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Jul 16, 2021

Distributor Panel: Selling Sustainability and Avoiding Brandfill (A Product Summit: Sustainability Video)

Distributors are often in a state of reacting to sustainability requests: more often than not, many distributors shift to sustainable options only by the…

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Jul 09, 2021

Creating a Climate Positive Culture with twelveNYC (A Product Summit: Sustainability Video)

Within 16 years, twelveNYC has become one of the most respected companies in branded merchandise, creating custom product stories for the world’s most…

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Jun 29, 2021

7 Simple Steps to Start (or Boost!) Your Sustainability Efforts (Product Summit: Sustainability Recap) 

We’ll be sharing the full videos of our Product Summit: Sustainability panels on the commonsku Blog over the next few weeks. Be sure to subscribe so you…

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Mar 09, 2021

The Art & Science of Curation: A Supplier’s Perspective (Curation Series, Part 4)

Curation is the most underrated -yet vital- creative muscle in our business. This is why it’s somewhat baffling that as an industry of professional…

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Jan 22, 2021

Advocacy, Activism, and Transparency: A Conversation between Denise Taschereau, Kierstin De West, and Chris Miller, Head of Global Activism with Ben & Jerry’s (A skucon 2021 Video)

With a focus on advocacy, activism, and transparency, Ben and Jerry’s is a vital and conscientious voice in our world today. In this interview with Chris…

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Sep 18, 2018

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…

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Apr 27, 2018

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…

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Dec 04, 2017

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…

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May 02, 2017

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…

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