Loading ...January 2011
Warm-Weather Wear
When the mercury rises this spring and summer, it’s time to shove your winter wardrobe to the back of the closet and break out the warm-weather apparel. So long wooly winter coats; hello breezy tanks and tees. PPB scouted out … Read More »
Distributor Helps Out On Pay It Forward Day
Ruth Verver, a partner with distributor Paperclip Promotions (UPIC: pclip), rounded up a group of 10 suppliers and distributors in Austin, Texas, to deliver meals to the homebound elderly on November 6, the industry’s Pay It Forward Day. The group … Read More »
Cap America Celebrates 25 Years In Business
To commemorate its 25th anniversary, Fredericktown, Missouri-based supplier Cap America, Inc. (UPIC: CAPAMRCA) hosted an open house in November, welcoming hundreds of attendees to its facility to learn about the promotional products industry and observe the process of embroidery decoration. … Read More »
PPAI Member Welcomes Editors For Tour
In November, Stan Maddox, president of distributor Valley View Productions (UPIC: VVP), welcomed Pamela Webb, managing editor of Promotional Consultant magazine, and Audrey Sellers, PPB associate editor, to his Grapevine, Texas, office for a tour. Maddox and his nine-person team … Read More »
Quick Point Staffers Show Halloween Spirit
The cast at Fenton, Missouri-based supplier Quick Point, Inc. (UPIC: QUICKPT) got festive last Halloween with a costume contest and lots of sugary snacks. A hearty lunch of chili brought the staff together to vote on the top three costumes. … Read More »
R.S. Owens Awards High-Achieving Employees
Chicago, Illinois-based supplier R.S. Owens & Co., Inc. (UPIC: RSOWENS) is in the business of providing awards to others, but it also looks internally for greatness. Its “Above and Beyond” program acknowledges the exceptional performance of staff members, with each … Read More »
A Season For Sales
We’re smack in the middle of the winter doldrums, but sunnier days are just around the corner. This is good news if you’re looking to boost your sales—people are indeed happier in warm, sunny weather. Research from the University of … Read More »
Feedback
Certification Program Lacking, Supplier SaysIt would be great to have more courses focused on suppliers’ educational needs. The present curriculum requires suppliers to take some courses focused on distributors’ needs and these are not relevant to suppliers. This can leave … Read More »
Seen And Heard
Last year, when Frito-Lay debuted a fully compostable new bag for its SunChips line of snacks, consumers in the U.S. flooded the company with complaints about the bags’ noise levels. Apparently, a substance called polylactic acid (PLA) used in the … Read More »
Good Reads
The Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey Recommended By: Mike Pusateri, controller for Pacesetter Awards The Message: This is a book about personal effectiveness. Covey does an excellent job of taking the complexity of … Read More »
