| 2002
Top 40 Distributors - Overview |
| Rank |
Company |
2001
Sales
(Millions) |
2000
Sales (Millions) |
%
change from 2000 |
#
of Independent Sales Reps |
Employee
Sales Reps
|
Total
# of Offices |
#
of Offices Outside U.S. |
#
of Clients |
Market
Specialization |
Written
or Verbal Confirmation |
#
of Catalogs Mailed in 2001 |
Last
Position in Ranking |
Last
appearance in ranking |
Year
established |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full
Time |
Part
Time |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
American Identity |
$216 |
$247 |
-12.5 |
35 |
38 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
11,000 |
None |
W |
TK |
2 |
2001 |
1946 |
|
| 2 |
Halo Branded Solutions |
$193 |
$445* |
-56.6 |
240 |
50 |
0 |
18 |
11 |
15,000 |
Full-Service
Promotions |
V |
NA |
1 |
2001 |
1972 |
|
| 3 |
4imprint Inc.
Includes Adventures In Advertising Franchise Inc. |
$165.7 |
$148 |
+11.9 |
535** |
293 |
U |
9 |
7 |
150,000 |
None |
W |
7,500,000+ |
4 |
2001 |
1921 |
|
| 4 |
Corporate Express
Promotional Marketing |
$150 |
$182.6 |
-17.8 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Corporate
Catalogs |
W |
U |
3 |
2001 |
1960 |
|
| 5 |
Integrated Marketing
Systems DBA/Group II
Communications Inc. |
$148 |
$125 |
+18.4 |
0 |
U |
U |
6 |
1 |
30 |
Corporate |
V |
20 |
8 |
2001 |
1985 |
|
| 6 |
Myron Manufacturing Co.
(D)(M) |
$140(E) |
$134(E) |
+4.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
U |
None |
V |
U |
7 |
2001 |
1949 |
|
| 7 |
Geiger
(D) |
$124.8 |
$135.9 |
-8.2 |
450 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
U |
None |
W |
U |
6 |
2001 |
1878 |
|
| 8 |
Cyrk Inc. |
$118.7 |
$145 |
-18.1 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
5,000+ |
Global
1,000 |
W |
U |
5 |
2001 |
1999 |
|
| 9 |
Proforma Inc. (F) |
$118 |
$102 |
+15.6 |
600 |
0 |
0 |
600 |
0 |
55,000 |
None |
W |
NA |
10 |
2001 |
1978 |
|
| 10 |
Bensussen-Deutsch & Associates Inc. |
$114.8 |
$116 |
-1 |
0 |
85 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
700 |
None |
W |
NA |
9 |
2001 |
1984 |
|
| 11 |
Beanstalk Group Inc. |
$112 |
NA |
NA |
2 |
70 |
0 |
15 |
6 |
5,000 |
None |
W |
U |
NA |
NA |
1978 |
|
| 12 |
Midwest Trophy Manufacturing Co.
(D)
Includes former Jostens Inc. recognition division |
$90(E) |
$76(E)*** |
+18.4 |
55 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
U |
None |
V |
U |
15 |
2001 |
1971 |
|
| 13 |
Tic Toc
Includes Case-Dunlap Enterprises Inc., Imagination Co.,
Promark, Promotional Services Group Inc. |
$84 |
$82.4**** |
+1.9 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
V |
U |
13 |
2001 |
2001 |
|
| 14 |
Summit Marketing Group
Includes Barkley House, FM Marketing,
Gardner & Gelmacher, Harper & Co., Nevins Marketing Group, Phoenix Marketing Inc. |
$80 |
$96.1 |
-16.7 |
5 |
80 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
5,000+ |
None |
W |
NA |
11 |
2001 |
1996 |
|
| 15 |
Vernon Co. (D) |
$73.3 |
$78.3 |
-6.3 |
0 |
500 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
50,000 |
Business-to-Business |
W |
NA |
14 |
2001 |
1902 |
|
| 16 |
National Pen Corp.
(D) (M) |
$66 |
$65.6 |
+.6 |
0 |
55 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1,000,000+ |
None |
W |
U |
17 |
2001 |
1966 |
|
| 17 |
Brown & Bigelow Inc.
