Since the pandemic shut down the entire country, some sectors have bounced back quicker than others. Two areas that have struggled to find their paths to normal are sports and live music, which tend to rely on large crowds that have been mostly banished over the past year...
Amanda L. Cole
Using pressure seal forms has become known as a cost- and time-saving method for businesses, but there are still a multitude of companies missing out on the benefits they offer. After this past year—a time when the stability of even strong, long-standing businesses was tested—maybe end-users will be more open to what distributors have to say about a product that...
While the pandemic isn’t over yet, there’s a lot to learn from the past year. It’s well-documented that when most nonessential business halted in March 2020, so did a lot of print and promotional sales. And M&A followed suit, said Jamie Watson, chief operating officer for Certified Marketing Consultants, Huntertown, Ind. ...
To find out what the most common order mistakes are, we went to the experts—suppliers that handle your orders on a daily basis and have seen it all. Read on to find out if you’re guilty of any of these missteps and learn how you can improve your purchase orders to make both supplier partners and end-buyers happier...
Are you a promo distributor or a print distributor? Or, are you a print and promo distributor? There was a time when these were two different paths—two different industries even. That’s not the case anymore, and especially after a grueling 2020, selling both print and promotional products is necessary for growth…
Kicking off day two of the PRINTING United Digital Experience, business coach Marshall Atkinson—of Atkinson Consulting and Shirt Lab, a virtual summit that took place in June—presented “Establishing Today’s Successful Screen Printing Business” on...
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted a lot of sales online, a trend that some researchers are forecasting won’t reverse any time soon. Consumers are buying everything from groceries to cleaning supplies to masks via e-commerce, so retailers are in need of integrated print products...
As the economy continues to reopen, businesses are looking for ways to keep employees and customers safe, and wide-format printing has played a major role in socially distancing people at least 6 feet apart in what were formerly crowded spaces...
As businesses scramble to reopen, signage has played a major role in helping them to announce their reopening and various COVID-19-related safety messaging, and with some schools returning to in-person instruction, the heightened demand...
Print+Promo is proud to present its “CSR All-Stars” feature. These unsung heroes care for their customers—even when those customers are not always right—and often go out of their way to solve challenges with an unwavering smile. Meet Holley Campbell, customer service account consultant for City Paper Company...
Print+Promo is proud to present its “CSR All-Stars” feature. These unsung heroes care for their customers—even when those customers are not always right—and often go out of their way to solve challenges with an unwavering smile. Meet Karen True-Smith, contract account manager for 3M Promotional Markets...
Print+Promo is proud to present its “CSR All-Stars” feature. These unsung heroes care for their customers—even when those customers are not always right—and often go out of their way to solve challenges with an unwavering smile. Meet Vanessa Wood, promotional sourcing specialist for American Solutions for Business...
Print+Promo is proud to present its “CSR All-Stars” feature. These unsung heroes care for their customers—even when those customers are not always right—and often go out of their way to solve challenges with an unwavering smile. Meet Debbie Bostin, director of production for Sonic Promos...
The coronavirus has shut down huge swaths of the economy, putting a big dent in a lot of distributor and supplier sales. While some suppliers have completely stopped production due to mandatory state shutdowns of non-essential businesses, others are struggling with lowered sales due to limited demand...
If you think business-to-business check printing is declining, you’d be wrong, according to Heather Campbell, marketing manager for TROY Group, Wheeling, W.Va. “There was a point in time a couple years ago when check printing was actually starting to...