Delta Apparel, Duluth, Ga., announced that DTG2Go LLC, its wholly-owned subsidiary based in Greenville, N.C., has acquired substantially all of the assets of Silk Screen Ink Ltd., doing business as SSI Digital Print Services, a provider of digital print services, for $12 million. The acquisition is expected to increase the Delta’s fiscal 2019 revenue by…
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Facilisgroup, St. Louis, added New York City-based Captiv8 Promotions Inc. to its fast-growing community of promotional products distributor partners. Founded in 1993, Captiv8 focuses on logoed merchandise, promotional products and event creation. “We are looking forward to growing our already established and successful business through Facilisgroup’s software and best practices,” said Larry Shapiro, owner of…
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David Shultz joins commonsku, a promotional products business and sales software, as vice president of supplier partnerships. Shultz has more than 17 years of experience in the promotional products industry and is the former vice president of operations at Distributor Central. A recent PPAI Fellow inductee and recipient of…
Read MoreHalloween is approaching, and we want to hear your promo horror stories. Do you remember a promotional experience that was especially scary, spooky or downright nightmarish? A devilish customer? A job gone horribly wrong? Just a fun Halloween-themed promotion? Send it our way…
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BIC Graphic North America revived the Souvenir brand Oct. 1 with an initial collection of 14 new pens, plus additional designs launching in early 2019. This collection was designed in-house, and includes exclusive writing instruments with unique features and elevated ink technology. The Souvenir brand began when A.C. Stewart founded the Souvenir Lead Pencil Company in…
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Sign-Zone LLC (parent company of Showdown Displays), Brooklyn Center, Minn., announced that it has acquired Jansen Display Group (Jansen), a designer and manufacturer of promotional display hardware and signage systems. Headquartered in Prestanov, Czech Republic, with additional offices in Germany, the U.K., Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Spain, Jansen provides customized poster systems, snap frames, poster…
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Starline Inc., Grand Island, N.Y., announced the addition of Mike Newman as the new Northeast director of sales representing New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine. “Starline proudly operates its main USA facility out of Western New York,” said Starline senior vice president…
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Jeff Laniado, who worked for distributor Axis Promotions before moving to a promo buyer role at CBS, gave us the inside scoop on what it’s like making the switch, what he and other promo buyers are looking for, landing large accounts like CBS and some common mistakes distributors make when pitching prospects. Let’s just say Jeff isn’t a fan of the suitcase full of samples. Plus, Sean and Brendan get Gritty!…
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Over the last few months, Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., has expanded its IT department. The supplier added David Medeiros, web and e-commerce developer; and Tyler Hines, Jr., web developer. It also promoted business systems analyst Terese Cook to enterprise software manager. “Over the last year we’ve seen more user adoption of our business systems…
Read MoreCustom mints are an incredibly cost-effective way for your customers to build their business. From helping to build awareness of social media channels to promoting a new product or service, custom mints are a great marketing vehicle because of their low cost but high impact nature. Not sure exactly how customers can use custom mints…
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