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Women in Print and Promo: Jill Adams, The Creative J – A Geiger Affiliate
May 16, 2017 at 7:49 pm

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…

Idealliance Mail Survey Confirms What Mailers Expect from the USPS
June 13, 2017 at 7:12 pm

Idealliance, the association for the Visual Communications and Media Industry, reported that results of its Second Annual Mail Industry Survey have underscored the importance participants throughout the mail supply chain place on effective communication with the U.S. Postal Service...

Staples Hires New Chief Marketing Officer
June 6, 2017 at 6:32 pm

Staples has been trying to retool its business ever since its failed merger attempt with rival Office Depot. In its next move, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company is welcoming a new chief marketing officer: Michelle Bottomley...

Always Proofread: Here Is Each State's Most Misspelled Word
June 6, 2017 at 6:43 pm

When I attended grade school back in the Paleozoic Era, my classmates and I loved our weekly spelling contests where, no matter who our facilitator was, we looked not only to master our assigned words but also to tackle some wild card selections. Millions of years later, I still geek out on these letter placement challenges and am thankful that Google Trends released a map of the most misspelled word in each state...

Top 10 Mistakes Printing Industry Salespeople Make
June 6, 2017 at 6:48 pm

A better title for this post might be, “Top 10 (I Didn’t Know That Was a Mistake) Mistakes (That Were 100 Percent Preventable, You Know) Salespeople Make with (Future Ex) Customers,” but the editors felt the font would be too small to be readable, so...

Women in Print and Promo: Amy Tiller, Inspired Results Inc.
May 16, 2017 at 7:40 pm

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…

PPAI Announces 2018 Board Officers
June 6, 2017 at 7:17 pm

Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), Irving, Texas, announced its 2018 PPAI board of directors officers: Dale Denham, MAS+, chair; Brittany David, CAS, chair-elect; Danny Rosin, CAS, vice chair, financial services; and Mary Jo Tomasini, MAS, immediate past chair...

Staples Rejects Buyout Offer from Cerberus Capital Management
May 30, 2017 at 6:19 pm

Print+Promo recently reported that Staples was in early-stage talks with a limited number of private-equity firms for a possible sale. It’s no secret that the Framingham, Massachusetts-based retailer has been struggling over the last five years due to...

LSC Communications to Close Virginia Book Printing Plant; Layoffs Impact 140 Workers
May 30, 2017 at 6:35 pm

Chicago-based LSC Communications filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act Notification Act (WARN) notice on May 22 that it intends to permanently close its 278,000-sq.-ft. book manufacturing facility in Salem, Va., and lay off the approximately 140 workers employed there. The notice indicated that the layoffs are scheduled to begin July 23...