July 07, 2016
Top 40 Distributors 2016
Counselor’s exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the ad specialty market.
Click on the company links below to find facts and figures on each Top 40 company, as well as reasons for why they hold their current positions on the list. There is also a five-year revenue change number that tracks each Top 40 company’s success in the industry back to 2011.
| ASI Number | 2016 Rank | Distributors | 2015 SALES (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120601 | 1 | Staples Promotional Products | $554.1 |
| 197045 | 2 | 4imprint | $479.2 |
| 300094 | 3 | Proforma | $399.6 |
| 137616 | 4 | BDA | $275.0 |
| 356000 | 5 | HALO Branded Solutions | $249.6 |
| 215310 | 6 | Group II Communications/IMS | $245.3 |
| 202900 | 7 | Geiger | $174.7 |
| 109480 | 8 | AIA Corporation | $165.6 |
| 162167 | 9 | Cintas | $158.5 |
| 281040 | 10 | National Pen Corp. | $150.0 |
| 168860 | 11 | InnerWorkings | $147.0 |
| 232119 | 12 | iPROMOTEu | $139.0 |
| 120075 | 13 | American Solutions For Business | $133.3 |
| 333647 | 14 | Taylor Communications | $116.5 |
| 279600 | 15 | Jack Nadel International | $107.8 |
| 121500/342382 | 16 | Amsterdam Printing | $107.0 |
| 238600 | 17 | Kaeser & Blair | $103.7 |
| 384000 | 18 | EmbroidMe | $90.3 |
| 141974/212829/145252 | 19 | A Brand Company | $89.4 |
| 158990 | 20 | Tic Toc | $81.8 |
| 339116 | 21 | Summit Group | $80.0 |
| 297370 | 22 | Positive Promotions | $78.5 |
| 278980 | 23 | Myron | $77.9 |
| 270880 | 24 | MTM Recognition/Mid West Trophy | $75.4 |
| 199904 | 25 | G & G Outfitters | $72.5 |
| 351700 | 26 | The Vernon Co. | $70.1 |
| 143717 | 27 | Boundless | $69.2 |
| 316203 | 28 | Safeguard Business Systems | $66.0 |
| 148500 | 29 | Brown & Bigelow | $60.5 |
| 125050 | 30 | Artcraft Promotional Concepts | $51.0 |
| 188515 | 31 | ePromos Promotional Products | $49.6 |
| 128263 | 32 | Axis Promotions | $48.3 |
| 341609 | 33 | Tangerine Promotions | $48.0 |
| 155807 | 34 | CSE | $44.6 |
| 339206 | 35 | Sunrise Identity | $42.9 |
| 185782 | 36 | eCompanyStore | $42.5 |
| 145037 | 37 | Brandvia Alliance Inc | $42.4 |
| 288473 | 38 | Overture Premiums & Promotions | $42.2 |
| 309630 | 39 | Robertson Marketing Group | $41.5 |
| 300446 | 40 | Promo Shop | $41.3 |