Calendars, paper fans and scratchpads, formerly available from Skinner & Kennedy, have been fully integrated into the Koozie Group (PPAI 114187, Platinum), the No. 9 supplier in the PPAI 100, portfolio and will be sold under the Skinner & Kennedy brand.

• On January 13, Koozie Group announced that it had purchased the product line of Skinner & Kennedy, a supplier with 125 years of experience in the promotional calendar industry. As part of the sale agreement, Skinner & Kennedy’s Scott Michel (sales) and Harm Kurz (customer service) joined the Koozie Group team to ensure a seamless customer experience and operations were moved to the Koozie Group facility in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, which has printed promotional calendars for more than 60 years.
• The Skinner & Kennedy website, main phone number and email addresses are now forwarded to Koozie Group, and distributors can place orders using the normal Koozie Group process. Koozie Group has kept the supplier’s portfolio intact for the 2026 calendar year, and a landing page just for these transitioning products has been set up at www.kooziegroup.com so customers can find them easily.

“We’re proud to continue Skinner & Kennedy Co.’s long legacy in promotional calendars,” says Pierre Montaubin, CEO of Koozie Group. “We’ve had a cross-functional team working on this transition since January, and we’re excited to offer these new Skinner & Kennedy products. Customers can expect the same quality items along with other benefits, including online ordering, free ad set-up, exact quantity shipments, and an extended early-order pricing window. We also recently made drop shipments free, which is another great perk.”

SanMar (PPAI 110788, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 1 supplier, has appointed former Brooks Running CEO Jim Weber to its Board of Advisors.

• Weber is a respected leader and author known for transforming large-scale businesses with a strong sense of purpose. As the former CEO of Brooks Running, he spent more than two decades growing the company into a leading global running brand recognized for its innovation, high quality and commitment to the running community. His leadership helped shape Brooks Running into a successful, values-driven company that puts people and purpose at the heart of its success.
• With this appointment, SanMar further strengthens its board which includes Phyllis Campbell, former chairman of the Pacific northwest region for JPMorgan Chase; Robert Christensen, former president of PACCAR; Marty Lott, founder and chairman of SanMar; Jordan Lott, president and CEO of Lake Washington Partners; and Jeremy Lott, president and CEO of SanMar.

“We’re honored to welcome Jim to the SanMar team,” says Jeremy Lott. “His leadership approach and strategic vision are going to be real assets to our advisory board. Jim’s proven success in aligning business with purpose is exactly the mindset we strive for at SanMar. We can’t wait to shape and achieve our goals for the future with his partnership.”

Logomark (PPAI 110898, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 14 supplier and a Red Star Sponsor of the “Shelter to Soldier” program, is sponsoring two new service dog recruits who are joining the Wings of Freedom Training Campus in Oceanside, California.

• Sage, a one-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever, and Duke, a black Lab mix, will be trained as psychiatric service dogs.
• Both dogs, who were adopted from Logomark’s rescue partner, Labs & More, will receive daily structure, training and socialization to prepare them for their life-changing roles as psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress (PTS), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or military sexual trauma (MST).
• Logomark helps fund the adoption, care, training and placement of service dogs like Sage and Duke—who now become the ninth and tenth welcomed into the program through the company’s support. A portion of proceeds from Logomark’s Perka, iCool and Work collections are donated to the “Shelter to Soldier” program.

Orbus Visual Communications Group introduces a new website with a comprehensive overview of the six different brands under its umbrella: Orbus (PPAI 428128, Silver), Nimlok, Fabric Images, SEG Systems, SEG Services and CRĒO Industrial Arts.

• The new site – orbusvisualcommunicationsgroup.com – provides information on the distinct sectors each brand serves and the cutting-edge visual communications solutions they offer to customers including capabilities in design and engineering, printing, fabrication, prototyping, project management, brand activation, light boxes and displays, and fulfillment.

“The Orbus Visual Communications Group website clearly explains our market positioning, brands, and capabilities and is a testament to the strengths, partnership, and capabilities of the group,” says Natalie Whited, enterprise vice president of marketing. “There is no other collection of brands that offers all that we do; we are a powerhouse on a mission to visually empower brands.”