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Promotional Source Acquires Island Marketing

Island Marketing’s founder and sales team will remain in their roles under the Promotional Source name.

Promotional Source (asi/301292) in Ontario has acquired fellow Ontario-based distributor Island Marketing (asi/232201). Financial details of the transaction were not released.

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“We’re enormously excited to welcome Island Marketing,” said the company. “Their many years in the promotional industry dovetails well with our organization, team, software processes and technology. Promotional Source’s capabilities will create amazing new options and services for Island Marketing’s reps and clients alike.”

Island Marketing will now operate under the Promotional Source name from Promotional Source’s locations in Barrie, Oakville and Toronto. Mark Schwekendiek, founder of Island Marketing, and the Island Marketing sales team will remain in their roles.

“We’ve always viewed ourselves as a service provider with customer satisfaction as our primary goal,” said Schwekendiek. “This partnership with Promotional Source allows us to keep pace in a rapidly changing industry and exceed our customer’s expectations with industry-leading service and capabilities.”

Promotional Source, a member of Facilisgroup, was named the 2023 Large Enterprise Distributor of the Year and National Distributor of the Year at Promotional Products Professionals of Canada’s National Convention last fall.

“With over 85 seasoned professionals across our offices, we strive to bring excellence and creative energy to our clients every day,” said Craig Kaplan, president of Promotional Source.