Zebra Marketing Corporation (PPAI 107441, Silver) is pleased to announce the acquisition of MnM Logos, a longtime promotional products and branded merchandise company based in Tupelo, Mississippi.

As part of this transition, longtime MnM team member Lisa Moore has joined Zebra Marketing. Zebra has also welcomed Maggy Greer, who will help support and grow client relationships throughout North Mississippi.

Client artwork, order histories and important account information have been transferred to help make the transition as seamless as possible.

“We are excited to welcome MnM Logos’ clients into the Zebra family,” says Danny Sirmon, president of Zebra Marketing. “Mary Nell has built a business based on strong relationships and exceptional customer care. Our goal is to honor those relationships while bringing additional resources, technology, creative ideas and expanded product offerings to the clients who have trusted MnM for so many years.”

AAkron Line (PPAI 111082, Gold), PPAI 100’s No. 86 supplier, has announced that Rick Dolan has joined the company as Midwest regional sales manager.

Rick joins AAkron from Stormtech Performance Apparel, where he was senior director of strategic accounts. Before that, he spent more than seven years at Polyconcept North America as field sales manager, helping grow its Midwest territory. Rick has also been with IMAGEN Brands, where he covered their Midwest sales territory and rose to the national account manager role.

“Rick is from St. Louis and has strong distributor relationships in the Midwest as well as nationally,” says Stan Dohan, MAS, executive vice president at AAkron Line. “We are excited to have him join our team.”

SnugZ USA (PPAI 112982, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 17 supplier, has announced a new partnership with kitchenware brand Prepara.

Through this partnership, SnugZ USA will introduce two of Prepara’s products, the Salad Pod and Harvest Pod, to the promotional products industry.

“Partnering with Prepara allows SnugZ to bring distinctive, design-driven products to our distributor network that combine everyday functionality with thoughtful innovation. The Salad and Harvest Pods are a great example of how the right products can elevate everyday experiences, and we’re excited to make these solutions available to our customers,” says Katy Burum, director of brand addition at SnugZ USA.

SAGE (PPAI 100001) has announced a new integration with Kaeser & Blair (PPAI 103148, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 38 distributor.

The integration connects SAGE-powered dealer websites and client stores directly to K&B’s back-office enterprise resource planning and payment processing systems. The integration was announced at the Kaeser & Blair Sales Leader Summit during the week of October 4.

“This integration represents an important step forward in connecting the technology distributors use to sell products with the systems they rely on to manage their businesses,” says Jarod Thorndike, vice president of business development at SAGE. “By automating the flow of orders from SAGE websites and stores directly into Kaeser & Blair’s ERP system, we’re helping eliminate time-consuming manual processes, improve accuracy and create a more efficient experience for both dealers and the home office.”

commonsku (PPAI 552077, Silver) has announced the launch of commonsku Payments, a new integration built directly into the commonsku platform.

commonsku Payments lets distributors process credit card and ACH payments directly on invoices, sales orders, deposits and commonsku Shops Checkouts.

“Distributors should have a payments experience built around how the promotional products industry works,” says David Shultz, commonsku’s chief partnerships officer. “With commonsku Payments, that experience now lives inside the platform our community already runs on. Payments sync straight to their books, so finance teams can spend their time on the work that moves the business forward.”