Top 50 Distributors

2011 2010 Company Name Promotional Total Sales Employees Locations Principal(s) City/State
Rank Rank Product Sales (000) 
 (000)

1 1 Proforma $269,100 $358,800 125 750 Greg Muzzillo, Founder Cleveland, OH
 and Vera Muzzillo, CEO

2 3 BDA $256,000 $256,000 488 33 Jay Deutsch, CEO/Co-founder Woodinville, WA

3 2 Integrated Merchandising Systems LLC (IMS) $223,500 $223,500 – 11 Rick Remick, CEO Morton Grove, IL

4 4 4imprint Inc. $190,077 $190,077 450 1 Kevin Lyons-Tarr, President Oshkosh, WI

5 6 HALO Branded Solutions $159,900 $159,900 325 15 Marc Simon, CEO Sterling, IL

6 5 Cintas $156,185 $3,500,000 – – Scott Farmer, CEO Mason, OH

7 7 Geiger $155,700 $155,700 400 18 Gene Geiger, MAS, President Lewiston, ME

8 – National Pen Company LLC $140,000 $140,000 1,200 3 Dave Thompson, CEO San Diego, CA

9 10 AIA Corporation $108,300 $108,300 65 318 David Woods, President and CEO Neenah, WI

10 9 American Solutions for Business $96,718 $180,769 438 442 Larry Zavadil, CEO Glenwood, MN

11 12 Innerworkings Inc. $89,300 $482,212 850 34 Eric Belcher, CEO Chicago, IL

12 13 Kaeser & Blair Inc. $79,200 $79,200 125 1 Kurt Kaeser, CEO Batavia, OH

13 – EmbroidMe $71,800 $71,800 150 315 Mark Johnson, President West Palm Beach, FL

14 13 Summit Group LLC $69,000 $69,000 175 7 Jamey Nugent, CEO Silver Spring, MD

15 15 Jack Nadel International $61,550 – – – Craig Nadel, President Culver City, CA

16 19 iPROMOTEu $59,592 $59,592 42 1 Ross Silverstein, President and CEO Wayland, MA

17 18 The Vernon Company $57,895 $57,895 425 4 Chris Vernon, MAS, President Newton, IA

18 16 Brown and Bigelow Inc. $57,600 $57,600 500 17 William D. Smith, Sr., President St. Paul, MN

19 20 G&G Outfitters Inc. $56,493 $56,493 175 7 Douglas A. Gardner, President Lanham, MD

20 – Artcraft Promotional Concepts $48,368 – – – Judy Zimmerman, Moorestown, NJ

President and CEO

21 – Boundless Network $38,100 $38,100 – – Jason Black, CEO Austin, TX

22 27 CSE $33,300 $33,300 87 4 Tom Savio, President and CEO New Berlin, WI

23 26 GatewayCDI $33,000 $35,600 65 6 Chuck Fandos, CEO St. Louis, MO

24 24 Axis Promotions $32,900 $32,900 57 5 Larry Cohen, President New York, NY

25 – Norscot Group Inc. $30,500 $30,500 70 12 Scott Stern, President Mequon, WI

25 30 Touchstone $30,500 $30,500 104 18 Derek Block, CEO Mason, OH

27 23 Genumark $30,294 $30,294 81 8 Mark Freed, President and CEO Toronto, Ontario, 
 Canada

28 33 Robertson Marketing Group Inc. $29,840 $29,840 120 10 Tom Robertson, President Salem, VA

29 28 PromoShop Inc./Ecopromos.com $29,100 $29,100 90 8 Memo Kahan, President and CEO Los Angeles, CA

30 25 eCompanyStore LLC $28,000 $30,000 101 12 Craig Callaway, CEO Alpharetta, GA

31 28 Zagwear Inc. $27,000 $31,500 37 3 Toby Zacks, CEO Orangeburg, NY

32 31 Barker Specialty Company $25,520 $28,750 88 6 Gerald Barker, President Cheshire, CT

33 41 Mercury Promotions and Fulfillment $25,000 $25,000 45 5 Jon Sloan, President and CEO Sterling Heights, MI

34 37 Sunrise Identity LLC $24,200 $24,200 65 1 Mitch Mounger, CEO Bellevue, WA

35 32 C & S Sales Inc. $23,697 $23,697 47 3 Terry Storms, Owner Hawthorne, CA

36 35 Bluegrass Promotional Marketing $23,287 $23,287 61 4 Fred Parker, President and CEO Charlotte, NC

37 39 Clean Fun Promotional Marketing $22,500 $22,500 – – Greg Washer, President and Owner Costa Mesa, CA

38 38 Chamberlain Marketing Group $22,000 $22,000 65 4 Gerald Chamberlain, CEO Taylor, MI

39 40 Shumsky $21,270 $21,270 51 3 Michael Emoff, CEO Dayton, OH

40 34 National Premium Inc. $19,841 $19,841 56 5 Scott Schmidt, President Pewaukee, WI

41 36 Inkwell Global Marketing $19,400 $19,400 42 2 Steven Marder, President Manalapan, NJ

2011 2010 Company Name Promotional Total Sales Employees Locations Principal(s) City/State
Rank Rank Product Sales (000) 
 (000)

42 42 Overture Premiums and Promotions $15,300 $15,300 50 – Heather Sanderson, CEO Vernon Hills, IL

43 44 Target Marketing Group $15,000 $15,400 52 6 John Leahy, President and CEO Owings Mills, MD

44 – Octagon Merchandise $14,000 – 8 2 Nicholas Mirabile, Vice President Norwalk, CT

44 45 Goldner Associates Inc. $14,000 $14,000 50 9 Andy Straus, President Nashville, TN

46 47 Leaderpromos.com $13,600 $13,600 57 1 Stephanie Leader, President and CEO Columbus, OH

47 – The Promotional Specialists $11,500 $12,039 29 1 Aaron Moscoe, CEO Markham, Ontario, Canada

48 46 TeamWorld Corporate Programs $11,370 $11,370 85 2 Steve Wozniak, President Binghamton, NY

49 – HDS Marketing Inc. $10,300 $10,300 38 2 Howard Schwartz, Founder and CEO Pittsburgh, PA

50 – Image Source $8,700 $9,400 25 1 Brian Haner, President Kirkland, WA

Honorable Mentions

Some privately held companies choose to not report promotional sales figures, typically because of parent company policy. Rather than rank them based on estimates, we have chosen to list them seperately here.

– N/A Branders.com – – – – Jerry McLaughlin, Mountain View, CA
 President and CEO

– N/A Newton Manufacturing – – 103 1 Lee Cochran, President Newton, IA

– N/A Staples Promotional Products – – – 4 Richard Witaszak, Vice Framingham, MA
 President and General Manager

– 11 WorkflowOne* – – – – Dean Truitt, CEO Dayton, OH

*While a participant in the past, this year WorkflowOne declined to share financial figures for 2010.

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