Supplier News
EMT, Indianapolis, announced the passing of its founder, Steve Weinstein, after a decades-long battle with multiple illnesses on May 29. Steve’s knowledge and work ethic lives in his management team and employees. Toward the end, he worked tirelessly to transition his role to his team, led by chief operations officer Phil Saks. [caption id="attachment_97790" align="aligncenter"…
Voting in the 2017 Supplier Excellence Awards is now open, giving distributors the chance to decide the best suppliers in the promotional products industry. Every major product category is represented on the survey—so whether you sell T-shirts or toys and games, you can have an impact in the voting. Cast your vote today! "The Supplier Excellence Awards…
GMG Pen, Lakewood, N.J., announced today that Scott Meade has joined the firm to further develop its growing sales team as its sales manager. Meade has spent the past 22 years at Meade & Associates, an iPROMOTEu affiliate, transforming the MeadePromos brand under his leadership in all areas, including selling promotional campaigns and marketing solutions; forging…
The movie and TV industry is different than it used to be. If that's not the understatement of the century, we're not sure what is. But what we mean is that people are much more…
VF Corporation, Greensboro, N.C., the parent company of JanSport, announced Tuesday that it would be closing its JanSport collegiate apparel operations in Appleton, Wis. According to Fox 11, the closure will put 380 employees out of work. VF Corp. also announced its plans to sell its licensed…
Promo Marketing launched another year of its Power Meetings in San Diego this month. These one-on-one, 20-minute meetings build relationships between distributors and suppliers over the course…
On Jan. 11, 2017, A Woman’s View, an initiative created by iPROMOTEu designed to support women in the promotional products industry, hosted its annual networking reception at the PPAI Expo. This event was designed to recognize and celebrate the industry’s hard-working women. The venue was transformed into a chic cocktail party scene complete with entertainment,…
The deadline to apply for a PPEF scholarship is March 15. PPEF will give away $175,000 in college scholarships this year, but if your completed application is not received by the deadline, you won't be eligible to receive any assistance. You can view a video detailing the scholarship opportunities here. To apply, go to www.ppef.us.
BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., is pleased to announce its ongoing commitment to the Promotional Products Education Foundation’s (PPEF) Tomorrow Fund by renewing its Diamond Level status with its annual donation. BIC Graphic has maintained its Diamond Level status since 2013. “I am so proud of the support BIC Graphic is showing the Foundation," said Lori…
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: I can't help but feel left out as another NFL Combine happens without me.) Last week, C2BPromo won again (for the fifth time—whoops!) and has earned a spot in the…