Partners for Incentives (PFI), Cleveland, Ohio, announced that it is offering redemptions for hotel and airline travel within a points platform (Awardlink.com). PFI has partnered with a well-established travel company to provide its clients the opportunity to use their award points on hotel and air travel purchases. This platform can now help companies worldwide offer…
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CPS/Keystone Announces Management Buyout
CPS/Keystone, Erie, Pa., announced a management-led buyout of the company in partnership with a financial sponsor. Key members of the senior management team participating in the buyout include Kippie Helzel, senior vice president of sales; Pete Gleason, vice president of sales; and Eric Enzbrenner, vice president of manufacturing. Leon Bilewitz, president and founder of CPS/Keystone…
Read MorePPEF Scholarship Awards Climb To $175,000 In 2017
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, today announced the Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) 2017-2018 scholarship recipients. “PPEF is off to a record-breaking year with the most applications ever received and the most scholarship funds ever awarded,” said Lori Bauer, PPEF chair. “The scholarship committee started with 540 applications and narrowed the awards down…
Read MoreRymax Marketing Services’ Exclusive Partnership with Raden Takes Off
Rymax Marketing Services Inc., Pine Brook, N.J., announced its exclusive partnership with Raden. Super light-weight and extremely durable, Raden allows you to travel smart and get from point A to point B seamlessly. From weight sensors to built-in phone chargers, Raden cases come complete with the latest tech-enabled features—and they all connect to a mobile companion…
Read MoreAn Industry Power Couple You Should Know: Julie and Dan Haar
Meet Julie and Dan Haar, Owners of Proforma Strategic Promotions. This husband and wife team is a dynamic duo in the promotional marketing industry, whose many accomplishments include over 1,200 percent growth in six years’ time. Want to learn about this power couple’s inside secret to rapid business growth and outstanding success?…
Read MoreCotton Candy Joins QCA Distributor Advocacy Council
Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), Chicago, the promotional product industry’s only independent, non-governmental accreditation organization dedicated to helping companies provide safe products, has expanded its Distributor Advocacy Council (DAC) with the addition of Mississauga, Ontario-based Cotton Candy. The DAC mission is to elevate the standards by which firms that import and manufacture products are consistently delivering…
Read MorePrime Line Launches 2017 Awareness Collection
Prime Line, Bridgeport, Conn., has released its 2017 Awareness Collection featuring a new breast cancer awareness bundle of event-themed products across multiple platforms, including a digital catalog. Prime Line’s Awareness Collection features many items to promote breast cancer awareness and other causes. The 12-page Awareness Collection catalog features 49 items from the Prime Line and…
Read MoreTop Brands Partners With Incipio Group
Top Brands Inc., Oshkosh, Wis., announced today that it will be partnering with Incipio Group to bring its lineup of brands, including Braven Audio, Incase, Incipio and Griffin Technology, into the corporate incentive and promotional products market. “Incipio Group has quickly become an international powerhouse with their incredibly diverse lineup of mobile device accessories, premium…
Read MoreThe Magnet Group Promotes Dave Glaser to Vice President of Field Sales
The Magnet Group, Washington, Mo., has promoted Dave Glaser to vice president of field sales. Glaser started with The Magnet Group in 2011 as a regional sales manager, and was promoted to national sales manager in 2015. “Dave continues to exemplify leadership with our sales organization and the company,” said Aaron Gunderson, senior vice president…
Read MorePioneer Balloon Earns 3 FTA Awards
Pioneer Balloon, Wichita, Kan., received three awards in the “Wide Web” category—a Gold, Silver and Bronze award—for three different foil balloons from the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) at its 2017 Excellence in Flexography Awards at the Hyatt Regency Long Island in Hauppauge, N.Y. The Excellence in Flexography Awards recognizes exemplary package printing. Awards are judged…
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