Teaser Tuesday Follow-Up From #promochat 8/22/18 - Hiring
This week's #TeaserTuesday deep dive, Danny Rosin of BrandFuel talked to Kate from Clearmount about hiring horror stories. Be warned, their stories get a wee bit PG-13.
Aug 28, 2018•9 min
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Teaser Tuesday Follow-Up From #promochat 8/15/18 - Finding Purpose
Each Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST, PromoKitchen hosts a new #promochat on Twitter. All industry professionals are invited to participate. Each week brings a new topic that is relevant to improving the promotional products industry. For this week's Teaser Tuesday, Kate Plummer of Clearmount talks with Marshall Atkinson of Atkinson Consulting as a more in-depth follow-up to one of Marshall's answers about the #promochat topic "Finding Purpose."
Aug 21, 2018•10 min
TeaserTuesday - Mentorship - 8-14-18
Listen to our #promochat follow-up from 8/8/18 as Charity Gibson talks with Bill Petrie about mentorship.
Aug 14, 2018•9 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #136 | Paul Bellantone and Dale Denham
On this episode, Mark Graham (co-founder commonsku) down with Paul Bellantone (CEO, PPAI and Dale Denham (Chairman of the Board, PPAI) for a discussion about how PPAI advocates for our industry and promotes an environment of success for its members. The impetus for this conversation was a Planet Money podcast\called Rigging the Economy. The episode looked at how some industries use regulation as a way to restrict new entrants in an effort to protect current members. The podcast looks specificall...
May 07, 2018•41 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #135 | Luke Freeman
On today’s episode Mark Graham (commonsku) and Danny Rosin (Brand Fuel) welcome Luke Freeman to the podcast. Luke is the President of Fort Lauderdale based distributor Wizard Creations. Luke played an instrumental role in rallying his community in the aftermath of the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Luke brought his community together to raise funds for the victims of the tragedy as well as to raise awareness on how to make schools safer everywhere. The promotional products industry...
Apr 26, 2018•37 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #134 | Gene Geiger
In this episode of the PromoKitchen podcast, Mark Graham sits down with Gene Geiger, CEO of Geiger. Gene was last on the program in January 2015 and since then he’s been busy making headlines by expanding Geiger’s presence beyond the US. Specifically, just this past week Gene announced that Geiger was merging with the UK’s largest family owned distributor, BTC Group. During their conversation, Mark and Gene unpack what this merger means for Geiger and the industry overall. We have seen a few glo...
Mar 28, 2018•41 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #133 | Mike Schenker
Hello everyone, welcome to the PromoKitchen podcast. We are a community inspired conversation featuring boundary pushers, rabble rousers, freaks and geeks who are shaking up the $21 BN promotional products industry. My name is Mark Graham co-founder of commonsku and today I get the opportunity to speak with one of our industry’s foremost online community builders, Mike Schenker. In his day job, Mike is the Executive Director of the Gold Coast Promotional Products Association, but his side hustle...
Feb 27, 2018•41 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #132 | alphabroder Prime
In this special episode, we take a close look at some major industry news just released moments ago, the coming together of alphabroder and Prime Line.
Dec 07, 2017•33 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #131 | Jonathan Isaacson
Mark Graham, co-founder of commonsku, speaks with Jonathan Isaacson, CEO of Gemline, about an exciting brand partnership that Gemline just struck with RuMe Brandsuite.
Dec 04, 2017•46 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #130 | AlanTabasky
A conversation with Alan Tabasky, Vice President of BEL USA to the podcast. BEL USA is the parent company of BEL Promo, Discountmugs.com, and Branders.com. BEL USA has grown tremendously over the past 5 years and currently has almost 900 domestic employees as well as an overseas office and division. BEL Promo is an industry leader in the Promotional Products Industry in both price and production capabilities. Discountmugs.com is an industry leader in the direct to consumer promotional market, pr...
Nov 29, 2017•44 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #129 | Marc Harris
Joining us in the guest chair today is Marc Harris, Managing Director of TradeMarc Consulting International. Marc provides senior level executive consulting services for consumer product industry clients with an emphasis on strategic marketing procurement, supply chain management and sourcing of marketing services, including promotional products.
