Feetures!, the leading performance sock brand in the specialty running market has hired Megan Betts as their new International Sales Manager, based in North Carolina. Betts, a committed runner with graduate and undergraduate degrees in exercise physiology, had previously served ...read more
Park City, Utah –May 7, 2014: Hydro Flask, the Bend, OR-based manufacturer of double-wall, stainless steel water bottles and flasks, has brought on Channel Signal to analyze and report monthly on consumer-generated reviews of Hydro Flask products. After collecting the reviews ...read more
Park City, Utah – April 14, 2014: SmartWool LLC, the Steamboat Springs, CO, based manufacturer and category leader of performance merino socks, apparel and accessories, has named Channel Signal its agency of record regarding online conversation and sentiment monitoring. SmartWool ...read more
Feetures!, the leading performance sock brand in the specialty running market and the Greater Boston Running Company are offering the limited edition “Boston Red Sock” to aid victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. The sock will be available at Greater Boston Running ...read more
Feetures!, the leading performance sock brand in the specialty running market has rolled out an ambitious program called Step Up Your Sock Game to help retailers sell more running socks. Feetures! founder/president Hugh Gaither stresses that the program intends to boost sales and ...read more
November 22, 2013 – Conover, NC - Feetures!, the leading performance sock brand in the specialty running market, has been selected by the Independent Running Retailer Association as a nominee for Vendor of the Year. IRRA members will vote for the winning company, with the award ...read more
Source Vagabond Systems, Ltd., parent company of the Source line of hydration systems and sports sandals, has announced that it is suing Hydrapak Inc. for patent infringement over the unique closure mechanism of Source's award-winning Widepacâ„¢ reservoir.Source's lawsuit ...read more
North American retailers can now order Source Outdoor's award-winning, high-margin lines of hydration systems, sports sandals, personal water bottles and accessories, direct from Source's HQ in Israel.Source is a fresh brand to the US market that has something extra to offer in ...read more
CamelBak® Announces Entire Bottle Line Now BPA-FreeCompany responds to consumer demand for polycarbonate alternativePetaluma, CA (April 10, 2008) – CamelBak Products, LLC, announced today that it has converted its entire line of polycarbonate re-usable water bottles to a new ...read more
MINNEAPOLIS – Carmichael Lynch Spong announced its purchase of Stanwood & Partners, a Wyoming-based public relations firm and a fellow go-to expert in the outdoor enthusiast arena. The acquisition will expand the firm's national presence with new offices in Jackson, Wyoming, ...read more
ORTOVOX SEARCH TRAINING SYSTEMSETS THE STANDARD FOR BEACON SEARCH PRACTICENovember, 2007 – (Hopkinton, NH) – Ortovox USA has introduced the most advanced and user-friendly system for avalanche beacon search training.For ski patrols, guide services, heli operators, military ...read more
The Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI) have added V.I.O. as an Official Supplier of wearable Point-of-View video technology. V.I.O.'s flagship product, the POV.1, allows the user to capture hands free video ...read more
CAMELBAK® BETTER BOTTLE™ WINS DESIGN AWARDThe CamelBak® Better Bottle™ joins product design heavyweights like Herman Miller, Apple, Sony and the BMW Designworks as winners in I.D magazine's prestigious Annual Design Review.The contest drew over 2,000 entries, in categories ...read more
Gary Bryant, European Brand Manager for Arc'teryx, will be taking the newly created position of Vice President of Sales. The Vancouver-based position will be responsible for worldwide sales for the brand. Bryant is taking over the Sales responsibilities of current Senior VP of ...read more
3POINT5 MEMBERSHIP GROWSNew Companies Added - Current Companies Expand CommitmentRetail Participation at Record Levels(Salt Lake City, UT) – 3point5, the online training community of retailers, manufacturers and retail salespeople has experienced another significant increase in ...read more
