In the first half of 2020 alone, iPromo booked 1,000 percent more sales and shipped 800 percent more orders than it did in all of 2019. But after months of soaring PPE sales catapulted iPromo to these record numbers, discarded PPE was now littering the streets and piling up in waterways, raising alarm from a growing number of environmentalists. The company has a fun idea to help clean it up…
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How BAMKO Increased Q2 Revenue by 218%
Superior Group of Companies, parent of Los Angeles-based distributor BAMKO, announced record operating results for the second quarter 2020, including a 73 percent increase in net sales to $159.4 million. BAMKO was largely responsible for that growth, reporting that its Q2 2020 sales increased by 218 percent year over year to $75.5 million. Much of that was PPE, but not all…
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 MoreFootwear Drop: How Sock 101 Brought Fully Custom Shoes to Promo
We lost count of the number of brands that teamed up with shoe companies this year for limited-edition collections, licensed offerings and custom designs. Whataburger did cowboy boots. Dunkin’ had running shoes. Heck, Post Malone released his own Crocs. As sneaker culture moves more mainstream, we fully expect the trend to continue well into 2020 and beyond. Sock 101 thinks so, too…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes at Debco’s State-of-the-Art New Facility (and Housewarming Party!)
When we got an invite to head north to Canada and visit Debco’s brand new facility in the greater Toronto area, we jumped at the chance. The Debco Housewarming Party took place June 19, and we got the scoop on the supplier’s future plans and how it graduated from a 37,000 sq. ft. office and print shop to an enormous new 245,000 sq. ft. facility…
Read More2019 Top Distributors: HALO Branded Solutions’ Marc Simon on Providing Value, Promo Trends
We asked some of the 2019 top distributors for their thoughts on the industry, their plans for the future, what they love about promo and much more. Here, we profiled Marc Simon of HALO Branded Solutions, the No. 2 company on our 2019 Top 65 Distributors list…
Read More2019 Top Distributors: BAMKO’s Phil Koosed on Company Culture, Creating Connections
We asked some of the 2019 top distributors for their thoughts on the industry, their plans for the future, what they love about promo and much more. Here, we profiled Phil Koosed of BAMKO, the No. 18 company on our 2019 Top 65 Distributors list…
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