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Hanesbrands To Pay Sara Lee $2.4
Billion In Spin-Off
Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Hanesbrands Inc., parent
company of apparel supplier Hanes Printables|Outer Banks (UPIC:
hanesob), will borrow $2.6 billion to pay for its spin-off from Sara
Lee Corp., a Chicago, Illinois-based consumer products company. It will
use $2.4 billion to make a one-time payout to Sara Lee.
The Hanesbrands spin-off is the last major portion of a Sara Lee
portfolio overhaul announced in 2005 and is expected to be complete by
September, according to a Reuters report. Hanesbrands will be a
publicly traded company that manufactures Hanes underwear, Champion
t-shirts and other apparel.
Proforma TCT Promotions Helps Raise
$100,000 For Marine Conservation Group
Houston, Texas-based distributor Proforma TCT Promotions (UPIC:
Profo182), in partnership with retailer Academy Sports & Outdoors,
has raised nearly $100,000 for the Coastal Conservation Association of
Texas (CCA), a nonprofit organization focused on conserving coastal
marine resources.
Proforma TCT sells embroidered caps and screen-printed t-shirts
featuring CCA’s logo in about 60 of Academy Sports & Outdoors’ 88
locations. A portion of the proceeds from each branded cap or t-shirt
purchase goes to CCA. Although Proforma TCT and Academy have been
working together on the deal for six years, this year’s effort has
resulted in more sales than normal, says Gidget Tracy, vice
president of Proforma TCT.
“There’s been a strong push for this brand,” says Tracy, explaining
that a new buyer for Academy decided the CCA brand deserved more floor
space than the stores had previously allotted. “So far, we’ve sold
60,500 units just since March [2006]. It’s definitely been a banner
year.”
Adventures In Advertising Relocates
The Adventures In Advertising headquarters (UPIC: ADVINADV)
moved 12 miles from its former location in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to a new
facility at 800 Winneconne Avenue, Neenah, Wisconsin, 54956. The
21,000-square-foot facility serves as the franchise corporation’s
franchisee support center.
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The PPAI Expo 2007 Registration Opens
This Week
Promotional products professionals soon will have the opportunity to
register for The PPAI Expo 2007, which takes place in Las
Vegas, Nevada, January 3-6, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Convention
Center. On July 27, those wishing to register may do so online by
visiting www.ppa.org/
expo2007and clicking on “Registration.”
Online registration, which is the only way to sign up to attend The
PPAI Expo 2007, is open until December 27. After this date, attendees
must register onsite.
The PPAI Expo is the annual tradeshow of PPAI and is the oldest and
largest show in the promotional products industry. It offers roundtable
luncheons, educational seminars, networking functions as well as new
products and exhibits.
PPAI Partners With FedEx Kinko’s
While PPAI members have had discounts on FedEx Express®, FedEx
Ground® and FedEx Freight® shipping services, they now also
have the opportunity to save up to 15 percent on other FedEx Kinko’s
services.
When members present their FedEx Kinko’s discount cards, which are
accepted throughout the network of FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print
Centers, they can save 15 percent on printing and copying services, and
five percent on signs, banners and finishing services such as folding,
cutting, collating, laminating and mounting. For details, visit www.ppa.org
and click on “Business Partners,” or call 800-475-6708.
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PPAW Raises $3,500 For Scholarships
Promotional
Products Association of Wisconsin (UPIC: ppaw) sponsored its
11th annual Golf Outing on July 11, where 44 PPAW members raised nearly
$3,500 for the regional association’s Scholarship Program & Fund
Drive.
Each year, PPAW’s scholarship program grants as many as four $1,000
scholarship awards to children or grandchildren of PPAW members. A
panel of judges, business and academic leaders choose new winners each
year. The scholarships are renewable up to four years if the students
maintain a minimum GPA requirement. This year’s winners will be
announced in August.
Held at the Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, this year’s
outing was open to distributor members’ clients for the first time.
Winning the tournament was a four-member team, including Jim Moore,
MAS, of supplier firm Molenaar, Inc. (UPIC: MILINE),
Wilmar, Minnesota; Phil Sibinski of supplier representative
company Phil Sibinski Associates Inc.; Jim Heurung of
supplier Hit Promotional Products (UPIC: HITP0001), St.
Petersburg, Florida; and Tony Sabo of supplier Points of
Light (UPIC: 1PTSOLGT), Fairfield, New Jersey.
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Cross (UPIC:
ATCR0001), a Lincoln, Rhode Island-based supplier, hired Sarah
Bourgoin as the sales manager for the business gifts division in
Canada. Bourgoin is responsible for sales management of Canada and
focuses on account coverage, growth in new channels and positioning the
brand image. She joined the company from Corporate Express Promotional
Marketing (UPIC: CORP0001), a Mississauga, Ontario-based distributor.
