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2022 Top Suppliers: A Proud Moment for Ennis Inc.
November 16, 2022 at 8:00 am

As part of Print+Promo Marketing's 2022 Top Suppliers list, we asked some of the top-ranked suppliers about how they managed to continue to grow and bounce back from the pandemic, their thoughts on where the industry stands, their future plans and more. Read on for our conversation with Keith S. Walters, chairman, CEO and president of Ennis Inc., the No. 3 supplier on our list...

Continuous Forms: A Hidden Pocket of Profitable Business
November 4, 2022 at 4:40 pm

Ask most distributors where they are focusing their print selling efforts and you’ll discover that business forms aren’t on their radar. Continuous forms, in particular, are not just low on the list — for most, they aren’t on the list at all. Distributors are building their print product and service portfolios around everything from commercial printing to packaging to augmented reality. But by ignoring continuous forms, they are missing an opportunity...

Executive Perspectives: Patricia “Pat” Dugan of Budgetcard Inc.
November 22, 2022 at 4:57 pm

As part of Print+Promo Marketing’s ongoing feature, Executive Perspectives, we get to know leading professionals in the print and promotional industry. This month, we interviewed Patricia “Pat” Dugan, MAS, vice president of sales and marketing, Budgetcard Inc., Attleboro Falls, Massachusetts. Here, she talks shop, reflects on the future of networking and shares how the pandemic made business personal...

2022 CSR All-Stars: Jennifer Kemp, Cap America
October 26, 2022 at 9:07 pm

Print+Promo Marketing is proud to present its “CSR All-Stars” feature. These unsung heroes care for their customers — even when those customers are not always right — and often go out of their way to solve challenges with an unwavering smile. Meet Jennifer Kemp, account executive at Cap America...

2022 Top Suppliers: What We Learned
November 15, 2022 at 8:34 pm

Many questions loom around the print and promo sector. When will inflation slow down? Can suppliers find the materials needed to produce their products? Who will run the equipment? Will orders arrive on time? Are we headed toward a recession? We don’t know the answers, but we do know the industry reacts to the economy...

ID Images Acquires Hickman Label
November 15, 2022 at 6:19 pm

Sole Source Capital LLC, an industrial-focused private equity firm, announced that its portfolio company, ID Images, Brunswick, Ohio, has acquired Hickman Label, Lebanon, Tennessee. The acquisition marks the fifth add-on investment for ID Images since it became a Sole Source Capital portfolio company in August 2021...

Sappi Announces $418M Paper Machine Rebuild at Its Somerset Mill in Maine
November 15, 2022 at 6:28 pm

Sappi North America, a leading global producer and supplier of diversified woodfibre products, announced the approval of a $418 million capital project to convert Paper Machine No. 2 at its Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine to increase its capacity and produce solid bleached sulfate board (SBS) products. The project will be funded from free cash flow...

OrderMyGear Acquires BrightStores
November 15, 2022 at 6:47 pm

OrderMyGear (OMG), the leading online store platform for selling custom branded merchandise to groups, has acquired BrightStores, a leading provider of online company stores for promotional product distributors. The partnership brings together two market leading technology platforms in the team sporting goods and promotional products spaces...

Last Chance: Update Your 2023 PPM Buyer’s Guide Listing Now!
November 8, 2022 at 7:57 pm

Have you updated your company's free listing for the PPM 2023 Buyer's Guide? Don't miss your chance to reach distributor sales professionals year-round with the most comprehensive, widely read supplier directory in the industry...