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Our Top 50 Distributors totaled $6.18 billion in 2019 promotional products sales. That’s up from last year’s Top 50, which totaled $5.96 billion in 2018 sales. Overall, 44 of this year’s Top 50 distributors (88 percent) grew sales over the prior year. Elsewhere on the list, some other significant jumps took place…
Read MoreAs companies return to office settings and adjust even more to novel ways of going about business, many will will look for ways to welcome back staff. But employee welcome kits that may once have contained notebooks and mugs might now take on a more practical and health-centered look…
Read MoreAs protests mount across the country, wearing and distributing T-shirts with George Floyd’s and others’ names or faces on them is a common practice. It humanizes the issue, allowing people to mourn the loss of a man and commemorate a life lost. But what about a “Call for Justice for George Floyd” throw pillow or “George Floyd RIP” underwear?…
Read MoreLooking to give the character a touch-up, Metro Goldwyn Mayer paired with Pantone to give admirers a new appreciation for the Pink Panther and potential new fans a reason to make him the cat’s meow. Pantone created Pink Panther Pink, a hue that has us already considering the branding possibilities…
Read MoreYes, the events business is slow or nonexistent right now, but that may make it easy to overlook it as in-person events start to return. President Trump plans to hold a rally on June 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and according to TMZ, the federal government reportedly spent more than $30,000 on hand sanitizer for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions…
Read MoreAt Hasseman Marketing, a promo distributor based in Coshocton, Ohio, CEO Kirby Hasseman and his team conducted “sprint calls” last week, making the outreach solely about learning how clients are remaining resolute and growing the realization that the promotional products industry has connections at its core…
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SanMar, Issaquah, Wash., announced that it is partnering with Allmade to be the exclusive supplier of Allmade’s ethically and environmentally conscious blank apparel to the promotional apparel and imprinted sportswear industries. Founded by screen printers for screen printers, Allmade is an impact-driven company…
Read MoreAn internal memo from Starbucks said that employees were not permitted to wear pins that read “Black Lives Matter,” stating that it could be “divisive” or harmful to the brand’s image. This morning, the company reversed its stance and not only allowed the pins, but made its own “Black Lives Matter” uniform shirts…
Read MoreAt a time when consumers and clients are seeking added trust, a company’s logo and branding could become even more vital to partnerships. Through its trend report, Logo Lounge explored those ties and the logo design trends that have taken off this year and could prove factors in 2021…
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To help promo companies navigate the pandemic and economic crisis to the recovery on the other side, NAPCO Research has launched a research initiative that takes the pulse of the industry by surveying a cross-section of promotional products distributors, suppliers/manufacturers, decorators, printers and more…
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