A recent study from youth research firm Ypulse revealed that Nike is the champion when it comes to shoppers in the 13 to 19, 20 to 29 and 30 to 39 age ranges. Where did adidas, Vans, The North Face and Under Armour rank? Check it out…
Read MoreHow Promotional Products Distributor The Icebox Got the Job Providing 10,000 Uniforms for Super Bowl Volunteers
The Super Bowl Host Committee announced this week that The Icebox, a promotional products distributor based in Atlanta, would be the official supplier for its Team ATL volunteer program, creating a collection of apparel, gear and accessories to help the volunteers stand out during the game. Here’s how The Icebox got the job…
Read More2018 Top 50 Promotional Products Suppliers: Stats, Trends and Analysis
If things were looking good for distributors in 2017, they were even better for promotional products suppliers. While our Top 50 distributors totaled just over $5 billion in promotional products sales last year, the 2018 Top 50 Suppliers totaled $5.3 billion, besting their $4.6 billion 2016 total by a full $690 million (a 14.9 percent increase)…
Read MoreThe 2018 Top 50 Promotional Products Suppliers
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…
Read MorePPAI Honors Roger Burnett and Steven Meyer, MAS, as 2018 PPAI RAC Volunteers of the Year
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) has named Roger Burnett and Steven Meyer, MAS, the 2018 PPAI RAC Volunteers of the Year. Burnett, vice president of sales and marketing at Fort Collins, Colorado-based supplier Branded Logistics LLC; and Meyer, vice president of sales at Dallas,…
Read MoreCimpress Acquires Large-Format Printer BuildASign for Approximately $280M
Cimpress, the Venlo, Netherlands-based parent company of Vistaprint and National Pen Co., announced that it has acquired BuildASign, an internet-based supplier of canvas-print wall decorations, business signs and other large-format products…
Read More’80s Retro, Punk-Rock Denim and a $450 Bicycle: Promo Trends From Taco Bell’s Fall Merch Collection
National Taco Day is Oct. 4, and Taco Bell is celebrating early with the release of a new fall merchandise collection. We took a look at our three favorite items from the collection: a one-of-a-kind denim jacket, an ’80s retro fleece blanket and a very expensive bicycle…
Read MoreMascots Need to Get Better at Using T-shirt Cannons: A Personal Essay
When I was about 13 or so, my dad worked for the local PBS affiliate station in Harrisburg, Pa. Part of his job entailed putting together events at local libraries, shopping malls and community centers that focused on childhood literacy, all the while promoting PBS programming. That meant that there was typically an appearance by…
Read MoreEthiopia Wants China to Help Boost Its Textile Manufacturing Industry
A special adviser to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in an interview that recruiting China for help will be crucial for boosting its growing textile manufacturing sector. This is something we’ve touched on before—countries outside of the usual manufacturing hubs (like China and Vietnam) are increasing their presence in the international textile manufacturing game,…
Read MoreS’well Gives 320K Reusable Water Bottles to New York City High Schoolers in Move to Cut Plastics Waste
Students across the country will be capping their first full month of school on Friday, with the enrollees surely having taken in compelling lessons they will carry with them throughout the year and beyond. Sarah Kauss is so keen on keeping them mindful of one such vital duty—their responsibility as protectors of the environment covered…
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