PromoPlacement Adds Doug Hazel to Leadership Team

Kevin McHargue, CEO of St. Louis-based promo industry recruiting firm PromoPlacement Recruiting, has announced that Doug Hazel is joining the firm as executive vice president. Hazel grew up in the promo industry with family-owned supplier firm Hazel Manufacturing. Later, Hazel partnered with the McHargue family in a venture that operated a distributorship, decorating facility and…

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Geiger Acquires Five Thousand Forms (dba GiveMeFive.com)

Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced it has acquired Fogelsville, Pennsylvania-based distributor Five Thousand Forms, dba GiveMeFive.com. The acquisition is part of Geiger’s continued expansion strategy focused on broadening its client base and services nationally. Herb Levy, a 55-year industry veteran, started Five Thousand Forms with [CEO and co-founder] Linda Levy in 1973. Several family members have significantly…

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Blue Generation Debuts 2021 Lookbook

Blue Generation, Long Island City, N.Y., is supplementing its annual catalog with the release of its 2021 Lookbook, featuring complete uniform merchandising examples to help distributors jumpstart sales. The newly released brochure is now available on Blue Generation’s website and ZOOMcatalog…

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VisionUSA Teams Up With UPS to Deliver Carbon Neutral Initiative

VisionUSA, the Dallas-based designer and manufacturer of branded promotional products, today announced a collaboration with UPS to improve corporate sustainability practices. Working with UPS, VisionUSA will minimize monthly shipping emissions with voluntary or regulatory carbon credits. “Our goal is to leverage the best practices of environmental responsibility,” said Felix Soliz, president of VisionUSA. “Our mission…

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Alison Adams Joins Universal Unilink as Marketing Executive

Universal Unilink announced that it has hired Alison Adams as marketing manager. Adams will curate strategic marketing campaigns; plan, design, and implement content; and work closely with suppliers to deliver pertinent news to members. Adams brings with her three years of marketing and advertising…

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