Custom Ink Launches Swag Space Platform for Distributors

Custom Ink announced today that it is launching an end-to-end platform for promotional products distributors called Swag Space. Swag Space provides what Custom Ink calls “a white-label solution designed to meet the business needs of promo distributors,” including online product catalogs, order management, inventory, production, distribution, and storage. The program is built upon the Swag.com…

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This Hoodie Smells Like Axe Deodorant (Because It Was Made To)

Every distributor wants their campaign to be a multi-sensory, memorable experience. Items like packaging and apparel need to look good but also feel good to touch or wear. But what about making your apparel smell good, too? And we don’t just mean go heavy on the laundry detergent. The streetwear apparel brand MARKET is doing…

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Pantone Announces 2024 Color of the Year: Peach Fuzz

Pantone has announced the 2024 color of the year: Peach Fuzz (Pantone 13-1023), a bright, warm shade that the Pantone Color Institute says “captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others.” “In seeking a hue that echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection, we chose a color radiant with warmth and modern excellence,” Leatrice…

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2023 Top Distributors: Stats, Trends and Analysis

It’s an easier time to be a distributor than it was in 2020 or 2021, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t require hard work, tenacity, and creativity. Over the last few years, distributors have had to learn difficult lessons about how to not only allow their businesses to thrive, but in some cases just stay…

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Jenna Quaranta to Join HPG in Senior Sales Role

HPG, Braintree, MA, announced that Jenna Quaranta will join the company as director of sales training and development starting Dec. 11, 2023. Quaranta has extensive experience, having previously spent more than nine years at alphabroder and two years at Knoss Apparel, and is a prominent thought-leader in the industry,…

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