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April 4, 2017 at 5:35 pm
Duke University sent a cease and desist letter to Tampa, Florida-based Smack Apparel after the company started making T-shirts mocking Duke junior guard Grayson Allen. The shirts feature a silhouette with the number 3 in the middle, and the phrase "Yo Grayson … Why You Trippin'?" This is a reference to Allen's multiple tripping incidents this season...
February 21, 2017 at 7:59 pm
A Boston University graduate, Phillip R. Meier began his career in online media sales. But a conversation with Dennis Clemente and Billy Caan, co-founders of The Sourcing Group, changed everything. “[Dennis and Billy] laid out their vision to bring the print industry...
April 4, 2017 at 6:14 pm
With sincere appreciation and gratitude for years of service, InfoSeal, Roanoke, Va., announced the retirement of Dan Hopkins, national sales manager for the company, effective March 31, 2017. Hopkins represented the company in the southeast region for 14 years...
March 28, 2017 at 5:57 pm
Last week, the American Health Care Act (AHCA) failed to garner enough votes in the House of…
March 28, 2017 at 6:40 pm
Any CEO worth his or her corner office understands the importance of the personal touch. In our industry, this is where distributors have outwitted the best attempts of major directs. But, sometimes, maintaining such a level of service can be tough thanks to complex jobs and even...
March 28, 2017 at 6:18 pm
Am I making the best use of my time? I used to focus on how many hours I worked a week. Now, I focus on how I can get more done in the least amount of time. Am I focusing on the right stuff? I found that a lot of what I was doing was actually not needed...
February 21, 2017 at 7:52 pm
Developing a career path isn’t high priority for most elementary school students; but, then again, Travis Stein wasn’t the average sixth grader. The now-principal partner of The Odee Company joked that he got his big industry break when...
March 28, 2017 at 3:02 pm
Everyone in the automotive world needs an undeniably strong competitive and creative will to make a lasting difference. Sales figures may be the best means to measure that determination, and with 2016 marking the seventh-straight year of sales gains for new cars and light trucks, distributors could play an equally huge part in heightening future sales tallies and should definitely look to be more inventive with promotional product ideas that lead to more lucrative transactions...
March 21, 2017 at 7:24 pm
For the past several years, there has been an opening for real change in the print industry. Some may even go so far as to call the opportunity “historical.” That is, assuming the C-Suite can cut through the noise and red tape—the latter of which has been a priority for President Donald J. Trump...
March 21, 2017 at 6:14 pm
Last week, with a bipartisan voice vote, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved H.R. 756, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017, as amended. Upon approval, the bill’s original cosponsors...
