The U.S. is still 8.4 million jobs short of where it was pre-pandemic, but March brought unexpectedly good news. According to the Labor Department’s most recent report, the U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs over the last month, far more than the 675,000 economists had projected. Some industries saw significant job growth…
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Charles River Apparel announced that recognized promo industry veteran Dave Saracino has joined the company as the vice president of sales. Saracino’s tenured career in the industry includes more than 35 years with BIC Graphic (now Koozie Group), where he served as vice president of sales and senior vice president of business development…
Read MoreStarting today, which has been dubbed “Devo Day” in Akron, the month-long #DeVOTE campaign will include 50 giant recreations of the band’s signature “energy dome” hats made of recycled tires and placed around the city. Each sculpture will also include a printed sign that says “A vote for Devo is a vote for Akron” with a QR code…
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Cap America Inc. announced the promotion of Gerald Pinkley to director of administration. Pinkley joined the Cap America team in 2019 as market development manager, bringing a wealth of knowledge from 27 years in the retail operations field and filling a vital role for the expanding company…
Read MoreTo find out what the most common order mistakes are, we went to the experts—suppliers that handle your orders on a daily basis and have seen it all. Find out if you’re guilty of any of these missteps and learn how you can improve your purchase orders to make both supplier partners and end-buyers happier…
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After a few celebrities like Dakota Johnson were spotted with gallon-sized water bottles, people started taking their hydration a little more seriously. And now, much like S’well bottles and Nalgene bottles before it, the gallon-sized water bottle is getting write-ups from pop culture sites like Pop Sugar ranking the best ones…
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Barker Specialty, Cheshire, Conn., is celebrating 70 years in business. The promotional products company was started in 1951 by Gloria and Herb Barker, who had a vision that tangible marketing products would one day become a critical advertising medium. Their thought was that useful products, those that can be seen repeatedly, would be a popular…
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IMS LLC worked with McDonald’s to create a variety of branded apparel to promote the international rollout of its mobile ordering technology. Read on as Mark Lenox, vice president of merchandising and design for IMS, tells us more about the launch’s success and gives advice on delivering complex branded apparel orders…
Read MoreLearn how to scale your revenue and profits in 2021 with this jam-packed live webinar featuring Jesse Itzler (billionaire entrepreneur), Tim Storey (world-famous life coach and speaker), Brandon Dawson (serial entrepreneur and business leader), Victor Pena (CEO, OmniPrint International) and more. Registration is free!…
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When we last checked in with Amazon Business in 2018, the B2B e-commerce marketplace was set to top $10 billion in annual sales just three years after it launched. Now, three years after that, annual sales on the platform have topped $25 billion worldwide. More than half of those sales came from third-party sellers…
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