Nov 09, 2017•46 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #128 | Sexual Harassment - More than just #metoo
PromoKitchen Podcast #128 | Sexual Harassment - More than just #metoo by PromoKitchen
Oct 27, 2017•57 min
A Conversation With Paul Bellantone About the Recent Mandalay Bay Shooting
Hear how PPAI CEO, Paul Bellantone, has responded to the Las Vegas shooting at Mandalay Bay to ensure the safety at PPAI Expo 2018.
Oct 16, 2017•26 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #126 | Ted Church and Anna Sork
Mark Graham, co-founder of commonsku, talks with Ted Church and Anna Sork of Anthem Branding to the podcast today. Anthem is a fiercely unique promotional agency based in Boulder, Colorado.
Oct 02, 2017•44 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #125 | The Rebel Edition no. 4
PromoKitchen Jason Lucash and Mark Graham are at it again with the 4th installment of the Rebel Edition of the PK Podcast. Rebels on this podcast are Sam Kabert and Harry Ein. Shout out to SanMar for their very generous financial support of the PromoKitchen podcast.
Sep 19, 2017•38 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #124 | Andy Thorne
Mark Graham, co-founder of commonsku, talks with Andy Thorne from Outstanding Branding on the PromoKitchen podcast. Andy is one of the industry’s most outrageously, loveable characters. He’s not afraid to speak his mind, he makes friends easily and, in his words, he’s pretty good at getting people to “say yes to him.” Andy, along with his business partner Sarah Penn, launched Outstanding Branding 8 years ago in their native London, England. Since then, they have grown into a multi-million dollar...
Aug 29, 2017•51 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #123 | The PPAI SPARK Story
Welcome to the PromoKitchen podcast. Chefs Bill Petrie and Kirby Hasseman. PPAI has a long history of executing education and networking events to foster growth within the promotional products industry. Recently, PPAI held an event in Denver targeted at young promo professionals called SPARK. This event was created by – and targeted to – millennials who comprise the largest portion of the workforce in the United States. Led by Seth Barnett, PPAI’s Diversity Development and Engagement Manager, SP...
Aug 17, 2017•43 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #122 | Understanding RFPs with Tom Beaty, Insight Sourcing
Join Mark Graham, co-founder of commonsku and fellow PK chef and long time collaborator, Danny Rosin, co-President of Brand Fuel. In today’s episode, we take a hard look at one of the most prominent yet controversial tools used to source promotional products today: the RFP (commonly known as the Request for Proposal). Like them or hate them, RFPs now define how many end clients source promotional products. At their best, RFPs create a level playing field where the best distributor wins the busin...
Aug 10, 2017•54 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #121 | The Rebel Edition no. 3
Not sure there are words that could adequately intro what you are about to hear. PromoKitchen Chefs Jason Lucash and Mark Graham roundtable with industry troublemakers Renya Nelson, Chris Ferriter, and Stephen McFadden for this mind-blowing third episode in the Rebel Edition of the PK Podcast. Listen. Learn. Engage. Also, a heartfelt thank you to SanMar for their generous financial support of this PromoKitchen Podcast.
Jun 14, 2017•58 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #120 - Amanda Delaney
Mark Graham and Danny Rosin co-host this very special episode. When we started PromoKitchen in 2011, our mandate was to create an open dialog about the white elephants in our industry. Over the past 100+ episodes of this podcast, we have looked at everything from the incursions of Alibaba and Amazon to supply chain disruption to the changing behaviors of end clients. We pride ourselves on addressing topics that bring people together on challenging issues. We continue this theme in today’s episod...
Jun 01, 2017•39 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #119 - Learning about L.E.A.D
In this episode, Mark Graham of commonsku is joined by fellow chefs Dale Denham of Geiger and Bill Petrie of PromoCorner. For those of who are tuned into industry social media, you have likely seen your feeds dominated by LEAD, PPAI’s Legislative Education and Action Day. Dale and Bill were among the dedicated group of volunteers that took to Capitol Hill to speak to members of Congress about our industry. We were curious about LEAD and, given that Bill and Dale are prominent chefs, felt there w...
May 24, 2017•33 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #118 | Tim Brown, QCA
In today’s podcast we delve into the world of product safety, why it matters and how we can get people to truly care about it. I must admit that when I first spoke to Tim about doing a product safety podcast, I was concerned about it coming across as dry and boring. After all, everyone knows that product safety is important, but many distributors in our industry often think of the landing the business first vs thinking of the mechanics of the product. After all, isn’t that the supplier’s job? Ho...
