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A Welsh brewery was asked to change the design of its packaging because the Portman Group, the U.K.'s alcohol self-regulating body, decided that it "could appeal to children." Redesigning the can ultimately took five months and $40,000, according to Beverage Daily...

As part of Print+Promo’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading professionals in the print and promotional industry. This month, we interviewed Sai Koppaka, CEO and president of BEL USA, Medley, Fla...

The U.S. Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) print procurement program awarded nearly $340 million in contracts to private sector printing companies across the country to meet the printing/publishing needs of federal agencies in fiscal year 2017. Nearly 75 percent of all printing...

Lets face it, it’s hard to stand out. Buyers are bombarded with phone calls, emails and in-person approaches at conferences. Sellers are desperate to get time with decision-makers. I’ve been on both sides—a buyer and a seller. When I go to print industry conferences, I’m looking for new...

NAPCO Media, a leading B-to-B media company, today announced that Marc Held has joined the company as president of Promo Marketing Group, whose brands include Print+Promo, Distributor Connect, Promo Marketing and Power Meetings...

Two weeks ago, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin decided that the state was spending too much on what she called "swag," and wanted to offset the $200 million budget deficit for this year and an anticipated $400 million for next year. To do that, she decided the best course of action would be to cut spending on promotional products, and...

Every year, Print+Promo releases its 2017 Top 50 Distributors list. To give you some insight into what it takes to make it to the top, we spoke to Ross Silverstein, CEO and president of iPROMOTEu, No. 5 on the list...

The Sourcing Group (TSG), a top 50 distributor with headquarters in New York, has announced the acquisition of SI Solutions, located in Florence, S.C. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “SI Solutions has long been a leader in the southeastern United States, and its footprint...

It’s hard to believe that the 2017 Printing Impressions 400 ranking of the top printers in the U.S. and Canada, as ranked by annual sales volume, marks our 34th annual list. For more than three decades, our compilation has illustrated key industry trends and chronicled the ups and downs—and, in some cases, the demise due to M&A deals—of specific companies...

Pantone has officially announced its Color of the Year for 2018: Ultra Violet. Every year, Pantone draws from the cultural zeitgeist to choose a specific hue that it feels embodies the state of the world going into a new year. For 2018, Pantone selected a color that "suggests the mysteries of the cosmos, the intrigue of what lies ahead, and...