Awards

Top 40 Distributors 2023: No. 1 4imprint

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

Top 40 Suppliers 2023: No. 1 SanMar

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

Top 40 Distributors 2022: No. 1 HALO Branded Solutions

Counselor's exclusive ranking of the...

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Top 40 Suppliers 2022: No. 2 alphabroder

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Best Places to Work: #1 – Bright Ideas

Find out what makes this distributor a top...

No. 2: The Book Company, Best Places to Work

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Find out what makes this supplier a top promo industry workplace.

Launching a New Apparel Brand

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A Canadian veteran of the wholesale garment market recently helped a California supplie...

SOI 2021: Health & Safety Items Dominate Product List

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The mix of items sold in 2020 may prove to be a one-time curiosity.

SOI 2021: Promo Companies Expand Sourcing

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Yes, China still is dominant. But burned by recent events, companies are increasingly l...

SOI 2021: Staffing Challenges Persist

The pandemic forced promo companies to lay...

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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...

Technology Executive of the Year 2021: Mike Pfeiffer, American Solutions for Business

He's the mayor of a tiny lakeside city...

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Woman of Distinction 2021: Sandy Gonzalez, MadeToOrder

When Sandy Gonzalez became CEO of...

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International Persons of the Year 2021: Matt Franks & Miles Lovegrove, Fluid Branding

When Matt Franks, who had a background...

Person of the Year 2021: Jonathan Isaacson, Gemline

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COVID hurt the promo industry and stopped the world. Gemline’s Jonathan Isaacson refuse...

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 friendship...

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 Ohio...

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 his...

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...

Supplier Family Business of the Year 2021: Warwick Publishing Company

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Alex Paschal, the fifth generation of Paschals to work at Warwick Publishing Company...