Special Service Partners (SSP)

Ennis Inc., Midlothian, Texas, has purchased Kay Toledo Tag Inc. and Special Service Partners (collectively known as "Kay Toledo") in a stock purchase transaction that closed Dec. 31, 2014. Kay Toledo has locations in Toledo, Ohio and Neenah, Wis., the latter through Special Service Partners.

Many businesses know the value of visual marketing to potential customers—visuals highlight a product’s functionality, aesthetics and especially potential. So the stage is set, the curtain is up and it’s time for a product exhibition. Here, companies give examples of new products, best sellers or items they are proud to showcase.

1 Ennis Headquarters: Midlothian, Texas Annual Sales $(000): 584,713 Principal Officer(s): Keith Walters, Chairman, President, CEO Employees: 6,200 Locations: 44 2 Champion Industries Headquarters: Huntington, W. Va. Annual Sales $(000): 145,188 Principal Officer(s): Marshall T. Reynolds, CEO Employees: 740 Locations: 22 3 Western States Envelope & Label Headquarters: Butler, Wis. Annual Sales $(000): 117,900 Principal Officer(s): Mark S. Lemberger, President Employees: 731 Locations: 5 4 Printegra Headquarters: Peachtree City, Ga. Annual

The theft of U.S. trade secrets was costing American companies billions of dollars a year in lost sales when President Bill Clinton signed the Economic Espionage Act into law on Oct. 11, 1996. Although theft of proprietary data and products has been designated a federal criminal offense, it occurs every day, according to John C. Smith, president of the John C. Smith Group High Technology Investigations & Security Consulting of Silicon Valley and Roseville, Calif. For eight years, Smith served as the senior criminal investigator for the high technology theft/computer crime unit in the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, working high-technology crime in

Manufacturers can provide distributors with valuable, cost-effective security solutions to fulfill their customers' tag and ticket needs THE CURRENT ECONOMY presents increasing security concerns over theft and counterfeiting to distributors of tags and tickets. From the entertainment industry to the government, security features are in high demand—but, at an affordable cost. Manufacturers can work with distributors to guarantee a cost-effective solution that sufficiently addresses end-users' security needs. "We as manufacturers have to be very innovative, kind of like the 'think tank' for the distributors," said Peggy Carlson, sales and marketing manager for Special Service Partners (SSP), Neenah, Wis. SSP offers customers a variety

Manufacturers and distributors report on what's working, what's changing and what's in store for the future. End-users continue to demand the best for the least, as fast as possible, driving distributors and manufacturers to draw on their creativity and problem-solving skills to make it happen. Meanwhile, dynamics within the independent channel, as well as within the ranks of the major directs, are shifting, creating both opportunities to be explored and obstacles to be surmounted. Several manufacturers and distributors spoke with BFL&S about their products and services, relationships within the supply chain, the impact of the major directs and their outlook for the future.

Kay Toledo Tag, Toledo, Ohio, joined forces with Special Service Partners (SSP), Neenah, Wis., in late July. The partnership will enable SSP to continue to provide its quality signature service through a wider range of specialized printed products.

Distributors can profit by providing the voluminous amount of printed documents utilized in the insurance industry. There is insurance for just about everything these days—health, life, disability, home, auto, long-term care, travel, even J. Lo's... The bottom line is that the insurance industry generates tons of paperwork—both standard and non-standard documents necessary to comply with individual state regulations—creating opportunities for forms professionals to lend expertise in document design to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. "Forms don't sell themselves," observed Jenny Schidecker, sales and marketing professional for Vandalia, Ohio-based Megaform Computer Products, Inc. "We help distributors develop creative flow with forms by