Proforma Talks Technology at University of Florida

Proforma recently presented an overview on technology in the promotional products world at the Career Showcase at the University of Florida. The presentation, led by Stan Maxwell, Proforma’s chief strategy officer, and Brian Roney, Proforma’s director of e-commerce, focused on promotional product industry trends and the importance of technology including…

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Why Most Promo Businesses Fail to Hit Sales Targets

“What drives sales outperformers?” That’s the question McKinsey & Co. asked over 2,500 B2B companies. McKinsey wanted to know what differentiates those who outperform the market versus those who stay stuck in no-growth (or slow-growth) mode. They discovered four key traits all outperformers share…

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Recipe for Success: 4 Essential Ingredients to a Winning Sales Presentation

There’s that old cliché that, when you’re nervous about giving a presentation, you should picture the audience in their underwear. But guess what? There are a lot of elements to a successful sales presentation, and none of them involve imagined undergarments. Here, we’ll look at four of them to help you nail your next meeting and bring home the sale…

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4imprint Awards 350 Grants During Q3 2021

4imprint, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, awards grants to 350 nonprofits throughout the U.S. and Canada to purchase promotional items to thank volunteers, raise funds and achieve other goals during Q3 of 2021. The $500 grants came from 4imprint’s one by one program…

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Reentry: Why Nothing—Sales, Health, Relationships—Is Ever Truly Lost

That awesome customer you lost isn’t lost forever. The brilliant employee or inspiring manager hasn’t forgotten you. And your terrific health is within grasp. What prevents us from reclaiming what we’ve apparently lost is the lack of a proper reentry plan. Think about it: Perhaps you worked hard to build $1 million in sales and were able to maintain…

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Arby’s French Fry Vodka Is Disgustingly Brilliant Promotional Marketing

Have you ever been drinking a cosmopolitan and thought to yourself, “This is pretty good, but it’d be a lot better if it tasted more like Arby’s spicy curly fries”? The answer is definitely “no,” but regardless, that’s now a thing you can have thanks to Arby’s french fry vodka. And while it might sound gross, the whole thing is actually kind of brilliant…

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Marketing Planning for the New Year

If you’re looking to grow, this is a good time to plan for the new year and change what you can control, starting with your marketing strategy. As you work on your marketing plan for the new year, you might be wondering what things you should be doing now. Based on our experience and the market changes we have seen in the past two years, here’s what we recommend…

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