Dave Vagnoni

  • Editor-In-Chief, Counselor

I used to cover fires, murders and bad weather on TV. Reporting on promo products is way better.

Promo Executive to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing

Zaappaaz Inc., which does business as both a supplier and distributor under names...

Inkwell Acquires North American Data Forms

New Jersey-based distributor Inkwell Global Marketing (asi/231120) has purchased New...

Callaway Buys Sportswear Brand TravisMathew

California-based Callaway Golf Co. has announced the purchase of sports and lifestyle...

American Apparel Brand Returns to Retail

Montreal-based Gildan Activewear (asi/56842) plans to publicly sell some American...

Fastest Growing Supplier 2017: RuMe BrandSuite

Known for its eye-catching totes, RuMe BrandSuite is expanding its lines and increasing...

Party City Acquires Print Appeal

New Jersey-based Party City has announced the acquisition of a majority interest in...

Cimpress Increases Full-Year Sales

Top 40 distributor Cimpress (asi/162149), owner of Vistaprint and National Pen,...

Superior Uniform Group Posts Quarterly Gains

Florida-based Superior Uniform Group Inc. (asi/339857), whose holdings include...

CPSC Recalls Women’s Scarves

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled about 1,700 ZORJAR...

Obituary: John H. West, Von Senden Company

John H. West, president and owner of the Von Senden Company, died on July 9. He was...

BDA Acquires SwervePoint

Top 40 distributor BDA (asi/137616) has acquired Boston-based SwervePoint...

John Inspires & Entertains at Chicago Keynote

In a fast-moving presentation filled with photos, videos, sound effects and funky...

Mastering Markets: Education & Healthcare

Distributor and sales trainer Danny Friedman told Education Day attendees at ASI...

Private Equity Firm Acquires Staples Inc.

Sycamore Partners is buying Staples Inc., the parent company of Top 40 distributor...

Under Armour Names Frisk as President

Baltimore-based Under Armour has appointed Patrik Frisk as its new president and COO,...

ePromos Acquires Assets Of Motivators

As first reported Monday in a Counselor Breaking News Alert, Top 40 distributor ...

Summit Group Names Harper CEO

The board of managers at Top 40 distributor Summit Group (asi/339116) has...

BIC Graphic To Be Sold To H.I.G. Capital

Parent company BIC Group has agreed to sell BIC Graphic North America (BGNA,...

Cintas To Close Facility, Cut Jobs

Cincinnati-based Cintas (asi/162167) is reportedly planning to close a legacy...

BIC Graphic Pledges Stability, Investments After Sale

Emmanuel Bruno, BIC Graphic's (asi/40480) general manager, told Counselor that parent...

Sharp Incentives Acquires BrandSource Incentives

Phoenix-based Sharp Incentives (SI) has purchased multi-line rep firm BrandSource...

Economy Watch: U.S. Adds 138K Jobs in May

The U.S. economy added a lower-than-expected 138,000 jobs last month, according to...

U.S. Factory Output Surges In April

Buoyed by manufacturing gains, particularly in the automotive sector, U.S. factory...

2017 Hot List: Matthew Boelk

"No day is ever boring."

2017 Hot List: Joe Durham

"If you're not asking the question, it's always going to be a no."