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Dec 19, 2025

When Multi-Destination Shipping Scales, Tax Complexity Shouldn’t Slow You Down

If your team handles multi-destination orders, you already know the drill: exciting client projects that should move quickly suddenly stall because of one…

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Dec 14, 2023

Take payment from your clients with ACH on commonsku

Teams using our Stripe integration can take payment from their clients via ACH!

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Aug 24, 2023

Commission Models and Profitability: Why the 50/50 Split Needs an Overhaul

(This article was originally published in June 2018 but was updated Aug 2023. At the end of this article, we list additional resources you might find…

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Oct 05, 2022

Creative Compensation Ideas for the Modern Promotional Products Distributor

In this series on sales compensation, we’re sharing the trends that are changing the way the promotional products industry compensates its salespeople and…

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Aug 31, 2022

Why a Target-Based Compensation Plan is Ideal for the Promotional Products Industry

In this new series on sales compensation, we’re sharing the trends that are changing the way the promotional products industry compensates their…

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Aug 24, 2022

4 Compensation Rules Meant to Be Broken (How to Rethink Compensation Plans for Your Promotional Products Business)

In this new series on sales compensation, we’re sharing the trends that are changing the way the promotional products industry compensates their…

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Aug 17, 2022

7 Trends That Are Changing Sales Compensation Models in the Promotional Products Industry

In this new series on sales compensation, we’re going to talk about the trends changing the way the promotional products industry incentivizes…

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Jul 13, 2022

Converting Your Promotional Products Business to QuickBooks Online? Here’s How To Make It Easy

For many who are making a platform change -particularly an accounting platform change- all the worrying and fretting about the change often weighs heavier…