After a six-year ramp-up period, IDline and ActNow Media have appointed Patrick Napurski as president and owner of Halls & Company. Napurski will focus on continuing the supplier’s strong history of high quality and outstanding customer service. Napurski first started working for Identification Services part-time in 1998 and took his first full-time role at the company as…
Read MoreWho Is Quarterbacking Your Company?
As anyone who watches football knows, the quarterback is the person that sets the tone for not only what happens on the field but off it as well. Nothing happens on the offensive side of the ball without the quarterback, period. When I look at a business, there’s a department that’s clearly the organization’s quarterback—and it’s not one you’d expect…
Read MorePut Safety, Education and Awareness Front and Center Using Bandannas for Fundraising Campaigns in 2022
Promotional products that helped raise awareness have remained a staple for any program. Now, as live gatherings start to happen once more, the time to utilize swag to promote an event and help raise funds has never been better. Check out how bandannas fit within the areas of safety, education and awareness to get any fundraising campaign rolling…
Read MoreJason Lucash Steps Down as HPG Chief Development Officer, Looks Back on Promo Career
HPG, Braintree, Mass., announced today that Jason Lucash will step down from his role as chief development officer in order to pursue other career endeavors. Lucash will stay on in an advisory role as part of HPG’s board of directors. Lucash looked back on his time with HPG, and attributed the supplier’s success to its ability to stay current with customer trends and…
Read MoreSeller Turns Misprinted Queen Elizabeth ‘Platinum Jubbly’ Merchandise Into Opportunity
The U.K. is celebrating 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign this year, otherwise known as the Platinum Jubilee. Or, if you bought some commemorative plates or drinkware, the “Platinum Jubbly.” Instead of throwing all of the misprinted merchandise away, Karl Baxter, who runs a clearance website, is selling the more than 10,000 misprinted pieces as limited-edition souvenirs…
Read Morecommonsku Promotes Bre Redmond to Product Manager and Aly Brunton to Product Marketer
commonsku, the promotional products business and sales software based in Toronto, announced that it has promoted Bre Redmond to product manager and Aly Brunton to product marketer. “Bre has been such an incredibly helpful and reliable voice to so many customers in her role as customer success manager,” said Catherine Graham, CEO of commonsku…
Read MoreMillion Dollar Mindset vs. Limited Mindset
Everyone has a mindset. One type is a million dollar mindset, where your success knows no limits. The other type is a limited mindset, where your path to success knows lots of limits. The choice is yours. I know of massively successful people who who rightfully could have seen their circumstances as limiting, but they looked past their limitations and persevered to amazing success…
Read MoreBe an Inbox Hero With These Simple Tips for Better Sales and Prospecting Emails
Writing a good email is an art form. In business, it’s often the only time you have “in front” of a prospect, and you need to fight amongst countless others and junk mail to get that person’s attention. So, how do you do it right? If you ask Farquharson, president of Aspire For Inc. and chief creator of content for his own site full of industry sales training tools, it’s pretty much the same way you get to Carnegie Hall…
Read MoreTeam Phun to Add New Custom-Designed Facility in North Charleston
Team Phun, a promotional products company with offices on both coasts, is expanding its East Coast capabilities by adding a new facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The added space will provide Team Phun’s Charleston operation with greater efficiencies and streamlined solutions in production, fulfillment and customer warehousing. It will also include a collaborative workspace environment for…
Read MoreBeijing Olympics Mascot Merchandise Is Flying Off Shelves in China
Bing Dwen Dwen, the 2022 Winter Olympics’ panda mascot, is apparently so popular in China that customers lined up in the cold outside of official merchandise retailers, cleaning out all of the Bing Dwen Dwen gear by 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shoppers told Reuters that getting their hands on Bing Dwen Dwen merchandise is almost impossible in Beijing…
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