Awards

Promo Confidence Gap

Counselor

In the near-term, distributors are less optimistic about the promo business, but smart ...

Profit Pressure

Counselor

Fewer distributors expect profits to increase over the next year. But why?

SOI 2017 Infographics

Check out four different infographics on...

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Why Your Website Should be Mobile-Friendly

A growing number of distributors now offer...

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Social Networking: The New Age of Prospecting

With cold calling on the decline, promo fi...

Staffing with Caution

Counselor

As the cost of running a distributorship increases, hiring and wages have plateaued – b...

How to Cash In On the Education Sector

Counselor

Distributors can capitalize on the promo industry’s top market by taking a timely appro...

Going Beyond Promo Products

Counselor

Facing growing competition, promo firms are increasingly offering other services – like...

The Age of E-Commerce Is Here

Counselor

Firms that ignore e-commerce shifts risk becoming obsolete in the future.

The Fight for Brand Exposure

Distributors plan to spend more on marketi...

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Get Better Brand Exposure

If you want people to hear about your...

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Person of the Year 2017: Henrik Johansson, Boundless

For Henrik Johansson, entrepreneurship...

International Person of the Year 2017: Ralf Oster, PFConcept

In 2012, when Ralf Oster started at...

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Technology Executive of the Year 2017: Eric Shonebarger, Hit Promotional Products

As the chief information officer of Hit...

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Distributor Family Business of the Year 2017: Midwest Promotional Group

The Lewandowski family has been in the...

Supplier Family Business of the Year 2017: Charles River Apparel

Counselor

One day, Walter Lipsett was thumbing through the pages of Delta Airlines' magazine,...

Supplier Entrepreneur of the Year 2017: Mike Szymczak & Jason Lucash, Origaudio

Counselor

The jet lag isn't slowing down Jason Lucash. Just back from his second trip...

Marvin Spike Lifetime Achievement Award 2017: Paul Lage, Gill Studios

Counselor

The Marvin Spike Lifetime Achievement Award is meant to recognize a promotional...

Bess Cohn Memorial Humanitarian Award 2017: Philip Koosed, Bamko

Counselor

Philip Koosed doesn't have a particular interest in foreign affairs, but he does have...

Supplier Woman of Distinction 2017: Cindy Bergler, Express-A-Button

Counselor

Decades ago, with only $200 to her name and a fistful of moxie, Cindy Bergler...

Distributor Woman of Distinction 2017: Shamini Peter, Axis Promotions

Counselor

It's only fitting that the Distributor Woman of Distinction Shamini Peter, COO of...