HALO (PPAI 106462, Platinum) – the No. 2 distributor in the PPAI 100 – recognized its 2024 Supplier of the Year and Supplier Representative of the Year in conjunction with its Sales Achievement Gala during The PPAI Expo 2025.
The awards were based on results of company-wide voting, which included over 1,000 HALO account executives and support team members.
“Our preferred supplier program is an industry success story,” says HALO CEO Marc Simon. “We rely heavily on the partnership with this elite group to continue to grow our business and provide breakthrough results for our valued HALO clients.”
Marc Simon
CEO, HALO
And The Awards Go To…
SanMar, PPAI 100’s No. 1 supplier, was named the 2024 HALO Supplier of the Year.
“This is a tremendous honor for our team,” says Steve Cuthbert, chief revenue officer at SanMar. “We value the spirit of partnership with the HALO team that led to impressive growth last year and created positive momentum as we begin 2025.”
Steve Cuthbert
Chief Revenue Officer, SanMar
Sarah Smith, director of strategic accounts for Philadelphia-based supplier Pop! Promos, was recognized as the 2024 HALO Supplier Representative of the Year.
“We love working with the HALO team, and this award reflects our passion to find every way to help each account executive grow their sales overall, and with Pop! Promos,” Smith says.
Terry McGuire, senior vice president of supplier relations at HALO, says the firm’s sustained growth is a direct result of fostering the strongest possible relationships between its preferred suppliers and its sales team. “SanMar and Sarah are perfect examples of creating success through collaboration, ingenuity and communication,” McGuire says.
