July 12, 2017
Top 40 Distributors 2017
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 2012.
| ASI Number | 2017 Rank | Distributors | 2016 Sales (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120601 | 1 | Staples Promotional Products | $592.9 (E) |
| 197045 | 2 | 4Imprint | $540.6 |
| 300094 | 3 | Proforma | $368.9 |
| 137616 | 4 | BDA | $284.0 |
| 356000 | 5 | Halo Branded Solutions | $282.3 |
| 333647/121500 | 6 | Taylor Communications | $226.5 |
| 215310 | 7 | Group II Communications | $226.4 |
| 162149 | 8 | Cimpress | $225.0 (E) |
| 181120 | 9 | Discountmugs.com | $198.0 |
| 202900 | 10 | Geiger | $180.1 |
| 162167 | 11 | Cintas | $163.3 (E) |
| 109480 | 12 | AIA Corporation | $161.5 |
| 232119 | 13 | iPROMOTEu | $158.0 |
| 120075 | 14 | American Solutions for Business | $153.3 |
| 168860 | 15 | Innerworkings | $147.0 (E) |
| 279600 | 16 | Jack Nadel International | $118.6 |
| 238600 | 17 | Kaeser & Blair | $109.9 |
| 384000 | 18 | Fully Promoted | $95.2 |
| 141964/145177/212829 | 19 | A Brand Co. | $89.9 |
| 316203 | 20 | Safeguard Business Systems | $86.0 (E) |
| 143717 | 21 | Boundless | $82.0 |
| 158990 | 22 | Tic Toc | $81.8 (E) |
| 278980 | 23 | Myron | $80.2 (E) |
| 297370 | 24 | Positive Promotions | $79.0 |
| 270880 | 25 | MTM Recognition/Midwest Trophy | $77.6 (E) |
| 199904 | 26 | G&G Outfitters | $74.3 |
| 339116 | 27 | Summit Group | $72.0 |
| 351700 | 28 | The Vernon Co. | $71.5 |
| 148500 | 29 | Brown & Bigelow | $58.0 |
| 339206 | 30 | Sunrise Identity | $56.3 |
| 155807 | 31 | CSE | $55.6 |
| 125050 | 32 | Artcraft Promotional Concepts | $53.0 |
| 128263 | 33 | Axis Promotions | $50.0 |
| 188515 | 34 | ePromos Promotional Products | $48.2 |
| 204588 | 35 | Genumark | $44.7 |
| 341609 | 36 | Tangerine Promotions | $44.1 |
| 300446 | 37 | Promoshop | $43.6 |
| 288473 | 38 | Overture Promotions | $43.0 |
| 366078 | 39 | Zorch | $42.9 |
| 145037 | 40 | Brandvia Alliance Inc. | $42.7 |
(E) = estimate