InkSoft, Tempe, Ariz., recently posted blog by Jeremy Pickins, creative director/CEO of Colorado-based apparel design firm AMB3R Creative, explaining why selling solutions rather than products is far more lucrative in the long term. Pickins discusses why a low-cost...
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PolyOne Acquires Clariant Masterbatch, Changes Name to Avient Corp.
PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, recently completed its purchase of the color masterbatch businesses of Clariant and Clariant Chemicals India Ltd. and also announced that it has changed its name to Avient. "We proudly welcome our newest associates and valued customers from...
Sportsman Cap & Bag Launches Valubandana
Sportsman Cap & Bag, Kansas City, Mo., is now offering a classic, comfortable coverage option with the Valubandana by Sportsman in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Popularized in the days of the wild west to protect from the elements, bandanas have...
Sun Chemical, DIC Corporation Completes Acquisition of Digital Inks Business
Sun Chemical, Parsippany, N.J., and its parent company, DIC Corporation, recently completed the purchase of 100 percent of the shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies and certain other assets related to ink production. The strategic investment in Sensient Imaging...
Tips and Tricks for Creating Engaging Facebook Content
In last month’s column, I discussed choosing which channel(s) you want to be on and some guidelines for making that decision. This month, I’m going to discuss what kind of content you should be posting. Content is going to vary somewhat based on which channel, and for...
Roland DGA Announces ‘Business Builder’ Event Series
Roland DGA, Irvine, Calif., will be conducting a series of informative, interactive ‘Business Builder” events through the remainder of 2020. Each Online Conference and Demo Days Roadshow event will provide valuable ideas and insights for maximizing business growth,...
Neenah Coldenhove Announces ISW as U.S. Master Distributor
Netherlands-based Neenah Coldenhove recently announced Imaging Supplies Warehouse (ISW), St. Louis, has been chosen as its United States master distributor for the company’s dye sublimation roll business. Beginning in June, ISW will provide increased U.S. stock levels...
InkSoft Debuts Free Spread-The-Word Toolkit
InkSoft, Tempe, Ariz., recently launched the Total Fundraising Spread-The-Word Toolkit to help business owners battle the uncertain economic conditions created by COVID-19. The new kit includes marketing copy templates for every purpose from sending out emails to...
Impressions Expo Summer Business Series Debuts with ROQ.US, CIT Webcast
Impressions Expo, Alpharetta, Ga., the leading trade show for the decorated-apparel industry, will debut a webcast, “Find Your Best Financing Options in Any Climate,” on July 9 at 12 p.m. EST. Part of Impressions Expo’s Summer Business Series, the webcast will be...
Unifi Achieves Milestone of 20 Billion Bottles Transformed
Unifi, Inc., Greensboro, N.C., recently reached a key goal set in 2017, transforming more than 20 billion PET bottles through its REPREVE platform of recycled performance fibers. “As we celebrated World Environment Day, we wanted to thank all of our brand and mill...
ColDesi Announces Braille Printing Capabilities for XpertJet 461 & 661UF
ColDesi Inc., Tampa, Fla., recently unveiled a new braille printing module that is available with their UV Printing RIP software. ColDesi partnered with Mutoh America, Inc., to create the new module. “The partnership with Mutoh has been great and only stands to get...
SanMar Announces Allmade Partnership
SanMar Corp., Issaquah, Wash., recently announced that it is partnering with Allmade to be the exclusive supplier of Allmade’s ethically and environmentally conscious blank apparel. “Allmade puts social responsibility and sustainability at the core of everything they...













