2025 U.S. Distributor Sales Volume

A crucial part of the annual Legislative Education and Action Day, better known as LEAD, is explaining who we are as the branded merchandise industry and conveying our economic impact. This year was no different, as LEAD attendees helped lawmakers understand that although most branded products are imported, the value is largely created in the U.S. […]

If you’re an entrepreneur, admitting you need help can feel a little like admitting defeat. You built the company. You landed the first clients. You figured out accounting through YouTube, designed your own website, learned just enough Excel to be dangerous and somehow became the IT department, the HR department and the janitorial staff. That’s entrepreneurship. […]

A misconception about sustainability and compliance is that successful companies have all the answers. They don’t. The companies making the most progress are often the ones asking the best questions – and knowing where to find trusted expertise when new challenges emerge. This matters now more than ever. Product safety requirements continue to evolve, especially […]

One of the more troubling issues with AI as a topic that it is predominately discussed in the future tense. How often do you hear about the ways AI might or might not transform an industry? Perhaps the branded merch industry for example. That sort of confident rhetoric can certainly be well-reasoned, but it ultimately […]