Top 40 distributor Fully Promoted (asi/38400) made it onto Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 list this year, the 22^nd time the promotional products company has landed on the list.

Florida-headquartered Fully Promoted was one of several branded merch franchises to crack the business magazine’s annual list this year. Signarama, the sign and graphics brand also under the United Franchise Group (UFG) umbrella with Fully Promoted, is on the list, as it has been for the last 25 consecutive years.

Ray Titus, founder and CEO of United Franchise Group, and Andrew Titus, president of Fully Promoted (asi/38400)

“Once again, we are proud to announce our brands’ achievement of this prestigious recognition,” said Ray Titus, founder and CEO of UFG and a member of Counselor’s Power 50 list along with his son Andrew Titus, president of Fully Promoted. “Seeing them recognized year after year is continued validation of the work we do to support our brands in providing excellent service to our customers. It’s an inspiring way to start the new year and gives us the momentum to continue driving toward success.”

The Entrepreneur Franchise 500 has been around for 45 years and is considered a sought-after honor in the franchise industry, as well as a valuable resource for potential franchisees.

“Every brand on the Franchise 500 has its own unique story, but they all collectively make the same statement: Franchising is strong and resilient, is full of innovation and opportunity and provides a powerful entrepreneurial path for many people,” said Jason Feifner, editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur. “Our 45^th annual ranking is full of companies with fresh ideas, exciting business models, cultural sway and the kind of businesses sophistication that will define the next 45 years and beyond.”

Entrepreneur’s editorial team determines the rankings each year by researching and assessing factors that includes companies’ costs and fees, size and growth, support, brand strength, and financial strength and stability. Each franchise is then given a cumulative score based on an analysis of more than 150 data points, and the 500 franchisees with the highest cumulative scores become the Franchise 500 in ranked order.

Promo Companies on This Year’s Franchise 500

• 73: FastSigns (asi/395000), part of Propelled Brands and based in Texas. It has more than 700 locations in 10 countries.
• 99: Minuteman Press (asi/377000), based in Farmingdale, NY. It has nearly 1,000 locations.
• 156: Signarama, a sign and graphics brand based in Florida. It has more than 660 locations.
• 247: Allegra Marketing (asi/372000), a distributor franchise headquartered in Plymouth, MI. It has more than 230 locations.
• 400: Sir Speedy, a print, signs and promo franchise headquartered in Mission Viejo, CA. It has more than 130 locations.
• 413: Fully Promoted, the Top 40 apparel decorator and distributor franchise. It has more than 260 locations.
• 480: AlphaGraphics (asi/373000), a business-to-business print and marketing franchise headquartered in Lakewood, CO. It has more than 250 locations.