Staff Writer

Staff Writer
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group Achieves G7 Color Certification

Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Illinois, has been recertified to the IDEAlliance G7 Master Print Specification for the 12th consecutive year and is celebrating 15 years of membership with PRINTING United Alliance. The G7 Master Certification signifies that a facility has calibrated...

Proforma CTO Brian Carothers Named PromoStandards Distributor Person of the Year

Brian Carothers, Proforma’s chief technology officer, was awarded the PromoStandards Distributor Person of the Year at the Annual Tech Summit and Hack-a-Thon hosted in Tampa, Florida. This award is one of the inaugural PromoStandards Persons of the Year Awards for the promotional products industry...

ASB Sales Associate Kevin Becker Achieves Record Year

American Solutions for Business sales associate Kevin Becker achieved a record year in sales, increasing by 53% in the last fiscal year. He has been with ASB since 2018. Becker's goals remain attainable and can be attributed to the work he’s already put into utilizing the tools he has, including his...

Diversified Labeling Solutions Adds RFID Label Converting Capabilities

Diversified Labeling Solutions (DLS), Itasca, Illinois, has expanded its RFID label business with the addition of a new Mark Andy flexographic press with an inline Tamarack RFID inserter. As a leading national label supplier, DLS has seen significant growth in the demand for RFID labels...

RRD to Sell Its Canadian Operations to DATA Communications Management Corp.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), Chicago, has entered into a share purchase agreement with DATA Communications Management Corp. (DCM), a provider of marketing and business communication solutions. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement DCM will acquire RRD’s Canadian operations...

Hit Promotional Products Promotes Jennifer Grigorian, Krista Ward

Hit Promotional Products, Largo, Florida, announced the promotions of Jennifer Grigorian to chief marketing officer and Krista Ward to vice president of marketing. "Hit is very pleased to be giving Grigorian and Ward a chance to use their years of experience with our organization to better...

USPS Reports Q1 Fiscal Year 2023 Results; Includes Marketing Mail Volume Decline

The U.S. Postal Service announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 (Oct. 1, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022). The Postal Service's operating revenue was $21.5 billion for the quarter, an increase of $206 million, or 1.0%, on a volume decline of 1.7 billion pieces, or 4.8%, compared to the same quarter last year...

OneTouchPoint Hires John Rodriguez as General Manager in Austin

OneTouchPoint (OTP), a marketing execution services provider backed by ICV Partners, announced the appointment of John Rodriguez as general manager of its Austin, Texas, location. Rodriguez has over 40 years of printing industry experience and a proven record of driving strategy and building high-performing operational teams...

Wise Maintains ISO 9001 Certification for the 21st Consecutive Year

Wise, a manufacturer of quality tag and label products to the trade, has announced the successful audit of the Quality Management System (QMS) at its Anderson, South Carolina label manufacturing facility. The objective of the audit was to ensure that the QMS is implemented and in compliance with the ISO 9001:2015 standard...

Proforma Team Members Complete Acts of Service to Honor Dr. King’s Legacy

Proforma, Cleveland, celebrated a “Day On” for Martin Luther King Day through individual acts of service. Over the past month, Proforma offered its employees a floating holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Day for the performance of a service, and Proforma’s team members stepped up through a multitude of community and charitable acts...

The Magnet Group Announces Two Promotions to Sales Team

The Magnet Group, Washington, Missouri, announced the promotions of Gigi Robles to regional inside sales lead for the West Coast, and Angela Caldwell to regional inside sales lead for the Midwest states. Robles has been with The Magnet Group for more than 10 years. Caldwell has been with the company for 13 years...