Headquartered in the Chicago area with 10 offices across the U.S. and Canada, IMS (PPAI 143612, D12) provides marketing solutions at every stage, from planning to the point of purchase in store and online, as well as support behind the scenes. The company’s proprietary MerchTech suite helps clients identify and measure engagement, performance and more, and the company won a 2023 Pyramid Award from PPAI for technology (ecommerce websites). Sustainability initiatives at IMS include recycling and waste reduction, efforts to eliminate plastic packaging and reducing carbon emissions through the use of electric vehicles. By performing a materials audit, IMS was able to reduce plastic use for one client by more than 25,000 pounds, as well as reducing overall costs.

Fully Promoted (PPAI 240143, D7) brought a big leadership change into 2023, announcing the promotion of Andrew Titus to president in December 2022. At the time, Titus said that his key area of focus would include driving franchise owner success and international expansion.

Based in West Palm Beach, Florida, Fully Promoted is part of United Franchise Group’s affiliated companies and brands. The distributor has approximately 300 locations across the globe, providing full-service branded products and marketing services. Under Titus, the company hopes to grow the brand to 500 locations.

Founded in 1929, during the heart of The Great Depression, Cintas (PPAI 303547, D12) is now a publicly traded company with more than one million customers in North America. Revenue and a strong online presence helped determine its placing in the PPAI 100, but the Ohio-based distributor made a concerted step forward in 2022 with its next ESG initiatives, setting the stage for even greater sustainability possibilities in the future.

In November of 2022, Cintas announced “A Shared Drive For Better”, its central brand for ESG programs within the company. Cintas President and CEO, Todd Schneider said at the time, “We believe our new ESG brand will help us bring attention to the heightening focus on sustainability.”