PPAI-ITR Economics Macro Report | August 2024

Find more on this week’s stories: Did you know that commonsku was created by distributors? commonsku was built by two people who truly understand the promotional products industry and needed a workflow solution that streamlined the entire branded merch workflow, connecting sales, production and finance in one promo software. Now, with over 5,900 promotional product […]

If the branded merchandise world was hoping that the Strait of Hormuz blockage is unlikely to affect the industry, that unfortunately may have been wishful thinking. Merch firms have weathered external global factors for well over a year. Just as global tariffs were deemed unlawful by SCOTUS – signaling the potentially drawn-out process of undoing […]

One of the priority lanes of PPAI’s 2026–2030 Strategic Plan is International Partnerships and Advocacy, which emphasizes the Association’s intent to expand its global voice, develop international alliances and support a more connected worldwide branded merchandise community. The tentpole event of PPAI’s global presence is the International Leadership Summit, hosted in conjunction with the European […]