Going into 2024 and 2025, distributors should expect similar demand as previous years, like comfortable athleisure and streetwear influence, but with some new trends and twists for the near future.
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2024 State of the Industry: Buyer Habits, The Election, and What’s to Come
Our annual analysis of the societal and economic factors at play in the promotional products industry and beyond, giving suppliers and distributors a look at what’s currently happening and what’s to come.
Read MoreHow and When to Use Premium Brands In Your Promotions
One way to stand out in the competitive industry is to use products that come from a premium brand for your promotional campaign.
Read MoreYour Guide to Buying Apparel Decorating Equipment
From knowing the right time to invest and settling the new versus used debate to asking suppliers key questions and knowing your financials, there’s plenty to consider before swiping your card on new equipment for your print shop.
Read MoreThe ‘Direct to Consumer’ Problem: How Distributors Can Navigate an E-Commerce World
The age demographics of the promotional products industry are changing. Millennials are now well into their 30s, and Generation Z is starting to graduate college and fully establish itself as a part of the workforce. Because of this, a lot of distributors who are firmly established in the promotional products industry don’t know a life…
Read MoreFinding Evergreen Appeal in Bags and Totes for 2024
Resuable bags sold like hotcakes in 2023, and it seems that 2024 is going to be no different.
Read MoreReady to Fall in Love with Personalized Labels?
As the market for shorter-run, more personalized, and serialized labels continues to grow, we are only beginning to fully understand the opportunities that arise for distributors. Small brands can look like big brands, and big brands can have the flexibility and agility of small ones. It’s not exactly like having a magic genie at your…
Read MoreParis Olympic Medals Include Real Iron from the Eiffel Tower
The gold, silver, and bronze medals given out at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will include real iron from the Eiffel Tower.
Read MoreHow Tags and Labels Can Enhance a Branding Experience
Labels and tags can be used to further enhance a brand and tell its story in greater detail. And as we enter the new year, distributors should be privy to what they can offer so their clients’ brands stand out and stay on people’s minds.
Read MoreGrowth Opportunities for Apparel Decorators
This article originally appeared in Apparelist. To see more, click here If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that diversification and flexibility are key operational functions to remain in business. For apparel decorators, the idea of convergence (or adding additional products and services) has emerged over the past several years. It’s clear that to survive…
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