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rockflowerpaper
Prior to founding rockflowerpaper, I founded a men’s necktie company called Mulberry Neckwear. It grew to be a $50 million company at its peak and handled many licensed brands such as Kenneth Cole and J Garcia. We sold the company to Van Heusen, and I was looking for something else to do. Mulberry had a culture of being a design company, so I knew I wanted to create products that we could add design flair to. Read More »
Nirve Sports, Ltd.
The company was launched in 1999 by some former employees of GT Bicycles. At the time, the internet was coming up in the world, and consumers were beginning to do some of their shopping online. The original business model was to sell to consumers directly over the internet, rather than follow the traditional retail model of selling bikes through bike shops. Online sales didn’t grow as fast as we’d have liked, however, and we ultimately incorporated retail sales into our mix as well. Read More »
Windbrella Products Corp
I started Windbrella in my Long Island garage in 1998. From there, we moved to warehouse and office space and then, in 2001, down to Florida where we have our own 75,000-square-foot facility. We began with umbrellas, and while we’ve tried a few things since, that’s still our focus. We’ve earned patents and trademarks, made changes to the frame; we’ve done lots of tweaking that I think makes us a little different from the average umbrella company. I like to say we’re a Rolls Royce at a Chevy price. Read More »
FireSpring Printing
I started the company in my parents’ basement in 2007. At the time, we were a retail-line shop called TargetOmaha Marketing offering vehicle graphics, business cards—really, any sort of marketing for small businesses. It grew little by little. I took on a partner. We got some office and retail space. Read More »
lookwhatWOW!
It started with the name. I came up with lookwhatWOW years ago on one of my many trips flying across the country. I thought if I ever had a chance to start my own business, I’ll use lookwhatWOW: Look stands for “the offer,” what stand for “what we can do” and WOW stands for “the results.” Read More »
Custom Flag Company, Inc.
My father and I purchased Custom Flag in 1998. My father was already a sales rep in the flag industry, and he heard through word-of-mouth that it had come up for sale. Read More »
Mad Hatter Promotions, Ltd.
One day, a guy I knew asked me to help him sell t-shirts. I gave him $3,000. A year later, when the business didn’t work out, I took it over with a friend of mine. We operated it together for 18 years, and for the past 5 years I’ve run it alone. Read More »
Azure Marketing Communications
President of Azure Marketing Communications, Eric Diller, recalls his first foray into logoed products and the industry he now calls home. Read More »
Polar Bear Marketing
Polar Bear Marketing David Peterson, President PPAI# 283179 UPIC: milespbm At The PPAI Expo, PPAI announced that its membership had hit a record high at the end of 2011, passing the 10,000-member mark. The Association’s 10,000th member was identified as … Read More »
The Well-Placed Logo, Inc.
The Well-Placed Logo, Inc. Rebecca Carswell, President Hendersonville, North Carolina PPAI# 358302 UPIC: wpLogo 1. How did your company get its start? My company got its start when another left the business. I “inherited” the clients of a person who … Read More »
