Halls & Company, Brooklyn Park, Minn., announced the appointment of its new regional sales manager, Dino Bartolomei. “We are really looking forward to Dino being a force in the industry representing Halls & Company and our capabilities,” said Eric Johnson, vice president of sales for Halls & Company. “Dino has the right mix of industry…
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PromoPlacement, Chesterfield, Mo., a recruiting firm to the promotional products industry, announced the launch of its Career Hub. Through the Career Hub, promotional products industry professionals will have easy access to every career page published by both distributors and suppliers. “We’re thrilled to bring the Career Hub to the promo industry,” said Kevin McHargue, CEO…
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Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodbridge, Ill., will have senior field sales representative Bill Roman present an educational track at the 2019 PPAI Expo Education Session on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The session is titled “Build Your Business Selling Exhibits & Displays,” and will cover the basic tools and…
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Midnite Snax, Bethpage, N.Y., announced it is reuniting with Jules Scheck Associates (JSA) starting Jan. 1, 2019. JSA is a prominent manufacturer’s representative and consulting agency to major supplier firms and distributors in the promotional products industry…
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It’s clear the tariffs are going to impact the promo industry in the new year. We asked Brian Porter, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Starline Inc., about what we can expect for 2019, how promo suppliers are handling pricing and much more. Plus, Sean and Brendan discuss a totally crazy insane morning hack from Jeff Bezos, and Sean asks the tough questions everyone’s afraid to ask about Pantone’s Color of the Year…
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Xante, Mobile, Ala., announced the availability of two new configurations for its award-winning En/Press Multimedia Digital Press. Customers may now choose extended paper handling with either two additional adjustable input trays or a single…
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Crystal D, St. Paul, Minn., has hired two new employees and promoted one. All moves are part of the customer service department. Tawauna Garner moves from the order entry specialist role to the order manager for the Central territory. She is responsible for ensuring orders move through the production process and working with customers once orders are in-house…
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BIC Graphic North America announced a new, exclusive partnership with Tervis Tumbler Company. BIC Graphic will launch Tervis items for sale to promotional products distributors beginning in December 2018. The supplier will offer low minimums, 24-hour turnaround times, dedicated service teams and five-business day standard service on Tervis drinkware…
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Hanesbrands Inc. announced it is donating 225,000 pairs of socks to organizations fighting homelessness across the U.S. in its ninth year of sponsoring the Hanes National Sock Drive. Hanes is continuing to partner with national agencies…
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BIC Graphic, Clearwater, Fla., recently settled an infringement matter, protecting its KOOZIE trademark, with products distributed through a major global retailer. BIC Graphic actively works to protect the KOOZIE brand, which has its roots in the promotional products industry…
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