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 Steve Paradiso, president of ePromos Promotional Products, the No. 27 company on our 2019 Top 65 Distributors list…
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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 MoreBrand Twitter is weird. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it refers to how normal consumer brands have taken to Twitter to bust out millennial-friendly lingo to try to earn young people’s dollars. Remember that whole Steak-Umm weirdness? That’s a perfect example of Brand Twitter. Last week, though, Brand Twitter gave us something sort of…
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Stella Artois recently unveiled its Red Stella Cup, a plastic promotional beer glass that it issued as a funny combination of its stemmed chalice and the far-less ritzy (but possibly more iconic) red Solo Cup.
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Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Woodridge, Ill., continues to grow its team with the hiring of more than 50 employees for new roles and positions year-to-date. New positions have been created and filled in sewing, sales, administration and art services in the Woodridge headquarters and Las Vegas facilities. With 451 current full-time team members, Orbus…
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While scrolling through Instagram, I came across an ad that that was actually worth stopping and checking out: Smart Cups. The product looks like a typical plastic cup, but the company uses a specialized technique to print the hexagon-shaped flavoring directly in the bottom of the cup. Just add water, and…
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Nowadays, no matter what product you make, whether it’s apparel, electronics or food, you are an everything company. That means that you can no longer specialize in just one thing anymore. The Amazons and Walmarts of the world made sure of that. Even if you’re a frozen pizza company, you need to make sure your…
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From “Stranger Things”-inspired sports giveaways and a blood-spattered Amazon Echo to (yes, you guessed it) more brewery merchandise, here is this week’s installment of the Fave 5…
Read MoreWe’ve got some interesting news in the intersect of first amendment rights and branded clothing. According to the Washington Post, the Supreme Court on Monday decided that a federal ban on registering “immoral” trademarks is unconstitutional.
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We don’t have to tell you that television product placement can be a big boost for a business, but it might be surprising just how influential a brief product spot can be. Such is the case for The Science Museum of Minnesota, which saw a major uptick in promotional shirt purchases from its gift shop and web store after “Stranger Things” used its branding for Dustin’s vintage sweatshirt…
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