Reciprocity Road Adds Vendor Partners Charles River Apparel and Goldstar

Charles River Apparel and National Design LLC, doing business as Goldstar, have joined Reciprocity Road as preferred supplier partners. Reciprocity Road, formed in 2016, comprises eight distributors and represents more than $200 million in buying power, focused on transparency, giving back, collaboration and sharing. “Charles River Apparel is thrilled to be a part of this…

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Amazon Is Going All Out on ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Promos

Just like the show’s eponymous character, Amazon Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” has accumulated a pretty huge fanbase over its three seasons. Amazon looped in the show’s popularity for a clever Hanukkah-themed promotional experience in the show’s setting of New York City. It’s also rolling out regular “Maisel” promos to commemorate the show’s third season,…

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Storm Creek Donates More Than $50,000 to Charity in 2019

Storm Creek, Hastings, Minn., announced that it contributed a record $50,002 to charity in 2019. The giving total includes more than $40,000 donated to participating charity partners during the company’s annual warehouse sales in October and November, as well as $10,000 for 1% for the Planet. Storm Creek also gives countless product/in-kind donations to local…

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The Ampersand Group Launches New Industry Buying Group

The Ampersand Group, a network of more than 60 entrepreneurial business owners, is inviting all independent distributors and vendor partners to join its new buying group, The Power of One Group. The Power of One Group will give independent distributors in the promotional products, printing services and office supplies industries the buying power they need…

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Melissa Bettua Promoted to Director of Sales for Hub Pen Company

HUB Promotional Group, Braintree, announced the promotion of Melissa Bettua to director of sales for Hub Promotional Group’s Hub Pen Company. Bettua came from a sales background in the hospitality industry before joining the Hub sales team in 2013. Within her first year with the company, she was promoted…

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Which Invoices Are Open? When Are They Due?

Ask the Accountant… Question: How can I find out which invoices are open and when they are due? Answer: In QuickBooks Premier, go to: “Reports” > “Customers and Receivables” > “A/R Aging Detail” This report will list all of your open invoices and their due dates. It will also “age” the invoices, showing how long…

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2019 Wrap-Up: Our 5 Most-Shared Promo Stories of the Year

At Promo Marketing, we rely on social media, because the more our readers share our stories with others, the more people our stories reach. A big thank you to our readers who post stories on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. On that note, here are the stories our readers shared most in 2019…

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