Aprons Etc., Greenville, S.C., has promoted Pam Pennington to vice president of strategic partnerships. Pennington will be responsible for the development and growth of next-level customer relationships with top 100 distributor accounts throughout the U.S. and Canada. Using 30-plus years of professional account management experience, Pennington has spent her 13 years with Aprons Etc. leveraging…
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Heritage Sportswear, Hebron, Ohio, the exclusive supplier of Callaway to the wholesale blank apparel market, has expanded its offering for 2018 to include Callaway headwear. Heritage now stocks a Callaway Heritage cap, Callaway Tour Performance cap, and Callaway Liquid Metal cap. All three caps have an adjustable closure, six panels, and don the Callaway Chevron…
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Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., has added a new customer care representative. Mandi Smith joined the Customer Care Team at Beacon in the fall of 2017. Smith worked as a graphic designer and retail associate at a business product company before coming to Beacon. She will be handling the states of Delaware, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio,…
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Grossman Marketing Group, Somerville, Mass., a 108-year-old, fourth-generation, promotional products and print company, has acquired Logos in Print, a promotional products distributor headquartered in New York. The new acquisition is the fourth in the past four years, fueling Grossman’s full-service marketing operations and client base in the Northeast. The acquisition of Logos in Print comes…
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DARD Products, Evanston, Ill., announced the passing of its chairman of the board. The company will be closed on Jan. 19, reopening on Jan. 22. The company released the following statement: Cary J. Shevin, the chairman of the board at DARD Products, passed away on Jan. 16 at the age of 81. He is survived…
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Education Day morning kicked off with an endorphin stimulating FUN Run/Walk. Distributors and Suppliers connected as the sun rose over Mandalay Bay. The world-famous “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign was on the route, and many stopped to take a selfie. This event was open to everyone, regardless of their fitness level, and was enjoyed by all…
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Promotional Products Association International, Irving, Texas, today announced that the association kicked off 2018 with more than 15,000 members. The announcement came during PPAI Expo, the association’s annual trade show held in Las Vegas, Jan. 14 to 18. The 15,000th member, Stephanie Brown, president of Ox & Pine, a supplier based in McKinney, Texas, was…
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The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, announced that David Clifton has been appointed to serve as board president, succeeding Larry Whitney of Polyconcept. Mr. Whitney will remain on the board and continue to serve on the organization’s compliance committee. “On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Larry for his dedication to the…
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