St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and with it, out come the green wearables—green hats and green suits, accented with shamrocks and 4-leaf clovers. Watch as eccentric leprechauns and exuberant maidens line up outside the bars, eager to transport themselves somewhere new and exhilarating. Inside, personalities and mutual enthusiasm come alive; it’s almost…
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Image Source Welcomes Ray Decker, Builds Sales Footprint in Bay Area
Image Source Inc., a branded merchandise agency headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., welcomed sales veteran Ray Decker to their team working from Petaluma, Calif., with plans to grow client relationships in the Bay Area. Decker comes to Image Source with nearly 27 years of experience in the branded merchandise industry.…
Read MoreIndustry Veterans Join Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant
Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant/Lanco has added four industry veterans to its sales team to increase its U.S. and Canadian presence. Adam Brown joined as key accounts manager, Scott Lange and Mike Oliver as multi-line U.S. sales representatives, and Donna Klaassen as multi-line sales representative for British Columbia. “As we grow both organically and thru acquisition,…
Read MoreHALO Branded Solutions Adds Heather Bridges as Chief Financial Officer
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the hiring of Heather Bridges as the company’s new chief financial officer. Bridges will succeed Linda Janczkowski, who announced her intention in July to reduce her role within HALO. Bridges will report to HALO CEO Marc Simon. Bridges has had a distinguished career…
Read MoreBAMKO’s Phil Koosed on Creating Taco Bell’s ‘Instagrammable’ Branded Merch, Promo’s Unrivaled ROI, Private Equity Pros and Cons
Phil Koosed, president of BAMKO, joined the show to take us inside its immensely popular and successful branded merch campaigns for Taco Bell, including how the distributor created “Instagrammable” promotional products designed to reach younger demographics online. We also talked about promo’s powerful ROI, corporate social responsibility, private equity. Plus, Sean and Brendan finally discuss Weezer, and ask Phil for help getting Elon Musk on the show…
Read MoreBella+Canvas Launches ‘Fashion Apparel Masterclass’ Online Educational Program
Bella+Canvas, Los Angeles, launched a new online education course for promotional products industry professionals called the “Fashion Apparel Masterclass,” or “FAM” for short. Bella+Canvas set out to create a masterclass that addresses the challenges specific to the promotional products industry and provides solutions that will give members the tools to sell more premium apparel, and…
Read MoreSo … What’s New?
January has come and gone in a flash, and even though you may still be recovering from trekking down each and every trade show aisle, it is time to get to work. Well, we are here to help. We hear it every year from all our customers: “Show me what’s new!” Well, at SnugZ, we…
Read MorePrime Line Launches 250 New Items
Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., the hard goods division of alphabroder, launched 250 new items at the industry’s January trade shows and in its 2019 “New and Favorites” catalog. The favorites among distributors at the shows were the Prime-designed Pull-Topper and MopToppers Webcam Security Cover, the Light-Up-Your-Logo Collection, and Marble journals. “Innovative products have always been…
Read MoreHALO Branded Solutions Hires New CIO
HALO Branded Solutions, Sterling, Ill., announced the hiring of Rick Goddard as the company’s new chief information officer. Goddard will succeed Dale Moir, who announced his intention to reduce his role at HALO last year. Goddard will report to Adam Weisman, HALO’s chief operating officer. Goddard provides HALO with more than 15 years of experience…
Read MoreBag Makers Hires Melissa Hoffman as Regional Business Development Manager
Bag Makers, Union, Ill., welcomed Melissa Hoffman to the team as a regional business development manager. Based in Phoenix, Ariz., Hoffman will serve the company’s customers in California and Arizona. Hoffman most recently served as National Sales and Marketing Manager for…
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