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Ennis Inc. Reports Q1 Results
June 26, 2018 at 6:55 pm

Ennis Inc., Midlothian, Texas, has reported financial results for the first quarter ended May 31, 2018. Revenues increased $6.3 million, or 7.3 percent, on a sequential quarter basis, but were down slightly on a comparative quarter basis...

Are You Selling to These Key Verticals? You Should Be
June 19, 2018 at 5:03 pm

The decision to target one, three or five verticals is personal. Being able to offer expertise in a single field certainly has its benefits, and distributors who position their companies as true marketing value-adds, selling on the merits of creativity and resourcefulness, will fare well. On the other hand, those who choose a vertical that is regulated may see their business suffer...

Dallas Approves $1.7 Million in Tax Incentives for Vistaprint in Exchange for New Facility
June 19, 2018 at 2:31 pm

With production starting at the plant as soon as July 2019, Vistaprint and Dallas residents alike certainly have a lot to be excited about. As for Vistaprint, the plant's location will put the printing behemoth in close proximity to three major highways (I035E, I-20 and I-45), as well as a Union Pacific rail terminal, increasing the company's already sizable foothold in the U.S...

Purdue Pharma and Promotional Products: The Marketing Behind America's Opioid Crisis
June 7, 2018 at 11:47 am

This is the story of a company using marketing to push on Americans a product that could kill them. This is a story of greed, and loss, and delayed corporate responses, and regulatory failure. This is the story of a promotional campaign, and everything that came after. This is the story of how Purdue Pharma marketed America's opioid crisis, the surprising role promotional products played, and where we go from here...