2019 Top Distributors List: Stats, Trends and Analysis

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…

Budweiser Promises Can-Shaped Promotional Phone Cases for 1,000 Retweets, Gets 1,600

Brand 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…

Orbus Staff Continues to Grow With More Than 50 New Hires This Year

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…

You Have to See the Printing Tech Behind This Beverage Startup

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…