Awards July 25, 2018
Top 40 Distributors 2018
Counselor’s exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the ad specialty market.
Distributors overall had a solid 2017, increasing industry sales to $23.6 billion, a year-over-year rise of 3.2%. Top 40 distributors, meanwhile, performed even better, recording 8% growth as a group to eclipse $6 billion in revenue. Eighty percent of Top 40 distributors reported higher sales in 2017, and of that club, half grew their revenue by double-digits.
Click on the company links below to find facts and figures on each Top 40 company.
| Distributor | 2017 sales | % difference vs. 2016 | CreditConnect Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. 4imprint | $608.0 | 12.5% | 122 |
| 2. Staples Promotional Products (estimate) | $592.9 | 0% | 104 |
| 3. HALO Branded Solutions | $416.4 | 47.5% | 110 |
| 4. Proforma | $368.9 | 0% | N/A |
| 5. BDA | $346.5 | 22.0% | 93 |
| 6. Cimpress (estimate) | $240.0 | 6.7% | N/A |
| 7. Taylor Communications | $237.0 | 4.6% | 109 |
| 8. Discountmugs.com | $210.0 | 6.1% | N/A |
| 9. IMS/Group II Communications | $209.4 | -7.5% | 99 |
| 10. Geiger | $185.5 | 3.0% | 101 |
| 11. AIA Corporation | $175.4 | 5.0% | 119 |
| 12. iPROMOTEu | $174.5 | 10.4% | 102 |
| 13. American Solutions for Business | $170.1 | 11.0% | 110 |
| 14. Cintas (estimate) | $168.2 | 3.0% | 97 |
| 15. InnerWorkings (estimate) | $147.0 | 0% | 83 |
| 16. Jack Nadel International | $119.0 | 0.3% | 98 |
| 17. Kaeser & Blair | $114.3 | 4.0% | 126 |
| 18. Safeguard/Deluxe (estimate) | $110.0 | 27.9% | 105 |
| 19. Fully Promoted | $101.3 | 6.4% | 112 |
| 20. A Brand Company | $89.5 | -0.4% | 84 |
| 21. G&G Outfitters | $89.3 | 20.2% | 106 |
| 22. Boundless | $84.3 | 2.8% | 85 |
| 23. Myron (estimate) | $82.6 | 3.0% | 103 |
| 24. Positive Promotions | $82.4 | 4.3% | 109 |
| 25. BAMKO | $79.9 | 89.8% | 97 |
| 26. MTM Recognition (estimate) | $79.8 | 2.8% | 108 |
| 27. The Vernon Company | $77.7 | 8.0% | 119 |
| 28. Sunrise Identity | $74.3 | 32.0% | 109 |
| 29. Summit Group | $66.3 | -8.6% | 115 |
| 30. Brown & Bigelow (estimate) | $57.0 | -1.7% | 119 |
| 31. BrandVia Alliance | $55.0 | 28.8% | 118 |
| 32. ePromos Promotional Products | $53.0 | 10.0% | 113 |
| 33. Genumark | $52.5 | 17.4% | 98 |
| 34. Axis Promotions | $50.5 | 1.0% | 106 |
| 35. Artcraft Promotional Concepts | $50.0 | -5.7% | 118 |
| 36. Zorch | $48.4 | 12.8% | 89 |
| 37. Overture Promotions | $47.5 | 10.5% | 114 |
| 38. PromoShop | $45.8 | 11.0% | 101 |
| 39. Corporate Imaging Concepts | $44.0 | 18.9% | 97 |
| 40. Quality Logo Products | $42.6 | 9.5% | 126 |
*all sales in millions
*CreditConnect scores are based on a scale of 0 to 150. Generally, a score above 80 indicates that a distributor has a low chance of a late or no payment.