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One of the World’s First Printed Christmas Cards Is Now on Display
November 26, 2019 at 6:05 pm

In terms of how we send and receive information, we have come a long way since 1843. But that's not going to stop a Christmas card issued that year from receiving its due. Thanks to a San Francisco book dealer, the Charles Dickens Museum in London is displaying what two...

2019 Top 50 Distributors: What we learned from the data
November 19, 2019 at 7:10 pm

With all the mergers and acquisitions happening in the print and promo space, it can feel like the industry is contracting, not expanding. But with fewer players in the game, the next big win is up for grabs for innovative distributors. From our vantage point, 2019 proved to be quite the year for many of these...

Here’s What You Missed at Print+Promo’s Final Distributor Connect of 2019
November 19, 2019 at 7:28 pm

Print+Promo, the Philadelphia-based leading source of business strategies for distributor sales professionals, recently concluded its final Distributor Connect of 2019. For this event, which ran Nov. 4 through 6, distributor attendees traveled to the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in scenic San Diego, where they were given the chance to build business and relationships with leading industry suppliers...

Proforma Introduces ProGlobal Network to Facilitate International Business
November 19, 2019 at 7:56 pm

Proforma, Cleveland, recently announced the rollout of its new ProGlobal Network, a program that will be used to pair owners with overseas supplier partners that have the qualifications to facilitate global account opportunities and international company store programs...

Printing Industry Shocker: Xerox Makes Reported $33B Offer to Acquire HP
November 12, 2019 at 8:04 pm

Early Nov. 6 the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) broke a story that Xerox is mulling over a reported $33 billion (according to Nov. 8 news reports, HP has now confirmed that an offer was made) cash-and-stock offer to acquire HP Inc., a Palo Alto, California-based, fellow iconic-named company with a market value more than three times its own...

4 Things to Remember for Holiday and Seasonal Promotions
November 12, 2019 at 8:07 pm

Doesn’t it feel like a moment ago we were all yelling, “Happy new year!” and then we blinked and it was November? Time is wild, man. Anyway, whether you realize it or not, the holiday season is here. And, for distributors who have tried their best to deny the changing of the season, there's still time to get in on the holiday and seasonal promotions selling game...

Balancing Customer Service and Sales Focus
November 12, 2019 at 9:42 pm

Customer service can be a tricky game, especially since a distributor has a duty to be multiple things to multiple people. On some days, your goal is to make the...