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Best in Branding: Cheers to a Year of Fun & Festive Merch

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From classy convenience-store replicas to cutesy coffee merch, brands did not disappoin...

The 3 Types of Supplier Reps (and Why One Gets Nearly All Our Business)

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Reliability is the real currency when it comes to supplier-distributor relationships in...

Top 10 of 2025: Canadian Stories

Readers in the Great White North were hung...

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The 2026 Trade Show Planning Guide

Check out ASI Media’s 20th annual comprehe...

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5 Insights for Building Strong Supplier-Distributor Partnerships

Katie Kailik, national account manager at ...

Top 10 of 2025: Print & Promo Marketing

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The most-read stories from the converging worlds of print and promotional products.

Top 10 of 2025: Trends, Analysis & Commentary

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ASI Media’s readers were especially eager for data this year on everything from promo s...

4 Ways To Use Popular Trends as Inspiration for Promo Campaigns

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Distributor Lisa Fronek discussed her insights in a recent Quick Hit video on the ASI L...

Top 10 of 2025: ASI Media’s Podcasts

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This year we launched two additional podcasts and touched on everything from print on d...

A Glimpse at the Company Behind the Official America250 Web Store

Fabritech, a Michigan-based distributor an...

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Why People Are Still the Future of Promo: A Message From (the Real) Tim Andrews

AI is a game-changing innovation, but the ...

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3 Proven Ways To Build a Self-Promo Campaign

In a webinar on the ASI Learning Network, ...

4 Tips for Door-to-Door Cold Calling From a Gen Z Entrepreneur

Lea Gilbert, who launched direct-to-garmen...

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Expanding Promo Capabilities With Direct Mail

Direct mail is a natural extension of dist...

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Retail Market Shifts Its Promo Spend Among Layoffs, Struggles

As retailers try to maximize their spend a...

What We’re Thankful for in Promo

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Before heading off to our various Thanksgiving traditions, ASI Media’s editors took a m...

What Etsy’s ‘Gifts That Say I Get You’ Campaign Teaches About the Power of Personalization

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A new ad from Etsy lays out the ingredients for successful gift-giving this holiday sea...

Automate & Elevate Event Explores AI’s Role in Promo

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The virtual summit, hosted by Branded Merch Network on Nov. 13, featured leaders in the...

Best in Branding: The Brands That Won Halloween & Why It Matters

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This special edition of ASI Media’s Best in Branding series breaks down why Halloween h...

VIDEO: A Look at the Converging Worlds of Print & Promo

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Theresa Hegel, executive editor of special projects and sustainability, sat down with G...

Dialing Into Nostalgia: How Jackalope Kreative Turned Vintage Phones Into Branded Art

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The distributor worked with a small mom-and-pop company to breathe new life into unused...