Awards

Power 50 2021: No. 27 Mark Freed, Genumark

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Welcome to the 2021 Power 50 list , which ranks the most influential people in the...

Power 50 2021: No. 28 Ryan Moor, Allmade Apparel

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Welcome to the 2021 Power 50 list , which ranks the most influential people in the...

Power 50 2021: No. 15 Dan Pantano, alphabroder

Welcome to the 2021 Power 50 list ,...

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Put Your Best Foot Forward With Custom Socks

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

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SOI 2021: Sales Strategies to Bring Customers Back

Buyers are opening their wallets again, an...

SOI 2021: Supply Chain Remains Source of Frustration

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A perfect storm of challenges is causing inventory shortages, price increases and lengt...

SOI 2021: PPE’s Future Up for Debate

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PPE’s stranglehold on the industry has loosened considerably. But are its days numbered?

SOI 2021: E-Commerce Pays Off Big

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The pandemic accelerated many companies’ digital plans. For them, there’s no going back.

SOI 2021: Distributors Feel Margin Squeeze

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

SOI 2021: Kitting Trend Is Here to Stay

As a way to keep people connected, engaged...

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SOI 2021: Promo Companies Expand Sourcing

Yes, China still is dominant. But burned b...

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SOI 2021: Staffing Challenges Persist

The pandemic forced promo companies to lay...

SOI 2021: Made in the USA Back on Decline

Demand in American-made products spiked at...

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SOI 2021: Healthy Gains for Healthcare Market

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

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SOI 2021: Health & Safety Items Dominate Product List

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

Top 40 Distributors 2021: No. 35 Drive Marketing

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Counselor's exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the promo...

Bess Cohn Humanitarian of the Year 2021: The Promotional Products Industry

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Phones went silent. Emails stopped coming. Offices lay empty and sales dried up. ...

Distributor Entrepreneurs of the Year 2021: Menda Wright and Ann Vidro, Creative Studio Promotions

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How it started: a cold call gone awry. How it's going: an unbreakable...

Distributor Family Business of the Year 2021: Bankers Advertising Company

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

Counselor Lifetime Achievement Award 2021: Steve Levschuk, Talbot Marketing

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

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

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