Philadelphia-based North American Publishing Co., parent company of Promo Marketing, has announced the appointment of David Leskusky as its president. He succeeds president Ned Borowsky, who becomes vice chairman of NAPCO alongside his father, chairman and founder Irvin J. Borowsky. In his new role, Leskusky will assume all day-to-day operations and report directly to Ned Borowsky.
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PPAChicago has recently announced Dona Blunt, MAS, as its presidents award recipient. Blunt is a promotional products veteran, having started in the industry in 1979. She started working for an existing distributor company and then left to start Newport Promotional Services in 1985. In 2010 Newport Promotions became an authorized dealer for Kaeser & Blair of Batavia, Ohio.
Read MoreBethany and Josh Brevard, co-owners of Proforma Professional Business Solutions, have secured a Master Global Contract with a Fortune 500 international technology company. This contract will bring Proforma Professional Business Solutions’ total sales with this client to more than $1 million annually. This contract is a result of Proforma’s recent expansion into the European market.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall of about 200 Little Willy’s Hooded Sweatshirts. The hoodies have drawstrings through the hood or neck, which pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
Read MoreInnerWorkings Inc., a leading global marketing supply chain company, recently announced it was named a winner of the Better Business Bureau’s 2014 Torch Award For Marketplace Ethics.
Read MorePhiladelphia-based Bodek and Rhodes, a leading distributor of imprintable apparel, officially revealed the artwork for the office version of its upcoming 2014 catalog. In a first for the company, the cover art was voted on by customers via the Bodek and Rhodes Facebook page to help celebrate the company’s upcoming 75th anniversary.
Read MoreEvPro will be closed for Thanksgiving from November 28 and 29, and reopen for business on December 2. EvPro will also be closed from December 23 through January 1, 2013. The office will close at 3:00 p.m. on December 20. It will reopen and resume normal business hours at 8:00 a.m. on January 2nd. Please continue to submit orders to [email protected] during this time as our sales people will continue to check emails occasionally and process orders.
Read MoreGildan Activewear Inc. announced its results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year ended September 29, 2013. Adjusted net earnings of U.S. $0.83 per share were a record for the fourth quarter of a fiscal year and at the high end of the guidance range, which the company had provided on August 1, 2013.
Read MorePromo Marketing will be closed Nov. 28 and 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal hours will resume Monday, Dec. 2.
In the spirit of the holiday, Promo Marketing would like to thank its readership, its partners, its contributing writers, its advertisers, and everyone else who has contributed to its growth. Your support, help and interest has made us everything we are, and we’re extremely grateful for your contributions.
Have a safe and happy holiday, and thanks again for your support.
On each and every Thanksgiving, my Father—a simple man, cowboy and alfalfa seed farmer originally from the Montana badlands—upheld his patriarchal honor to begin our feast with a humble short-and-sweet toast. From the time I remember him playing peek-a-boo with me, until the time he played peek-a-boo with his youngest grandchild (my daughter) until his passing 19 years ago, he would proclaim the same, simple wish for all: “May there be more of us next year.”
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