted promotional products distributors across the country. Moe brings more than six years of professional sales experience working…
February 3, 2016 at 7:15 pm
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., is recalling AC power cords for its Surface Pro devices sold in Canada due to fire and shock hazard. The recall involves AC power cords sold with the Microsoft Surface…
February 3, 2016 at 6:39 pm
In January, Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., acquired Gaffney, South Carolina-based Jetline, in a move that made big news in the promotional products industry. With two large companies, some might think that it would be a tumultuous process, but Jeff Lederer, CEO of Prime Line, and Eric Levin, executive vice president for Prime Line, told Promo Marketing…
February 3, 2016 at 6:25 pm
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., announced the culmination of its single-branding efforts. After operating as three separate companies—S&S Activewear, Americana Sportswear and Eva Sportswear—in 2014 and being co-branded throughout 2015, the company will begin operating solely as S&S Activewear this spring. “It’s been a very natural transition,” said Margaret Crow, director of marketing for S&S Activewear.…
February 3, 2016 at 4:27 pm
Summit Group, Bloomingdale, Ill., won a Silver Pyramid in the 2016 Pyramid Award Competition sponsored by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). PPAI recognized 35 gold, silver and bronze winners at the PPAI Awards Presentation and Reception held Jan. 12, 2016 at the House of Blues in conjunction with the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas. The…
February 2, 2016 at 7:16 pm
Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, Freeport, N.Y., has earned gold partner status from both Staples Promotional Products, Framingham, Mass.; and Geiger, Lewiston, Maine., for 2016 in both the U.S. and Canada, providing strength and strategic focus as a North American solution within the food category. Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant has seen consistent growth throughout both the…
February 2, 2016 at 6:27 pm
For Don Kriener, selling campaign merchandise is a family tradition. His father and grandfather sold buttons at JFK's 1960 inauguration. According to GQ, Kriener has been in the game since 1988. He sold $218,000 worth of Barack Obama buttons in 2008, making $60,000 in…