How to Onboard Remote Workers
Use these sound strategies to ace remote onboarding of new hires who’ll be working from...
Gemline Partners With Gardening Brand Modern Sprout
The Top 40 supplier is bringing Modern Sprout gardening products into its growing promo...
7 Tips for Networking Virtually
Use these strategies from networking experts to gain valuable connections in the age of...
HPG Launches New Food Gift Brand
Batch & Bodega combines snacks from small-batch brands with HPG hard goods to create at...
Swag Still Features in Democratic Convention
Despite COVID-19 forcing a scaled-down convention with far less attendees than normal, ...
Best Supplier Self-Promotion: Maple Ridge Farms
The creative supplier’s ingenious March Madness promotion was fouled hard by the tourna...
FTC Sues Promo Firm, Alleges PPE-Related Violations
Zaappaaz Inc. and its founder Azim Makanojiya previously pled guilty to price fixing in...
Seattle Kraken Break NHL Merch Sales Record
Fans of the National Hockey League’s newest expansion team can’t get enough of the club...
Gemline Now Selling Red Cross Brand Products
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of every American Red Cross product goes to sup...
Manufacturing Expands, But Job Losses Continue
The U.S. manufacturing sector grew for a third straight month.
Top CEOs Urge Congress to Help Small Biz More
The leading executives say that many U.S. small businesses will close because of the ec...
COVID Impacts Promo’s Back-to-School Sales
Still, distributors are hustling to make the best of a tough environment through person...
Public Promo Firms’ Q2 Earnings Results Vary Greatly
HanesBrands and BAMKO beat the odds and had strong quarters; Cimpress and Gildan strugg...
COVID-Themed Wedding Merch Abounds
The branded swag serves as everything from gifts to wedding attendees to laments on nup...
How to Increase Q4 Sales
Cultivating a positive mindset during these trying times will help you find opportuniti...
BAMKO’s Sales Rise 217% in Q2
PPE business fueled the surge. The Top 40 distributor’s sales of traditional promotiona...
Person of the Year 2020: Jo-an Lantz, Geiger
Her ascension last year to Geiger’s CEO chair confirmed what everybody already knew: Jo...
Los Angeles Apparel Reopens After COVID Outbreak
Health authorities had ordered the apparel supplier closed following a reported COVID-1...
BDA’s Deutsch Part of Seattle Kraken Launch
The CEO of Top 40 promo firm BDA is a co-owner in the new just-named NHL franchise, whi...
SOI 2020: Top 40 Outlook
Sales are down overall, but the industry’s largest firms are finding ways to adapt.
SOI 2020: Shifting the Supply Chain
The traditional industry sourcing model has weathered disruption before. Will this time...
SOI 2020: Staffing Shakeup in Distributor Workforces
Thinned-out ranks and empty offices are here for the foreseeable future – and possibly ...
SOI 2020: Consolidation in the Cards
The reality of prolonged shutdowns: Many firms may not be able to recover, prompting a ...
Technology Executive of the Year 2020: Sai Koppaka, BEL USA
Sai Koppaka's grandmother raised him. She was smart and tough, and always encouraged...
Hanes Now Offers Masks to Promo Market
Four styles are featured in the collection.