Supplier & Sustainability (2)
David Shultz joins commonsku as Vice President of Supplier Partnerships
We’ve been on an exciting journey over the past couple of years with the growth of commonsku. From our initial beta launch in September of 2011, we have…
Your Suppliers Are Not Vendors - 3 Benefits of Stronger Supplier Partnerships (Path to Profit Series, Part 4)
Your suppliers are not vendors; they are critical business partners. We are tempted to think our clients are the most important stakeholders in our…
Supplier Spotlight: Pierre Martichoux, Chameleon Like
\We love to share the stories behind the scenes of the most successful makers in the $23 billion promotional products industry. In today's spotlight, we…
Interview with Norm Hullinger, CEO of the Industry’s First Billion Dollar Company
At the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas in January, Mark Graham (commonsku’s Chief Platform Officer) interviewed Norm Hullinger, CEO of alphabroder, the industry’s…
Evolution of a Maker with Jim Martin (Numo)
The maker movement as a cultural phenomenon has exploded in recent years, but there have always been makers among us. People who quietly craft, build, and…
Your super simple post-show to-do list
Ideas seem to flow when you're walking the floor at a trade show. When you get back to the office, that flow hits the dam of the work-day grind and your…
Suppliers are from Mars, distributors are from Venus
I started out as a distributor in this industry in 1997. Back then, the communication challenges between suppliers and distributors were largely a…