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1 week ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | C.J. Mittica |Greg Muzzillo |Harriet Gatter |Bill Prettyman
Times have changed when it comes to sales in the promo industry. “When I came up, it was a much different beast. They handed you a phonebook and said, ‘Go get after it,’” says Rusty Pepper, head of new markets and partnerships at Taylor OnDemand, the print-on-demand fulfillment arm of Taylor Corp., which is the parent company to multiple print and promo entities, including Counselor Top 40 distributor Taylor Promotional Products (asi/333647). Now, cold calling has given way to digital networking.
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1 week ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | Hannah Rosenberger |Greg Muzzillo |Harriet Gatter |Bill Prettyman
ASI Research has expanded its exclusive data on promotional products end-buyers with a new study exploring several new market segments, as well as data to come breaking down both end-buyer and consumer insights by age, region and more. Each week, we’ll release a new infographic that highlights a given demographic and offers insight into their buying habits and priorities. Read the previous entries in our End-Buyer research series. This week’s research focuses on male end-buyers.
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2 weeks ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | Brendan Menapace |Greg Muzzillo |Bob Saunders |Harriet Gatter
Key Takeaways• Price Stability: Ninja Transfers (asi/73060) announced it will not increase prices on its DTF transfers through the end of the year, despite supply chain uncertainties and tariffs, to support its customers.
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2 weeks ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | Greg Muzzillo |Bob Saunders |Harriet Gatter
Key Takeaways• USPS May Ship Alcohol: A new bipartisan bill aims to lift restrictions, allowing USPS to ship alcoholic beverages directly to consumers. • Boost for Small Businesses: If approved, the service could benefit adult beverage providers, including those who sell in the promo products market. • Revenue Builder: The act could help generate more income for USPS.
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2 weeks ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | C.J. Mittica |Greg Muzzillo |Bob Saunders |Harriet Gatter
Screenbroidery (asi/305623) started in 2008 with founder Tom Rector working out of his living room selling T-shirts. Today the Indianapolis-based distributor offers a suite of services that include print automation, fulfillment, web stores, apparel decoration and a full gamut of branded merchandise solutions.
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2 weeks ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | Toni McQuilken |Greg Muzzillo |Bob Saunders |Harriet Gatter
Ganging jobs — the practice of putting multiple jobs onto a press sheet — isn’t a new strategy for commercial print service providers (PSPs). But are PSPs getting the most out of every square inch of substrate printed and what are the implications if they’re not? The reality is, ganging jobs reduces waste considerably, in turn saving an operation a great deal in media costs.
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2 weeks ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | Brendan Menapace |Greg Muzzillo |Bob Saunders |Harriet Gatter
Key Takeaways• DHL Resumes Shipments: DHL will resume international B2C shipments to the U.S. worth more than $800 after initially halting them due to new customs rules. • Customs Regulation Adjustments: Conversations with U.S. authorities over adjustments to customs regulations have allowed DHL to continue accepting high-value shipments. DHL announced that it will resume international shipments worth more than $800 to U.S. customers.
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2 weeks ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | Greg Muzzillo |Bob Saunders |Harriet Gatter
Marco Boer, vice president of I.T. Strategies and keynote presenter at this year’s Wide-Format Summit, answers questions submitted by event attendees. This week’s question: What is happening with LED signage? Watch the full video on Wide-Format Impressions.
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2 weeks ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | Hannah Rosenberger |Greg Muzzillo |Bob Saunders |Harriet Gatter
ASI Research has expanded its exclusive data on promotional products end-buyers with a new study exploring several new market segments, as well as data to come breaking down both end-buyer and consumer insights by age, region and more. Each week, we’ll release a new infographic that highlights a given demographic and offers insight into their buying habits and priorities. Read the previous entries in our End-Buyer research series. This week’s research focuses on female end-buyers.
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2 weeks ago | 
printandpromomarketing.com | Greg Muzzillo |Bob Saunders |Harriet Gatter
It’s time to recognize the creative and effective use of promotional products with Counselor magazine’s Promo Campaign Awards. We want to hear about your company’s top campaigns that used unique products, generated incredible results or got everyone talking. To nominate your company’s successful promo campaigns, fill in the details here.
