Some projections show the promo industry’s recent and unprecedented sales growth slowing in the coming years. But 2018 was not that year. Our 2019 Top 50 Suppliers totaled more than $6.5 billion in 2018 sales, with 44 of the top 50 increasing year-over-year sales and 18 posting double-digit percentage growth…
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Built on the foundation of the SGIA Expo, the inaugural PRINTING United brought basically the entire printing industry under one roof, with 600-plus exhibitors in just about every print application and segment. The Promo Marketing gang had a front row seat for the 720,000 sq. ft. show, and now we’re sharing our experience with you in case you couldn’t make it…
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This year, we compiled the industry’s Top 65 distributors by sales volume, collected more information on each distributor company and added a Top 30 Fastest Growing Distributors list, opening the door for companies of all sizes to showcase their sales success. Here are some of the stats and trends we saw…
Read MoreWhen provisions to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986—also known as Prop 65—went into full effect August 30, it was likely easy for many individuals to predict that the California legislation would not win unanimous esteem. Barely three months into its implementation, folks who engaged in such foresight could engage in…
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Each year, Promo Marketing sets out to compile and rank the largest promotional products suppliers. The 2018 Top 50 Suppliers list is the result—a comprehensive ranking of the industry’s power players by 2017 sales volume, with additional in-depth analysis on mergers and acquisitions, geographic trends, sales statistics and more. It was a big year in…
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It’s back! Each year for more than a decade, Promo Marketing has compiled a ranking of the biggest promotional products distributors. The 2018 Top 50 Distributors list is the result: a comprehensive ranking of the largest companies in the business, ranked by 2017 sales volume. The list is a helpful reference tool for distributor companies…
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Companies like Walmart and Cimpress (parent company of Vistaprint and National Pen Co.) give distributors and suppliers reasonable cause for concern, as they are pulling in more business than in the past. One of the heavyweights in that category, however, seems to be in a weird free fall. We’re talking about CafePress…
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As the industry faces unprecedented growth, it has been forced to roll with the changes, if you will, inherent to a technology-dependent market. More and more, end buyers are looking for sophisticated, even high-tech products to use in promotions. As the marketplace changes, so too the industry…
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For more than 10 years, Promo Marketing has assessed the most successful promotional products suppliers. The 2017 Top 50 Suppliers list is a comprehensive ranking of the biggest promo companies, ranked by 2016 sales volume. The companies that make up this year’s Top 50 Suppliers list totaled more than $4.9 billion in revenue…
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For more than 10 years, Promo Marketing has assessed the most successful promotional products distributors. The 2017 Top 50 Distributors list is the most comprehensive ranking of the biggest companies working today, ranked by 2016 sales volume. The list serves as a barometer of industry health, and provides a measuring stick for distributor companies looking…
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