By now, we are all drinking the flavored Liquid Death around artificial intelligence.AI is changing the branded merch industry. We are experiencing faster search, smarter automation, better forecasting, instant artwork generation and streamlined...

Sara Salazar, founder and brand strategist at Las Vegas-based distributor BrandRave Marketing, and Kash Herbert, director of global product development and quality assurance at S&S, PPAI 100’s No. 2 supplier, were selected as this year’s recipie...

Kicking off The PPAI Expo 2026, PPAI President and CEO Drew Holmgreen, CAS, unveiled the organization’s 2026-2030 Strategic Plan, a five-year framework designed to sharpen the industry’s positioning, strengthen its sense of community and equip membe...

No matter how carefully you plan a project, complaints are bound to happen. Maybe an order arrives later than expected or a logo prints incorrectly. Sometimes, a customer may be disappointed with the final product, or the shipment misses an importan...

Summer has a way of making us reassess what we really need. Whether you're packing a suitcase for vacation or loading the car for a weekend away, there's always that moment where you look at everything laid out in front of you and think, Do I a...

Telling prospects you can deliver results is one thing. Showing them is another. You can highlight all the coolest merch to capture their attention, but then you need to show how that merch can solve a real business problem. Maybe it’s sharing case ...

On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced it will not support renewal of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, triggering a new round of trade negotiations and uncertainty for firms doing business across North America.This latest mov...

PPAI Research’s latest consumer study explores what makes branded merchandise worth keeping, using insights from more than 3,400 U.S. consumers.The findings show that usefulness, quality and relevance are the key factors that determine whether b...