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SanMar Radio

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by Lisa Terry and Tara Wingo

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This is SanMar Radio, the podcast where we dig into the promotional products industry to help you find the answers and inspiration you need to grow your business.

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1/10/2019

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August 17, 2021

Unraveling Today's Supply Chain Challenges with John Janson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">John Janson is the senior director of global logistics for SanMar. The last year and a half has definitely challenged and tested his team, along with the rest of us, to say the least.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, John delves into how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up supply chains all over the world, how SanMar is faring, and what we need to accomplish before we can be “back to normal.”<br /></span></p> <p><strong>THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS EPISODE</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">John breaks down how SanMar’s global supply chain worked prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What causes product shortages, and how has the pandemic played into that?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Looking into how the Suez Canal blockage affected SanMar and the global supply chain at large.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why it’s important for customers to get their orders into us early.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What milestone does the industry need to hit to know it’s turning a corner?</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>QUOTES</strong><strong><br /></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We’re not doing anywhere near as well as we’d like to be doing, but we’re doing significantly better than lots of other people are doing.” </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“If you grade us on a curve we’re not doing bad!”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We’re trying to make ourselves as attractive to a customer as we can be.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We are professional whack-a-mole players right now.”</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>LINKS</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SanMar U:</span> <a href= "http://www.education.sanmar.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.education.sanmar.com/</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SanMar’s Facebook:</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/sanmarcorp/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/sanmarcorp/</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SanMar’s Twitter:</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sanmar_corp"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@sanmar_corp</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">SanMar’s Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sanmar_corp/">@sanmar_corp</a></li> </ul>

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June 15, 2021

Trends that are Moving us Forward with Vicki Ostrom

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vicki Ostrom is SanMar’s futurist and trend editor - she reads the cultural and apparel tea leaves to help us stay in the know. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Vicki discusses some unexpected trends that have sprung out of the pandemic, muses over why retro styles make such a splash, and looks at how sustainability is factoring into the average customer’s purchasing decisions.</span></p> <p><strong>THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS EPISODE</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How the pandemic has shaken up personal fashion.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The reason Vicki believes retro trends are so popular.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Vicki reveals her favorite trend at the moment.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The trends Vicki sees coming out over the next few months.</span></li> </ul> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>QUOTES</strong><strong><br /></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We’re just ready to have some fun! Everybody’s tired of being tired and sad.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We’re dressing for ourselves now more than we’re dressing for others.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We can actually make [a] serious difference in the world quickly.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“I want to live on this planet, and I need to have a planet to live on if I want to do that.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“It just takes some creativity to just bring that little spark of joy to your customer.”</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> </ul> <p><strong>LINKS</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SanMar U:</span> <a href= "http://www.education.sanmar.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.education.sanmar.com/</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SanMar’s Facebook:</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/sanmarcorp/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/sanmarcorp/</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SanMar’s Twitter:</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sanmar_corp"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@sanmar_corp</span></a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">SanMar’s Instagram:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sanmar_corp/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@sanmar_corp</span></a></p>

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May 25, 2021

How WonderWink is Working Wonders with James Shimizu

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">James Shimizu is the Chief Marketing Officer of the Superior Group of Companies (SGC), whose WonderWink brand of scrubs is the latest to join the SanMar family.   </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, James discusses how WonderWink’s fabric selection makes their products more appealing to consumers, looks at how the pandemic has affected the company, and looks into the non-medical professions that use scrubs.<br /></span></p> <p><strong>THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS EPISODE</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">James gives Lisa, Tara and the listeners a crash course in what makes WonderWink products unique.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is WonderWink’s relationship with SanMar and how did this latest partnership come to be?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How WonderWinks scrubs are made to be more comfortable than their competitors’.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What goes into making scrubs that won’t fall down when you least expect it (like in the middle of a surgery).</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Which WonderWink products are SanMar exclusives.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>QUOTES</strong><strong><br /></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“It’s hard to look at the Wonderwink logo and not smile.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Of course we want everything to look good and feel good but at the end of the day it really needs to perform.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Fit...is the foundation to what WonderWink is.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We’re frankly just so honored to be able to support the health care industry.”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We think Scrubs Day should be every day!”</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> <br /></span></li> </ul> <p><strong>LINKS</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">WonderWink:</span> <a href= "https://wonderwinkscrubs.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://wonderwinkscrubs.com/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Superior Group of Companies:</span> <a href= "https://superiorgroupofcompanies.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://superiorgroupofcompanies.com/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SanMar U:</span> <a href= "http://www.education.sanmar.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.education.sanmar.com/</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SanMar’s Facebook:</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/sanmarcorp/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/sanmarcorp/</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SanMar’s Twitter:</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/sanmar_corp"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@sanmar_corp</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">SanMar’s Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sanmar_corp/"><span>@sanmar_corp</span></a></li> </ul>

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This is SanMar Radio, the podcast where we dig into the promotional products industry to help you find the answers and inspiration you need to grow your business.

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