May 10, 2017•48 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #117 | Jake Director, Strideline
Join PromoKitchen Chefs Mark Graham of commonsku and Charity Gibson of Green Banana Social as they speak with Jake Director, co-founder of Strideline. At the young age of 17, Director and business partner Riley Goodman started Strideline as a way to sell custom socks to fellow lacrosse players and ended up finding huge success in the retail space. Just a few years later they have made a flying leap into the promotional products space and are absolutely crushing it. Listen in to find out how Stri...
Apr 19, 2017•40 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #116 - Seth Mattison, FutureSight Labs
Mark Graham of commonsku and Larry Cohen of Axis Promotions talk with Seth Mattison. Seth is an internationally renowned expert on workforce trends and generational dynamics. As Founder and Chief Movement Officer of FutureSight Labs, Seth advises many of the world’s leading brands and organizations on the key shifts happening around talent management, change and innovation, leadership, and the future of work. Over the past 10 years Seth has shared his insights with thousands of business leaders ...
Apr 03, 2017•45 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #115 - Lou Diamond, Thrive
Today PromoKitchen Chefs Mark Graham of commonsku and Larry Cohen of Axis Promotions welcome Lou Diamond to the podcast. Lou can be described as a Coach, Consultant, Master Connector, Best-Selling Author, Speaker & Motivator. In these capacities, Lou is the Founder & CEO of Thrive, a leading consulting and coaching company focused on making the most incredible leaders and their companies even more amazing. He has led teams at Accenture, Deloitte, Omnicom, Merrill Lynch and Bank of Americ...
Mar 20, 2017•51 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #114 - 2 Regular Guys
Chefs Marshall Atkinson and Mark Graham recently did a megacast with the guys over at 2 Regular Guys. The 2 Regular Guys, Terry Combs and Aaron Montgomery, have a podcast that focuses on the decorating industry. During this podcast they talk about what keeps people up at night in the promotional product industry, and more so the why, how and what of podcasting. What does it do for your business, how do you get started and what it takes to get it out to the world.
Feb 22, 2017•1 hr 10 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #113 | Seth Barnett, PPAI
Welcome to the PromoKitchen Podcast. I am Bill Petrie, founder/CEO of brandivate and PromoKitchen chef. Many in the promotional products industry not only worry about working with the “younger generation,” – also known as Millennials – but have cast a very negative light on the entire group. As readers of my blog likely know, I have been a very strong advocate of Millennials and the overall need to have their voice heard in industry conversations. However, in October 2016, I wrote a blog titled ...
Feb 06, 2017•34 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #112 - Dan Edge | Peerless Umbrella
Mark Graham and Danny Rosin are here with a brand new PK Podcast for you! Some of you may be familiar with the popular Kickstarter campaign for a cooler known as the “Coolest.” It became the biggest project in Kickstarter history by raising over $13MM. As coolers are a big item in the promotional products industry, a number of us paid close attention to how this product would roll out after its incredible fundraising success. Sadly, they ran into major production and distribution problems that h...
Jan 20, 2017•40 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #111 | Johnny Cupcakes
Join Mark Graham and Jason Lucash in a conversation of epic proportions. This podcast features upcoming PPAI Expo Keynote speaker Johnny Earle a.k.a Johnny Cupcakes, maverick t-shirt entrepreneur. He has created a global phenom of his brand and in the next 50 minutes you'll get a taste of what it takes to do this same thing for your own brand. Want to learn how to create a frenzy for your product? Limited number of tickets are available for a special session with Johnny Cupcakes after his Expo k...
Dec 28, 2016•51 min
PromoKitchen Podcast #110 | Greg Segall, CEO of Alyce
Hang with Mark Graham, co-founder of commonsku and Danny Rosin, President of Brand Fuel. Today’s guest caught our attention when we came across an Inc Magazine article titled “This $22 Billion Industry Is Dying. Meet the Startup Reviving It.” The article was about a feisty and innovative player called Alyce, an AI powered corporate gifting platform. The article exposed some of the deepest insecurities we have about the promotional products industry: poor quality products, gifts that don’t resona...
Dec 21, 2016•38 min
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