Key Takeaways
• Promotional products companies made a strong showing on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, which highlights the fastest-growing private U.S. companies based on three-year revenue growth.
• To make it on the list, companies must have had at least $100,000 in revenue in 2021 and a minimum of $2 million revenue in 2024.
This year’s Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America accounts for $300 billion in revenue last year. Among that impressive total were a slew of promotional products companies.
“Making the Inc. 5000 is always a remarkable achievement, but earning a spot this year speaks volumes about a company’s tenacity and clarity of vision,” said Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “These businesses have thrived amid rising costs, shifting global dynamics, and constant change. They didn’t just weather the storm – they grew through it, and their stories are a powerful reminder that the entrepreneurial spirit is the engine of the U.S. economy.”
To make it onto the list, companies are ranked according to their percentage revenue growth over three years, from 2021 to 2024, according to Inc. Companies must be privately held, for-profit, based in the U.S. and independent, with a minimum revenue requirement of $100,000 for 2021 and $2 million for 2024.
Near the top of this year’s list, coming in at No. 37, is Tidalwave Holdings (asi/344629), a screen-printing and e-commerce fulfillment company founded in 2021 and located in Chattanooga, TN. Tidalwave had 6,435% growth over the last three years, according to the Inc. list.
“This is an amazing moment of reflection of what we, along with an amazing team have accomplished in such a short time,” Bradley Sewell, co-founder of Tidalwave, shared in a LinkedIn post.
Counselor Top 40 distributor Proforma (asi/300094) had 43 of its distributor owners on the list, a new record for the firm. Among the honorees was Logo Print & Promo in Winter Park, FL, which ranked No. 224, with 1,705% three-year growth.
“This year’s record number of honorees is a direct reflection of our distributor owners’ tireless dedication and entrepreneurial spirit,” said Brian Roney, senior director of product design at Proforma. “We are incredibly proud of their achievements, and this recognition reinforces the impact of our mission to empower distributor owners with the tools, technology, and support they need to succeed.”
Coming in at No. 2,002 is The Branded Things, part of Williams Advertising (asi/360402), in Hopkinsville, KY. The distributor saw three-year growth of 216%.
“Our team’s drive, creativity and commitment to going the extra mile brought us here. We are equally grateful to our clients for trusting us with their brands,” said CEO Sarah Whitaker.
Houston-based Binated Inc., a service provider to the promotional products industry, reached No. 2,729 on the Inc. list, with 153% three-year growth. It’s the third consecutive year that Binated has made the list.
“This continued achievement is a direct reflection of the strength of our client partnerships and the relentless commitment of our global team,” said Anish Varghese, founder and CEO of Binated.
Other promo firms on this year’s list include:
- 250: Delegate CX (asi/178336), with 1,554% three-year growth
- 383: Sockrates Custom (asi/88082), with 1,055% three-year growth
- 670: Dope Marketing (asi/182273), with 625% three-year growth
- 911: Springboard Promotions (asi/332784), with 465% three-year growth
- 1,124: All-County Apparel (asi/789747), with 385% three-year growth
- 1,447: Radar Promotions (asi/144605), with 300% three-year growth
- 1,753: Coyote Promotions (asi/107317), with 250% three-year growth
- 2,530: Imprint Engine (asi/190620), with 167% three-year growth
- 2,673: Brandito (asi/325944), with 156% three-year growth
- 2,738: Whitestone (359741), with 152% three-year growth
- 3,277: Sobe Promos (asi/245603), with 121% three-year growth
- 3,840: Manatee Apparel Graphics (asi/260233), with 97% three-year growth
- 3,886: Fresh Prints (asi/198623), with 96% three-year growth
- 3,891: Work Designs (asi/363664), with 95% three-year growth
- 3,908: Consolidus (asi/166966), with 95% three-year growth
- 3,990: Denik (asi/49264), with 91% three-year growth
- 4,243: Blink Marketing (asi/141424), with 81% three-year growth
- 4,559: Sky High Marketing (asi/328476), with 69% three-year growth
- 4,640: Expo Branders Corporation (asi/348070), with 66% three-year growth
- 4,949: United Franchise Group, which owns Counselor Top 40 distributor Fully Promoted (asi/384000) and Signarama, with 52% three-year growth
