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iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., has hired industry veterans Gary Goodhart and Guy Dupuis as directors of affiliate sales development. In this role, they will work with iPROMOTEu’s independent distributor affiliates (IDAs) to help them increase...
LSC Communications, Chicago, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CREEL Printing, a leading privately-owned offset and digital printing company based in Las Vegas. CREEL Printing's capabilities include...
We’ve all heard of thinking inside and outside the box, but what about the box itself? Whether on store shelves, window displays or online shopping pages, packaging appears to say a great deal about the products being sold. But when it comes to design, a package is more than a package; it is the product...
Two weeks ago, we reported that Vistaprint had opened its first brick-and-mortar storefront, Vistaprint Studio, in Toronto. The store offers an extension to what the e-commerce platform does—customized paper products and printing—but gives customers the chance to see products in a physical setting...
Print professionals already know Sarah Scudder as a PSDA board member, CEO and founder of the Young Innovators group, president of the Institute of Supply Management Northern California affiliate, Print+Promo blogger and...
After months of speculation, we finally can report that private equity firm Sycamore Partners will acquire Staples Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $6.9 billion, which is significantly higher than the original estimation of $6 billion...
In the wake of the recession, companies made significant changes in the way they operate. Even today, the C-suite continues to give burnt-out employees their marching orders for growth. Topping those lists of best practices is efficiency. That is, streamline whenever appropriate—with limited manpower and funds...
While the print and promotional industry isn’t the only one to let the rules of a “good ol’ boys club” creep into workplace culture, it has, over the years, earned a reputation of “suits and ties need only apply.” Meet the women who are changing this perception and paving the way for a new generation of female executives…
Staples Inc. wants to tell a new story—which is why the Framingham, Massachusetts-based retailer recently announced that it was overhauling its marketing. The move, according to The Boston Globe, was a departure from Staples’ original mission of selling low-priced office supplies at big stores...
Character is what you do when no one is watching. It’s the difference between what we know, and what we think we know. Character is trust. And, it’s at the heart of what makes up our business. Each day, our customers trust us to do what’s right...