Houston,
Texas-based supplier Landes Inc. (UPIC: LANDES) hired Kimberly
Perry as director of sales and marketing. Perry joined the company
from her previous public relations role at Lumatec Industries (UPIC:
LUMATEC), an Austin, Texas-based supplier.
The
Partnering Group, a network of promotional products professionals,
added Clay Hughey, president of Addison, Texas-based
distributor Footprint Marketing, Inc. (UPIC: foot), to the
organization. The addition brings the total number of distributor
members to 12. In addition, the following suppliers were added as
strategic partners: Bag Makers (UPIC: BAGMAKRS), Union,
Illinois; GWI Gempire (UPIC: GEMPIRE), Norwood, New Jersey; Moderne
Glass Co. Inc. (UPIC: glass-am), Aliquippa, Pennsylvania; and Prime
Resources Corp. (UPIC: PRIME), Bridgeport, Connecticut. The
Partnering Group also announced Pat Post, based in Germantown,
Tennessee, was hired as an administrative assistant.
Proforma
S3, a Celebration, Florida-based distributor, acquired Proforma
Imprint Company, which was also based in Florida.
Showdown
Displays (UPIC: SHOWDOWN), a Ramsey, Minnesota-based supplier,
named Ed Flaherty, the company’s owner, as interim CEO.
Flaherty replaces Mike Faber, who left the company to pursue
interests outside the industry. Additionally, Jeff Adams moved
from his position as eastern regional sales manager to serve as
director of front office operations. He is responsible for customer
service and the graphics production group. Paula Pogulis, former
customer service manager, is now product/system manager, responsible
for customer service training.
ACCOLADES
Industry Publication
Recognizes Promotional Products Distributors
Print Solutions Magazine, published by the Document
Management Industries Association (DMIA), included dozens of PPAI
members along with other promotional products companies among its Top
100 Distributors listing. Topping off the list are Workflow
Management Inc., Greenwich, Connecticut; Proforma (UPIC:
PROFORMA), Cleveland, Ohio; and American Solutions for Business (UPIC:
AMER0005), Glenwood, Minnesota. For the complete list, click
here.
The Vernon Company Sends Salespeople
To Los Cabos
The Vernon Company (UPIC: Vernon), a Newton,
Iowa-based distributor, rewarded its top-performing salespeople with an
all-expenses-paid trip to Los Cabos, Mexico. Nearly 120 trip winners,
their guests and corporate office representatives spent six days in the
area, sightseeing, relaxing and participating in educational sessions
and company social activities. The trip rewarded the winners of The
Vernon Company’s annual Circle of Excellence incentive contest. Next
year’s winners will go on an Alaskan cruise.
A La Carte Turns 25
Chicago, Illinois-based supplier A La Carte (UPIC: alacarte)
celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The company was formed in
1981 when its founders split from Chicago Gourmet Specialties. Both
companies served the food and candy segment of the promotional products
industry until 2003, when the companies merged to form one entity.
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A
DISTRIBUTOR WRITES: “I have developed an award-winning concept and
products for one of my top clients. Should I take this successful
program to similar companies in that industry? Or should I keep this
concept as an exclusive for the original company—even though I realize
other promotional consultants can jump on the idea?”
WHAT’S YOUR SOLUTION? E-mail answers along with your
name, title and company name to AnneP@ppa.org by July 31 for
possible inclusion in the October 2006 issue of PPB
magazine.
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Great
Chefs
Truly great chefs have discriminating taste when it comes to food, so
you can rest assured they’re choosy about the kitchen products they use
and cooking apparel they wear. The October issue of PPB serves
up a collection of saucy kitchen accessories and restaurant quality
threads. Send electronic images of kitchen appliances, aprons,
cookbooks, cookware, cutlery, placket shirts and spices to AudreyS@ppa.org
by August 1 for consideration.
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Team
Marketing
Read about how an advertiser packs major-league punch by promoting its
brand on jerseys of professional soccer players. All it had to do was
buy a professional team.
Time
To Check Out These Products
Take a look at these time-tested offerings: from clocks and watches to
timeless apparel.
Traveling
To Tradeshows
Have a trip coming up, say, to the Marketing Days event? We’ve got tips
on making your travel as stress-free as possible.
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Hanesbrands To Pay Sara Lee $2.4 Billion In Spin-Off
Proforma TCT Promotions Helps Raise $100,000 For
Marine Conservation Group
Adventures In Advertising Relocates
The PPAI Expo 2007 Registration Opens This Week
PPAI Partners With FedEx Kinko’s
PPAW Raises $3,500 For Scholarships
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