Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, announced it has acquired Fogelsville, Pennsylvania-based distributor Five Thousand Forms, dba GiveMeFive.com. The acquisition is part of Geiger’s continued expansion strategy focused on broadening its client base and services nationally. Herb Levy, a 55-year industry veteran, started Five Thousand Forms with [CEO and co-founder] Linda Levy in 1973. Several family members have significantly…
Read MorePeloton Reportedly Sold 600K Pieces of Branded Apparel Last Quarter, Announces Adidas Collaboration
Peloton CEO John Foley said the company sold 600,000 units of branded apparel last quarter alone. Peloton appears to have fully bought in to apparel, making it a cornerstone of its product offering to complement its exercise bikes. It should only reinforce that with an upcoming Adidas collaboration…
Read MoreBar Owner Defends ‘Kiss Me, I’m Contagious’ T-Shirts
If you saw a shirt, right now, in 2021, a year into the pandemic, that said “Kiss me, I’m contagious,” what would you think? Would you think it was a joke about COVID-19, or would you think, “Oh, contagious means fun. We’re fun. It’s a fun day.” One bar owner is hoping you’d go with the latter…
Read MoreOur 5 Favorite Promotional Products: St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations and More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Or, as they say in Ireland, Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit. OK, now repeat that back. Just kidding. We’re not going to quiz you on your Gaelic (for now). But we are going to celebrate a little with a few St. Patrick’s Day-themed promotional items thrown into our usual Fave Five Fare…
Read MoreDecoration Diaries: How a Creative Application Led to a Best-Selling Branded Apparel Item (and $11,000 in Sales)
For a mortgage company client’s fall line in its online store, the American Solutions for Business team created a hoodie decorated with a unique laser applique process. Here’s how that led to a best-selling piece of branded apparel for the customer and $11,000 in sales for ASB…
Read MoreNew alphabroder.com Offers Enhanced Customer Experience
The new alphabroder.com delivers a superior customer experience with redesigned home page navigation, quicker access to account information, enhanced product pages, an upgraded shopping cart and a more intuitive checkout. The redesigned website is now available to all customers. The new alphabroder.com is now live, with redesigned pages, giving users timely…
Read MoreGoldstar’s Kenny Ved on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Goldstar’s Kenny Ved is a longtime advocate of cooperative diversity growth in our industry. His unique perspective as an Asian-Indian person and his leadership position at Goldstar have given him the great responsibility of thoughtfully approaching diversity to educate, inform and grow the market’s success…
Read MoreOffice Depot Rejects Staples’ Latest Acquisition Offer
Office Depot parent company ODP Corp. rejected Staples’ latest acquisition offer yesterday, claiming that the offer “lacked basic deal terms including a purchase price.” Staples has been trying to purchase assets of Office Depot since 2015, when it was thwarted by the FTC…
Read MoreHere’s the Impressive Swag Players Will Receive at the NCAA Tournament
This year’s NCAA Tournament is taking place in one city—Indianapolis. And, to help student-athletes adapt to life inside the bubble, the tournament is giving out a pretty impressive branded gift set, including toiletries, bedding, games and more…
Read MoreFind More Problems
The key to success in sales is these simple three steps: Ask great questions Find a problem or problems Propose solutions Think about it. When someone in sales is calling on you, do you want them to lead with telling you all about how great their company is? Or were you interested in talking with…
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