Koozie Group (previously BIC Graphic), Clearwater, Fla., a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has announced the completion of the acquisition of HotLine Products. HotLine Products is well-known in the promotional products industry for its wide selection of calendars, including appointment, desk, executive and commercial styles; planners and journals; and custom capabilities, as well as offerings…
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Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, has named Gemline as its 2020 Production Partner of the Year. Gemline is already a Platinum Partner, the top tier Geiger awards to any production partner. “Our preferred production partner program is set up to benefit our production partners and our sales partners,” said Jo-an Lantz, Geiger’s president and CEO. “Our sales…
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Little Caesars has a pretty impressive stock of Pretzel Crust Pizza promos for excited fans, but you’re going to have to do a little detective work if you want a piece. The Little Caesars social media accounts started teasing ways for fans to find codes, which they can redeem for prizes like a pizza clock,…
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Zing Manufacturing announced the hire of Rich Corvalan as its new senior vice president of sales. Corvalan has more than 13 years of experience in the promotional products industry. He will now lead the effort to introduce and educate distributors on the products and services Zing Manufacturing offers…
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The Biden administration announced temporary changes to the Paycheck Protection Program to make it easier for small businesses to access loans. For two weeks beginning Feb. 24, the Small Business Administration will only accept PPP applications from businesses with fewer than 20 employees…
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After sending a few care packages to their aunt, sisters Brandi Allen and Ashley Rollins started thinking about what new products they could include. From there, Silver Swag Box was born, creating a way for other people feeling distanced from their loved ones to show they care…
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Amy Williams is an innovative industry leader. In her role as CEO of AB Unlimited Worldwide, she focuses on highlighting the best in those around her and creating pathways of success for those in the industry. Amy encourages leaders to “confront the uncomfortable” as part of their regular leadership approach…
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Michael Siegal, chairman of the board for Olympic Steel, grew the company from $35 million to more than $1.6 billion in revenue. Siegal discusses with host Greg Muzzillo how, as captain of the ship, you cannot panic in the storm—you must be able to embrace change to continue to grow and be successful…
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Ask the Accountant… Question: QuickBooks can send payment reminders to clients. What do you know about it? Answer: That is a new feature in QuickBooks that might be helpful, but . . . I have reservations about it for our industry, because the automated nature of the payment reminders takes away the personal nature of…
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Shortly after Burger King announced its full rebrand, including employee uniforms and packaging for all of its menu items, McDonald’s had its own redesign news to share, debuting a whole new look for its packaging. Will it update its employee uniforms, too?…
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