So, you want to hire more salespeople and grow your salesforce. And once you’ve determined you definitely need to do this, your first question becomes:…

A new series introduced at skucon this year were 10-minute segments called “skucon stories.” Outlandish, bizarre, risky, and hilarious, these are stories…

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There were hugs. And high-fives. Lots of laughter. Even cartwheels. There was wine and Albert Camus. Larry Cohen. A musical performance. And irreverent…

In our last post, we discussed the three roles that describe the evolution of the promotional products professional, that of the promo pusher, the…

Ruth Verver has over 15 years of operations and marketing experience. She jumped into the industry right after college, working for a distributor in a…

Bill Petrie has over 17 years working in executive leadership positions at leading promotional products distributorships. In 2014, he launched brandivate…

Whether you are a solopreneur or manage a team of salespeople, how do you do business planning that becomes more than wishful thinking? How do we make…

Rod Brown started the Harwood Company, a promotional products distributor, in 1989, grew it to over $13 million in sales and sold it in 2000. In 2003, Rod…