Marketing and Sales

NPS and Cross-Selling
April 19, 2016 at 8:05 pm

Are your salespeople putting enough time, effort and thought into developing and retaining business with your current customers, especially in large key accounts? And even if they are, how do you know if they are doing this effectively? Attracting new customers will cost your company...

Quad/Graphics Expands Executive Leadership Team
April 19, 2016 at 7:41 pm

Quad/Graphics, a leading global provider of print and marketing services, has expanded its executive leadership team to support its ongoing transformation as an innovator of new, complementary products and marketing services that help clients increase engagement, response and revenue...

Coca-Cola Company Debuts “Share a Coke and a Song” Packaging
April 19, 2016 at 7:27 pm

The debut collection of “Share a Coke and a Song” packaging will feature song lyrics spanning a range of sentiments, from the feeling of falling in love (“The Way You Love Me” and “You Belong With Me”) and celebrating victory...

NAPCO Media Adds Nathan Safran as Director of Research
April 19, 2016 at 6:51 pm

Philadelphia-based NAPCO Media, parent company of Print+Promo, announced that Nathan Safran has joined the company as director of research. Safran, who will lead the newly created NAPCO Research team, began his career as a Forrester research analyst and joins NAPCO from Blue Nile Research...

The Mechanics of Leadership
April 18, 2016 at 8:48 pm

This month, we talked to Bruce A. Reed, president and CEO of Stouse LLC, New Century, Kan. Read on as Reed talks strategy, technology investments and the importance of giving back...

Proforma Inducts 32 Members into Its Million and Multi Million Dollar Clubs
April 12, 2016 at 6:40 pm

Proforma, Cleveland, announced that 32 owners achieved their next levels of success in 2015, and were inducted into Proforma’s Million and Multi Million Dollar Clubs. Proforma’s Million Dollar Club, the largest single group of million-dollar producers in the industry...

Why QuickBooks for an Ad Specialty Distributor?
April 7, 2016 at 8:35 pm

The ad specialty distributor business, regardless of its size, is unique. It does not fit a “business mold.” It is not retail, nor wholesale, nor manufacturing, nor a service and, instead, is a little bit of each. And the product sold is a uniquely customized item that can involve multiple production partners and variables. It’s complicated...

Face It: Today's Sales Is All About Price
April 5, 2016 at 7:26 pm

In 2016, sales is quite simple. It all comes down to who has the lowest price, right? If you are selling on price—and this is the only thing that separates you from your competition—then, you should be concerned! You must immediately learn how to differentiate yourself in new ways...

Geiger and MBF Perry Company Announce Affiliation
April 5, 2016 at 6:27 pm

MBF Perry Company, Hoover, Ala., announced that it has joined Lewiston, Maine-based Geiger as an affiliate. For more than 20 years, MBF Perry Company has provided award-winning strategies for printing solutions, promotional products, marketing and apparel to clients all over the country...