My origin story of discovery with Bruce Ackerman is pretty simple. I was a Territory Manager at SanMar. At some point I started hearing from my customers that they were using this new system called Printavo for running their shop. After a few notations, my curiosity got the best of me. So I did something … More Finding Bruce & The Printhustlers
2019 Started off with a bang and an amazing 2nd experience working at the ISS Long Beach Show. Too many details to try and cover in a write-up, so I thought I would create and post my very first show summary video. Hopefully you see something new and unique here. Please feel free to contact … More ISS Long Beach 2019
The 2018 SGIA Show was in Las Vegas this year, making its return from 2016. This show was my third one working and after last year’s Nawlins storm wash out, I was excited about a more jubilant event. I have come to learn that SGIA and ISS Long Beach seem to the be the main … More SGIA 2018 – Las Vegas
Just after the January trade show season we have a brief minute to pause and catch our breath. That moment does not last long however as, before you know it, a blink and a heartbeat occurs and suddenly a whole new year is staring you in the face via a brand new SanMar catalog. That’s … More 2019 ABC Launch
One of the reasons that SanMar has my undying loyalty is that I have found this company to be the best at listening and adapting to what our customer base is asking for. A great example of that is with the addition of Bella+Canvas to our offering. Over the last several years, this was the … More Bella + Canvas + SanMar
Several years ago SanMar helped to create an apparel line for OGIO. OGIO was an innovative bag company that we were exclusively carrying. My guess is that they knew their brand was strong and wanted to carry that momentum over to an apparel line. We combined design efforts and created an extrodinary collection. A few … More New Era begins anew
This was my second time working a SGIA show and a rare location of New Orleans(Nawlins). It felt like coming home a bit as I have always had friends that live here. This was likely my 7-8th timing visiting the city. Flying in on Friday, it was a surreal experience as there was a hurricane … More Hurricane drips on SGIA 2017
Thats right, it is Aug and thus you know what that means…it’s a brand new year…at least according to SanMar. I must admit, I miss my days of touring the beautiful lands of North Florida/South Georgia and have the pleasure of present the latest line launch. Our Product Development team and Marketing Dept have all … More Happy New Year…in Aug
When I started this site, I told myself this was not about an exclusive promo front for SanMar. Instead I simply wanted to share my observations and experiences with the decorate apparel industry. In the case of this post though, I have to share and rave about a new style. 10+ years ago SanMar introduced … More Pique is the new Black
My earliest recollection of owning music was an LP of Dj Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. I can also vaguely recall tape classics like Kool Moe Dee, Humpty Dance and even Kid Rock…before he went mainstream. For most of my life music has been a major component to my world. I mean my last … More Printed T-Shirt Collection – Music and T-Shirts are friends
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