PPAI honored Representative Tim Murphy (R-PA) as the 2012 PPAI Legislator Of The Year during its Legislative, Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.), March 7-8, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
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HALO Hires Ekstrand as Regional Sales VP
HALO Branded Solutions has announced the addition of Eric Ekstrand to the company’s field sales leadership team.
Read MoreMid-Nite Snax Adds Two New Sales Members
Mid-Nite Snax has added Todd Turquand of Top Shelf Marketing and Michael Fisher of Modern Flare Sales to its sales force.
Read MorePPAI L.E.A.D. 2012 Engages Congress With Social Media, Virtual Fly-In And One-On-One Meetings On Capitol Hill
The Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), the not-for-profit association for more than 10,000 member companies, continued its ongoing work to educate federal agencies through its Legislative, Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.), March 7 and 8, 2012 in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreAmerican Apparel Announces Preliminary February Sales, Big Year-to-Year Growth
The company reported that for the month of February, 2012, total net sales increased 13 percent to $42.1 million when compared to the month ended February 28, 2011. Between the same periods, comparable store sales increased an estimated 10 percent and wholesale net sales increased an estimated 24 percent.
Read MoreBest Way Promotions Increases Production for Political Buttons
Best Way Promotions announced it has increased production capacity of buttons for this election year.
“We make our own button parts and build our own machinery,” said chief marketing officer James Erickson.
Read MorePROMOTIONS EAST 2012 Opens Registration & Announces Conference Program
Today, The Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) and its five regional partners open registration for PROMOTIONS EAST 2012. With the announcement of open registration came the release of the education schedule, including 30+ sessions, 50+ hours of education and over 25 prominent speakers.
Read MoreHit Promotional Products Receives Supplier of the Year Award from MAPPA
Hit Promotional Products was recently honored with the prestigious Supplier of the Year Award from the Mid-Atlantic Promotional Products Association (MAPPA). In addition, the company’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Account Manager, Julie Strob, was bestowed the Sales Rep of the Year Award from MAPPA.
Hit Promotion Products expressed honor and gratitude at receiving both of the awards.
Beacon Promotions Announces 24-hour Service
Beacon Promotions Inc. announced its “NEW” 24-hour service available on its entire line of Beacon Brand Builder products. Gary Haley, Beacon’s President, said “This is an incredibly strong offering with over 200 products that we will ship in 24 hours. We realize there are times when your clients need an order in a hurry so we are prepared and ready to service that need.” Brett Olsen, Director of Customer Service went on to say, “Beacon has offered 24 hour service for a long time on an order by order basis. I’m excited to extend this service on all Brand Builders products to all distributors.”
Read MoreProforma IdeaPress Gains Edge with Ariba Discovery
For years, Pratt Pande watched as companies moved the manufacturing of products that his Atlanta-based business could produce overseas to take advantage of favorable exchange rates and lower labor costs. Now, he’s seeing things come back. His company, Proforma IdeaPress, a leading provider of promotional products, printing services, business documents and e-commerce solutions, recently won over $500,000 in new business that had previously been awarded to a foreign competitor.
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