The Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) board of directors elevated executive vice president Robert (Bob) McLean, Jr., to lead PPAI as interim president while the board undertakes an executive search with search firm SearchWide Global to replace outgoing president and CEO Paul Bellantone…
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We are already one month into the new year. How are you doing on creating the new you in your new year’s resolutions? If you are on track with your new year’s resolutions and goals, congratulations! Keep doing what you are doing to stay on track. If you are off track and 2021 seems like…
Read MoreWhile the CDC is reportedly studying the effectiveness of double-masking and has yet to issue any official guidance on it, the support for it from Dr. Anthony Fauci and other public health officials could potentially lead to new demand from customers looking for face masks…
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BAMKO LLC today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Gifts By Design of Seattle. The transaction closed effective as of Feb. 1, 2021. Gifts By Design will operate as the awards, recognition and incentives division of BAMKO. “The acquisition of Gifts By Design immediately positions BAMKO to become an industry leader…
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Scott Wolstein has had a long and distinguished career as one of the top leaders and developers in the real estate industry. As chairman and CEO of DDR Corp., he led a successful IPO and grew its assets from $400 million to $16 billion, becoming a world-leader in open-air shopping center ownership, management and development. “The world is your oyster,” Wolstein explains to…
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How much do you love Dunkin’? Are you an everyday customer? Every week? Do you have a branded reusable cup? How about a T-shirt? Would you make your wedding Dunkin’ themed and purchase Dunkin’-branded wedding merchandise around Valentine’s Day?…
Read MoreIf you can get your salespeople sharing insight and behaviors that drive revenue, that is the best professional growth investment you can make for your entire sales team. But how do you get the three very different sales personalities working together to achieve this goal?…
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Sam Isaacson, founder of Gemline, passed away on Jan. 27 after a short illness. He was 89. Always the entrepreneur, in 1957 he left his family’s business and founded Gem Giftwares. Beginning as a distributor, he sold promotional items to school photographers until the mid-1960s, when he started selling gas station premiums. He was one…
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We’re not sure how it took so long to figure out, but finally someone thought of putting Bluetooth earbuds into a face mask. MaskFone, a face mask that not only features a Bluetooth headset and earbuds, but a five-layer filtration system. In short, it’s stylish and extremely functional…
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Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), has announced that the 2021 PPEF scholarship program is now taking applications for the 2021-2022 school year with $278,750 in scholarships available. Since its inception in 1989, PPEF has awarded more than $2.4 million in financial assistance. Funded by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) and donations from the promotional products…
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