
Distributor News

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...
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...
FONO. Do you know what that is? We’ve all heard about FOMO, “Fear of Missing Out.” But FONO is a different fear. FONO is “Fear of No.” FONO is the No. 1 reason most people never get wealthy in this business. It’s the No. 1 reason why some people fail in this business...
As part of Print+Promo Marketing’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading professionals in the print and promotional industry. This month, we interviewed Ross Silverstein, president and CEO of iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Massachusetts. Here, he traces his path to promo success, shares his industry predictions and explains why reputation matters...
American Solutions for Business, Glenwood, Minnesota, has announced the immediate availability of ACES ELiTE stores, extending the improved technology and enhanced front-end experience of ACES (American’s proprietary eCommerce platform) to a wider range of sales associates and customers...
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 Shamrock Companies, Westlake, Ohio, has acquired Innovative Business Products (IBP), Nashville, Tennessee. With 50 years of collective experience, IBP is a trusted resource for print marketing, promotional products and apparel, direct mail, and statement processing solutions for customers nationwide...
BE YOU Brands, a certified LGBTQ+ distributorship, has launched under the American Solutions for Business umbrella, expanding the company’s branding and customer reach. “Our vision was to create a diversity company, but more than that to get involved in the community that we care about, to support...
Proforma, Cleveland, is no longer the $500 million technology and business success leader after breaking its own record by achieving a staggering $600 million in sales by the end of 2022. This achievement was made possible due to the empowering investment poured into its marketing, technology, and sales teams...
American Solutions for Business, Glenwood, Minnesota, has announced new members joining its Vendor Advisory Board, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Since 2019, the Vendor Advisory Board has continued to assist in propelling American into a future that successfully collaborates with suppliers and distributors in a way that both sides are heard and appreciated...