Ask the Accountant… Question: Is there a good way to keep track of documents related to purchase orders? Answer: We certainly have a lot of paperwork attached to the orders in our industry! It is a challenge to keep a record of orders and the attending documentation. Keeping paper files can be cumbersome, but see…
Read MoreCustomInk Now Owns Its Own Concert Merchandise Platform (Backed by Beyoncé)
CustomInk’s presence in the promotional merchandise world is growing by the day it seems. A few years ago, it acquired Represent, an online merchandise startup that works with social media influencers to run promotional campaigns on the site. One of its clients was former MMA fighter Ronda Rousey, who raised $2.3 million in T-shirt sales…
Read MorePPAI Honors Tom Carpenter, MAS, as 2019 PPAI RAC Volunteer of the Year
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, has named Tom Carpenter, MAS, the 2019 PPAI Regional Association Council (RAC) Volunteer of the Year. Carpenter, national accounts manager at Minnesota-based Fey Promotional Products Group, will be formally honored at the…
Read MorePrinting’s Biggest Event
With more than 650 exhibiting companies offering the best new technologies and consumables, PRINTING United is the largest printing-oriented event in North America. Opportunities abound at the event, with business-building, innovation-focused solutions for companies across today’s wide and changing printing spectrum. Join your colleagues in Dallas, Oct. 23 – 25. Do it for your business.
Read MoreStay Golden
SGIA’s Golden Image Awards competition recognizes printing excellence in over 50 specialty imaging categories. See your peers’ best work displayed in the PRINTING United Awards Gallery (Lobby F) and cast your vote for the “People’s Choice” award! And, if you’re an SGIA member, don’t miss this golden opportunity for bragging rights: First entries are free!
Read MoreSTAHLS’® Hotronix®: Game-Changing Heat Press Innovation
The quality and performance of the heat press is highly important for many of today’s digital apparel decoration technologies, and STAHLS’ Hotronix provides game-changing features and valuable process controls. PRINTING United Booth 2600.
Read MoreGraphics One Features New Heat Press for All-Over Market
An increasing number of all-over prints can be seen among decorated apparel, but do you have the tools to do them? A new heat press, offered by Graphics One, allows space for all-over prints and complements many popular dye-sub printers. PRINTING United Booth 2816.
Read MoreOmniPrint International’s Innovations in DTG
Recent developments in direct-to-garment (DTG) printing have resulted in solutions that drive possibilities forward, and recent product offerings from OmniPrint International offer short runs and great color on an industrial scale. PRINTING United Booth 2210.
Read MoreInsider: Why It’s Never Too Early to Have an Exit Strategy for Your Promo Business
What happens when your professional goals are met, your business has grown and matured, and you’ve decided to transition out of it? You’ve built your business from the ground up and you have a proven track record of success, which can translate to big resale value—if that’s the way you want to go. Now is the time for you to plan for the future…
Read MoreChicago Cubs Find and Reward Young Fan Who Wore Homemade Shirt to Game
Many people harp on the perception that children spend too much time with devices and not enough with arts and crafts. This month, though, has given us two ways to clap back against that stance. The Tennessee Volunteers provided the initial instance through their acknowledgment of a young fan’s homemade shirt, and the Chicago Cubs will soon follow thanks to another homemade T-shirt from a young supporter…
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