It's time to elevate the merch industry. The 2026 PPAI 100 is officially set for a spring research and release timeline that will once again spotlight the market’s leading distributors and suppliers.First launched in 2023, PPAI 100 was creat...

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PPAI has received the commodity report from MGM confirming that The PPAI Expo 2026 diverted 90% of potential waste from landfills, officially making it a Zero Waste event.This is the second consecutive year that The PPAI Expo diverted at least...

When you reach a deal’s proposal stage, you’re on the right track. You’ve sourced the right products and built trust with the prospect. However, if you send over a clunky proposal document that’s confusing or buried in email threads, it doesn’t help...

Here’s a secret no one tells you when you set out to “change the industry” … the first year isn’t all that cool. It’s spreadsheets, second-guessing and wondering whether your enthusiasm for carbon accounting has made you less fun at parties.That...

Iowa City, Iowa-based supplier Tru Art Advertising Calendars (PPAI 113720, Silver) has announced the acquisition of M Line Calendars (PPAI 113682), a Coshocton, Ohio-based supplier whose history of producing advertising specialties dates to 1901....

Fridays often feel like a race against the clock. We can’t wait to get to the weekend, but that urge to check out early can leave the last day of the workweek surprisingly unproductive. Yet Fridays don’t have to be a free-for-all of distractions and...

Federal policy regarding artificial intelligence continues to accelerate, increasingly shaped through executive branch implementation, targeted congressional activity on specific issue areas and growing interaction with adjacent topics including dat...

Cimpress, parent company of National Pen (PPAI 107176, Platinum), has named Bryan Kranik the new CEO of PPAI 100’s No. 83 distributor.Kranik, who will retain his role as CEO of BuildASign, will be succeeding Peter Kelly, who spent nearly 20 year...