In the early weeks and months of the pandemic, PPE shortages were a major concern. Eventually, supply caught up as industries mobilized to ramp up PPE production and infection rates began falling in the hardest-hit areas of the country. Stockpiles stabilized. The PPE shortage appeared to be behind us. That may no longer be the case…
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PPE Vending Machines Have Arrived
In April, a company called RapidMask2Go installed a PPE vending machine in New York City. In May, the company added another machine at a different NYC location. It now has 10 machines in New York and four in Philadelphia. A similar company is gearing up for launch in Philly, too. This is just the beginning of the PPE vending machine boom…
Read MoreNBCUniversal Manufactured Its Own Products for Employee Welcome Back Kits After ‘Unreliable Deliveries’
As part of its reopening plan, NBCUniversal began running drills with volunteer staff, applied floor and seating signage to demarcate safe distances, and supplied employee welcome back kits. According to Deadline, though, the company ended up manufacturing some of the items for the kits in-house…
Read MoreFind Masks, Sanitizer, Signage and Much More in Our Free ‘Back to Business’ Digital Catalog
States across the U.S. are well on their way to reopening. As they do, the many businesses within them will need various promotional products to safely reopen, get the word out to customers and show appreciation for staff. That’s why we curated the best products from top suppliers into a free, easy-to-use digital catalog for promo distributors…
Read MoreThese Are the Promotional Products Categories Seeing the Most Demand Right Now
After health care, what promotional products categories are performing best? We should first note that no other category is performing well, with the majority of promo companies reporting predominantly decreasing demand in all categories but health care. But some products are faring better than others, based on our data…
Read More2020 Top Distributors: Shumsky CEO Dawn Conway on Employee Engagement, Consultative Sales
Each year, Promo Marketing compiles the top promotional products distributors into one comprehensive list. We asked some of the 2020 top distributors for their thoughts on the industry, their plans for the future and more. Here, we talked to Dawn Conway of Shumsky/Boost Engagement, the No. 45 company on our 2020 Top Distributors list…
Read More2020 Top Distributors: BAMKO President Phil Koosed on Technology and Innovation
Each year, Promo Marketing compiles the top promotional products distributors into one comprehensive list. We asked some of the 2020 top distributors for their thoughts on the industry, their plans for the future and more. Here, we talked to Phil Koosed of BAMKO, the No. 15 company on our 2020 Top Distributors list…
Read More2020 Top Distributors: AIA Corporation CEO Nancy Schmidt on Customer Relationships and More
Each year, Promo Marketing compiles the top promotional products distributors into one comprehensive list. We asked some of the 2020 top distributors for their thoughts on the industry, their plans for the future and more. Here, we talked to Nancy Schmidt of AIA Corporation, the No. 7 company on our 2020 Top Distributors list…
Read More2020 Top Distributors: Proforma Founder Greg Muzzillo on Adapting to Change
Each year, Promo Marketing compiles the top promotional products distributors into one comprehensive list. We asked some of the 2020 top distributors for their thoughts on the industry, their plans for the future and more. Here, we talked to Greg Muzzillo of Proforma, the No. 3 company on our 2020 Top Distributors list…
Read More2020 Top Distributors List: Stats, Trends and Analysis
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…
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