DLX Industries, a Brooklyn, New York-based supplier since 1950, recently acquired Artcraft Leathergoods, which includes the Leathermark Accessories brand. Artcraft, which has been in the industry for 63 years, also is based in Brooklyn, but will move to DLX’s nearby 80,000 square foot manufacturing and warehouse facility.
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Hub Pen Company Adds Customer Service Rep
Hub Pen Company, Braintree, Mass., hired Tracy Joyce as a customer service representative. Joyce, who has 10 years of administrative experience, will cover North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island and South Dakota.
Read MoreSelco to Make Customer-designed Watch Dials
Selco, Tulsa, Okla., unveiled Dial Revolution, a new process that permits customers to conceive their own watch dial designs. The program allows customers to choose almost any face design and pair full-color capabilities with Selco’s coining processes as well.
Read MoreSupplier Changes Name to AAA Innovations, Relocates
AAA Umbrella/Satchels New York changed its name to AAA Innovations. Its headquarters also moved to a facility that is about 35 percent larger in Norwood, N.J., which is about a mile south of its previous Northvale, N.J. location.
Read More4imprint Group Sells Supplier Division SPS
In order to focus on its marketing growth, London-based 4imprint Group, parent company of top 10 distributor 4imprint, announced it has sold SPS, a portion of its business that serves as a European promotional products supplier and is based in Blackpool, England.
Read MoreThe Art of Saying Please and Thank You
When I was little, my parents instilled in me the habit of saying “please” and “thank you” in a number of situations. It was polite, and if I didn’t include the word, I got “the look” and a whispered reminder to say the word(s) I’d omitted. As I got older, the habit actually started to mean something.
Read MoreCorporate Gifts: What About ‘Thanks for Just Sticking Around’?
“Thank you.” Powerful couple of words there, right? Thanks for holding the door. Thanks for introducing me. Thanks for helping with my dead battery. When someone does something for you, a sincere expression of gratitude is just the right thing to do.
Read MoreHalls & Company’s ID Line Relaunches Website
To cater more to its distributors, Halls & Company, Brooklyn Park, Minn., unveiled its new, customer-focused ID Line website, offering easy access to sales tools, quotes for its badges and badge accessories, and shipping information, all of which previously weren’t available online.
Read MorePM Video Battle: Raining Rose’s “What Does the Fox Say?” Versus Sonic Promos’ “Undercover Boss: Very Small Business Edition”
Get your votes in his week’s video battle before it closes tomorrow morning.
Read MoreCharles River Apparel Releases Branding Video
Charles River Apparel, Sharon, Mass., has launched the video component of its 2014 advertising campaign, “Look Good, Feel Good, Charles River Apparel.”
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