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Awards

Put Your Best Foot Forward With Custom Socks
Put Your Best Foot Forward With Custom Socks
Counselor

Socks are fun, creative and – of course – incredibly comfy.

SOI 2021: Sales Strategies to Bring Customers Back
SOI 2021: Sales Strategies to Bring Customers Back
Counselor

Buyers are opening their wallets again, and distributors must adapt to regain the clien...

SOI 2021: Supply Chain Remains Source of Frustration

A perfect storm of challenges is causing i...


SOI 2021: PPE’s Future Up for Debate

PPE’s stranglehold on the industry has loo...


SOI 2021: E-Commerce Pays Off Big

The pandemic accelerated many companies’ d...

SOI 2021: Distributors Feel Margin Squeeze
SOI 2021: Distributors Feel Margin Squeeze
Counselor

Order values and margins plummeted last year, but strategic selling and the return to t...

SOI 2021: Kitting Trend Is Here to Stay
SOI 2021: Kitting Trend Is Here to Stay
Counselor

As a way to keep people connected, engaged and encouraged, kitted gift packages will l...

SOI 2021: Promo Companies Expand Sourcing
SOI 2021: Promo Companies Expand Sourcing
Counselor

Yes, China still is dominant. But burned by recent events, companies are increasingly l...

SOI 2021: Staffing Challenges Persist
SOI 2021: Staffing Challenges Persist
Counselor

The pandemic forced promo companies to lay off staff. Now that they’re ready to hire ag...

SOI 2021: Made in the USA Back on Decline

Demand in American-made products spiked at...


SOI 2021: Healthy Gains for Healthcare Market

Amid much shifting, there’s a new number-o...


SOI 2021: Health & Safety Items Dominate Product List

The mix of items sold in 2020 may prove to...

Distributor Family Business of the Year 2021: Bankers Advertising Company
Distributor Family Business of the Year 2021: Bankers Advertising Company
Counselor

In 1895, S.W. Mercer heeded the call to head west. The Buckeye native left...

Counselor Lifetime Achievement Award 2021: Steve Levschuk, Talbot Marketing
Counselor Lifetime Achievement Award 2021: Steve Levschuk, Talbot Marketing
Counselor

When Steve Levschuk enters a meeting room or a trade show floor, especially in...

Supplier Entrepreneur of the Year 2021: Chuck Hammond, Raining Rose
Supplier Entrepreneur of the Year 2021: Chuck Hammond, Raining Rose
Counselor

"Adversity doesn't build character - it reveals it." That quote is often...

Supplier Family Business of the Year 2021: Warwick Publishing Company
Supplier Family Business of the Year 2021: Warwick Publishing Company
Counselor

Alex Paschal, the fifth generation of Paschals to work at Warwick Publishing...

Technology Executive of the Year 2021: Mike Pfeiffer, American Solutions for Business
Technology Executive of the Year 2021: Mike Pfeiffer, American Solutions for Business
Counselor

He's the mayor of a tiny lakeside city (Long Beach, MN - population 350 and...

Woman of Distinction 2021: Sandy Gonzalez, MadeToOrder
Woman of Distinction 2021: Sandy Gonzalez, MadeToOrder
Counselor

When Sandy Gonzalez became CEO of California-based MadeToOrder (asi/259540) in...