Redwood Classics Apparel, Toronto, and Preloved have teamed up to turn something old into a brand new collection, using unexpected materials that had a very finite shelf life. After Toronto hosted the Pan Am Games in 2015, the city found itself with hundreds of leftover street pole banners. This isn’t a new problem for…
Read MoreCompanies are faced with new challenges when it comes to hiring and retaining workers. Every industry needs to design and implement a thoughtful onboarding experience. It’s the difference between having a fully staffed company and one that is overworked and overburdened. Here are five ideas we are seeing regarding employee onboarding trends…
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Throughout her time with IMAGEN Brands, Joyce Anglin has forged numerous friendships, made too many good memories to count and has always lent a helping hand whenever needed. To say that she enjoys her job and working for the company would be an understatement, especially given the major career milestone that she recently achieved…
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Facilisgroup, Cap America, alphabroder and Next Level have banded together to help Ukraine through the sale of T-shirts and caps through this Thursday, April 14. The initiative for Ukraine began when Facilisgroup President Ashley McCune heard about the difficulties faced by one of her employees, who has family and friends near Kyiv…
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BamBams recently hired Maria Zezzo as marketing manager. Zezzo grew up in and around the industry, learning from her father, Dana Zezzo, and older sister, Megan Zezzo. She will be active in managing BamBams’ marketing efforts and brings with her experience interning with Proforma, as a sales associate with ASB, and most recently working for FAST Platform as an account manager…
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California Tattoos, Tucson, Arizona, is proud to announce the creation of a donation pack of temporary tattoos to raise money in support of Ukraine. The donation pack consist of three temporary tattoos each promoting a strong Ukraine. Profits from all sales will go to United Help Ukraine, a grassroots volunteer organization…
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Maple Ridge Farms, Mosinee, Wisconsin, has pledged to support CARE’s Ukraine Crisis Fund by donating 10% of its sales through April 30, 2022. CARE’s Ukraine Crisis Fund aims at reaching 4 million people with immediate emergency assistance, prioritizing innocent families, women and girls, and the elderly…
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PromoPlacement Recruiting announced that Erika Ruehlman is joining the firm as vice president of talent and strategy. Ruehlman started her promo career filing catalogs at a family-owned distributorship. She went on to work for staffing and recruiting firms before going on to key talent acquisition positions with top 40 promo distributorships…
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Is the word “distributor” outdated? Does it need to be updated to better reflect the changing nature of the job and the capabilities of modern distributor companies? Is it necessary to make a change? Is it even possible? Sandra Kelley of Prestige Promotions joined the show to discuss the topic, originally proposed by PPAI President Dale Denham in a recent article…
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S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., announced today that it has acquired TSF Sportswear. By acquiring TSF, S&S gains greater access to markets in the Southern U.S., while TSF’s customers can now select from S&S’s more than 100 brand offerings and benefit from a greater depth of inventory driven by S&S’s nationwide network…
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