3POINT5 REACHES MAJOR MILESTONES- 25,000 registered members and 500,000 individual brand education tests - (Salt Lake City, UT) – Last week, 3point5 announced the hiring of a new CEO, Duncan Robins. This week, the pioneering online training company is back with more big news: ...read more
March 21, 2007Contact: Paul Kirwin Telephone: 801-485-2242Cell: 435-640-5933Email: paul@3point5.com 3point5 Appoints Duncan Robins as CEO(Salt Lake City, Utah) - Online training company 3point5, Inc. has announced the hiring of Duncan Robins as CEO. A veteran in the sporting ...read more
SmartWool Corporation is very pleased to announce today the latest round of grant recipients from the SmartWool Advocacy Program, which includes the SmartWool Advocacy Fund and the SmartWool Breast Cancer Fund. This round of grants is our largest so far with $113,000 distributed ...read more
OR Booth # 32091 will be home to new thinking in sustainable booth design as well as the industry's best-selling lines of merino wool socks, base layers and accessories. SmartWool, in partnership with Condit Exhibits, has created a new booth that uses 65% LEEDS (Leadership in ...read more
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO – With the close of 2006 business, SmartWool, the Steamboat Springs, Colorado-based manufacturer of high-quality, versatile merino wool products, continues to focus on growth and product leadership, SmartWool is pleased to announce the addition of three ...read more
(STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO) – More than a thousand youth and their mentors will benefit from a SmartWool fundraiser at both SIA '07 and the Winter OR Show. SmartWool will be selling special edition hats with proceeds from each sale going to non-profit organizations that promote ...read more
CAMELBAK PRODUCTS LLC NAMES NICK ALLEN VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT, MILITARY & INDUSTRIAL DIVISIONPETALUMA, CALIF. (November 30, 2006) – CamelBak Products LLC, the world leader in hydration systems, today named Nick Allen as Vice President of its Government, Military and ...read more
ARE YOU BEEPING?ORTOVOX TEAMS WITH UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER TO CREATE NEW AREA BOUNDARY SIGNSNovember 21, 2006 – (Hopkinton, NH) – Ortovox USA and the US Forest Service Utah Avalanche Center have joined forces to create a series of area boundary signs that remind backcountry ...read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:CONTACT: Paul Kirwin 3point5 Inc. 801-485-2242 paul@3point5.com3point5 Goes Live with New Online Training Tools for RetailersSalt Lake City, Utah, 7-26-06 -- In response to retailer requests for sales floor performance training, 3point5 has introduced two ...read more
Salt Lake City, Utah – 3point5, a company offering an online interactive brand training network for manufactures and retailers, announces: • The signing of 3 major manufactures and a major trade association; Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, Smith Sport Optics and Snowsports ...read more
Contact: Carson StanwoodStanwood & Partners PR307.733.1514stanwood@wyoming.comSTANWOOD & PARTNERS HOLDS THIRD ANNUAL RUNNING MEDIA EVENTJACKSON HOLE, WYO. -- (May 19, 2006) – Strategic Events, the in-house special events company of Stanwood & Partners Public Relations, has just ...read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carson Stanwood Stanwood & Partners PR 307.733.1514 stanwood@wyoming.comELECTRA HIRES STANWOOD & PARTNERS PUBLIC RELATIONSVISTA, CA. -- (May 16, 2006) – Electra Bicycle Company has hired Stanwood & Partners Public Relations to handle all aspects ...read more
CONTACT: Carson Stanwood Stanwood & Partners Public Relations 307.733.1514 stanwood@wyoming.comSmartWool, the leading performance brand of wool-based apparel, socks and accessories, announced today that Jim Markley is retiring as of Director of Sales after ten years with the ...read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE contact: Carson Stanwood Stanwood & Partners Public Relations 307.733.1514 stanwood@wyoming.comCAMELBAK LLC ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVEPETALUMA, CA. (January 19, 2006) — CamelBak Products, LLC, the world leader in hydration systems, announced today that ...read more