Brendan Menapace

Brendan Menapace

Brendan Menapace is the content director for Promo+Promo Marketing.

Pantone Announces 2024 Color of the Year: Peach Fuzz

Pantone has announced the 2024 color of the year: Peach Fuzz (Pantone 13-1023), a bright, warm shade that the Pantone Color Institute says "captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others." "In seeking a hue that echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection, we chose a color radiant with warmth and modern excellence," Leatrice…

2023 Top Distributors: Stats, Trends and Analysis

It's an easier time to be a distributor than it was in 2020 or 2021, but that doesn't mean it doesn't require hard work, tenacity, and creativity. Over the last few years, distributors have had to learn difficult lessons about how to not only allow their businesses to thrive, but in some cases just stay…

Jenna Quaranta to Join HPG in Senior Sales Role

HPG, Braintree, MA, announced that Jenna Quaranta will join the company as director of sales training and development starting Dec. 11, 2023. Quaranta has extensive experience, having previously spent more than nine years at alphabroder and two years at Knoss Apparel, and is a prominent thought-leader in the industry,…

The Domino's 'Plowing For Pizza' Campaign Is a Case Study in Big Ideas and Patience

In 2018, Domino's was paving over potholes to make sure pizzas got to customers safely. Now five years later, after a pandemic made us all even more likely to order something delivered to our door, Domino's is making sure a little weather doesn't stop—or even slow down—the delivery speed by rolling out its "Plowing for…

2023 Top Suppliers: How Hit Promotional Products Built On Its Past Success

As part of Print & Promo Marketing's 2023 Top Suppliers list, we asked some of the top-ranked suppliers about how they managed to continue their growth throughout the uncertainty that has still loomed over 2021 and 2022. Read on for our conversation with CJ Schmidt, CEO of Hit Promotional Products, the No. 2 supplier on…

2023 Top Suppliers: How SnugZ USA Stayed Ready for Anything

As part of Print & Promo Marketing's 2023 Top Suppliers list, we asked some of the top-ranked suppliers about how they managed to continue their growth throughout the uncertainty that has still loomed over 2021 and 2022. Read on for our conversation with Brandon Brown, vice president of marketing for Snugz USA, the No. 8…

2023 Top Suppliers: How Edwards Garment Found Success In a 'Normal Year'

As part of Print & Promo Marketing's 2023 Top Suppliers list, we asked some of the top-ranked suppliers about how they managed to continue their growth throughout the uncertainty that has still loomed over 2021 and 2022. Read on for our conversation with Bryan Kiel, director of marketing for Edwards Garment, the No. 2 supplier…

2023 Top Suppliers: How Ariel Premium Maintained Deep Stock to Stay Resilient

As part of Print & Promo Marketing's 2023 Top Suppliers list, we asked some of the top-ranked suppliers about how they managed to continue their growth throughout the uncertainty that has still loomed over 2021 and 2022. Read on for our conversation with  Yuhling Lu, co-CEO of Ariel Premium Supply, the No. 11 supplier on…

Oakland Sent Branded Boxes to MLB Owners In An Effort to Keep The A's

Welp, it's official. The Oakland A's are moving to Las Vegas, following their former neighbors, the Raiders, and the surprisingly successful Golden Knights hockey team. The Oakland faithful tried to hold onto their team, though, including the use of print and promotional products to try to sway MLB owners from allowing the relocation. The "Stay…

2023 Top Suppliers: An Analysis of Industry Success and Pain Points

Your guide to the industry's leading supplier categories — including our 2023 Supplier Excellence Awards The 2023 Top Suppliers list is a ranking of the print and promotional products industries' biggest supplier companies by 2022 sales volume as reported by the suppliers

Power House Power Meetings Park City: Like Networking Inside of a Snowglobe

Across three days at the stunning Waldorf Astoria in Park City, nestled at the feet of ski resorts and looking out over the Rockies, distributors and suppliers met in one-on-one environments to learn about each other, address pain points in their businesses, and find ways to work together for their end-buyer clients.