Submissions for the PPAI Pyramid Awards are officially open.
A badge of honor for PPAI member companies, the PPAI Pyramid Award has stood the test of time and continues to advance the awareness and prestige of the industry’s talented companies and individuals. First introduced in 1958, the PPAI Pyramid Award recognizes promotional products businesses and helps shine the spotlight on the collaborative business model unique to our industry.
To be eligible for the 2025 PPAI Pyramid Competition, all campaigns must have been developed and conducted between April 1, 2023, and April 1, 2024.
Click here to access competition information, category descriptions and entry forms. Interested applicants have until September 27 to submit.
A Pyramid Category For All PPAI Members
The deadline to submit your entries into the PPAI Pyramid Awards is September 27, with a $60 entry fee (per submission).
The Pyramid Competition is designed for PPAI members of all types and sizes to have an opportunity to be showcased for the individual touch they provide for their clients. The areas of competition for 2025 are as follows:
- Client Programs – Features 12 categories
The Client Programs category showcases the effective use of promotional products by distributor members in client programs and campaigns. With a focus on client objective, target audience, execution and results, categories in this area of competition demonstrate unparalleled consultative success. Client Programs are open to all PPAI member distributors and regional associations for entry.
- Marketing Programs – Features Six categories
The Marketing Programs category commends members for creative branding activities that deliver information about their own company’s identity, products or services to customers and prospects. This area of the competition is open to all PPAI members for submissions.
- Supplier Decorating – Featuring 12 categories
Supplier Decorating celebrates the outstanding craftmanship, successful delivery and creative services of promotional products suppliers. This category is open to PPAI member suppliers for submissions.
- Technology Programs – Featuring Three categories
The Technology Programs category recognizes members who develop creative and effective websites and mobile apps, demonstrating the effective use of images, content relevant to the intended audience, ease of use and creative delivery. This area of the competition is open to all PPAI members for submissions as indicated below.
Please direct any questions to awards@ppai.org.
Previous Winners
This year, 23 awards were given across 12 decoration categories to recognize 16 suppliers and distributors, often working in collaboration, with Pyramid Awards in Supplier Decorating for their expertise, creativity and client-focused solutions to campaign requests. These suppliers took a pitch and transformed it into something tangible that end users won’t quickly forget.
PPAI Pyramid Awards: Supplier Decorators Shine
The relationship between distributors and the suppliers they work with is fundamental to success in the promotional products industry. Some suppliers go the extra mile to make that relationship run smoother, respond more efficiently and be more fruitful for all involved. PPAI’s Supplier Stars award recognizes those suppliers who have gone above and beyond.
PPAI Pyramid Awards: The Supplier Stars Are Best In Class
Distributors in the promotional merchandise field help their customers meet their goals and achieve their dreams. The resourceful, creative programs and campaigns they produce are the right fit for clients’ and end users’ needs. Here, we take a closer look at 17 winning entries in this year’s competition for client programs, created between April 1, 2022, and April 1, 2023.