(D) |
$62.5(E) |
$75.4(E) |
-17.1 |
0 |
325 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
U |
None |
W |
U |
16 |
2001 |
1896 |
|
| 18 |
Newton Manufacturing Co. |
$62 |
$60 |
+3.3 |
800 |
75 |
25 |
3 |
0 |
85,000 |
None |
W |
100,000 |
20 |
2001 |
1909 |
|
| 19 |
Kaeser & Blair Inc. |
$61.8 |
$57 |
+8.4 |
3,500 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
U |
None |
W |
U |
21 |
2001 |
1894 |
|
| 20 |
Wood Associates Inc. |
$61 |
$86.7 |
-29.6 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
3,000 |
Fortune
1000 |
W |
NA |
12 |
2001 |
1985 |
|
| 21 |
Taylor Corp.
(M)
Includes Amsterdam Printing & Litho Corp., Taymark |
$58.2(E) |
$52.4(E) |
+11 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Direct
Mail |
V |
U |
22 |
2001 |
1975 |
|
| 22 |
JII Promotions Inc.
(D) |
$57 |
$62 |
-8 |
525 |
100 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
50,000+ |
None |
W |
U |
19 |
2001 |
1896 |
|
| 23 |
Jack Nadel Inc. |
$54.3 |
$65.5 |
-17 |
8 |
81 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
U |
Image-Building |
W |
NA |
18 |
2001 |
1953 |
|
| 24 |
American Business Forms Inc. |
$42 |
$39.3 |
+2.7 |
60 |
340 |
0 |
320 |
1 |
17,000 |
None |
W |
40,000 |
23 |
2001 |
1981 |
|
| 25 |
Artcraft & Foremost Inc. |
$39.8 |
$36.5 |
+9 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2,000 |
None |
W |
200,000 |
24 |
2001 |
1947 |
|
| 26 |
Renaissance Promotions |
$36.2 |
$34.8 |
+4 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
500+ |
None |
W |
NA |
25 |
2001 |
1975 |
|
| 27 |
Goldman Promotions |
$32.6 |
$32.5 |
+.3 |
20 |
55 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
3,500 |
None |
W |
NA |
27 |
2001 |
1960 |
|
| 28 |
Caliendo-Savio Enterprises |
$32.3 |
$31.9 |
+1.2 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
950 |
None |
W |
NA |
28 |
2001 |
1980 |
|
| 29 |
Atlas Pen &
Pencil Corp. (D)(M) |
$31 |
$30 |
+3.3 |
0 |
200 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
U |
None |
W |
U |
30 |
2001 |
1940 |
|
| 30 |
Helm Promotions Inc. |
$30.6 |
$29.4 |
+4 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
65 |
Corporate
Catalogs |
W |
U |
31 |
2001 |
1943 |
|
| 31 |
Gary Mandel
Promotional Concepts |
$30.1 |
$34.7 |
-13.2 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
U |
None |
V |
NA |
26 |
2001 |
1976 |
|
| 32 |
Executive Greetings Inc.
Includes Baldwin-Cooke Co., Curtis-Rand Industries |
$29 |
$30.1***** |
-3.6 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
None |
W |
U |
29 |
2001 |
1956 |
|
| 33 |
Merit Industries Inc. |
$28.8 |
$25.9 |
+11.1 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2,000+ |
None |
W |
50,000+ |
33 |
2001 |
1956 |
|
| 34 |
Imperial Marketing Inc. |
$27.1 |
$25.3 |
+7.1 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
500 |
Automotive |
W |
150,000 |
37 |
2001 |
1984 |
|
| 35 |
Konik & Co. |
$25 |
$25 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
U |
None |
W |
U |
38 |
2001 |
1991 |
|
| 36 |
SFI Corp. |
$22.9 |
$17.5 |
+30.8 |
0 |
350 |
0 |
60 |
1 |
17,000 |
None |
V |
7,000 |
NA |
NA |
1927 |
|
| 37 |
Barker Advertising
Specialty Co. |
$22.5 |
$22.1 |
+1.8 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1,500 |
None |
W |
NA |
NA |
NA |
1951 |
|
| 38 |
Spartan Promotional Group |
$22 |
$24.3 |
-9.4 |
80 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5,000 |
Corporate |
W |
NA |
40 |
2001 |
1966 |
|
| 39 |
Shumsky Enterprises |
$21.1 |
$25.8 |
-18.2 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3,193 |
None |
W |
3,000 |
34 |
2001 |
1953 |
|
| 40 |
Zouire
LLC. |
$20.9 |
NA |
NA |
18 |
8 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
600+ |
Marketing
Services |
V |
U |
NA |
NA |
1998 |
| |
(E) – Estimate
(D) – Direct House (F) – Franchise
(M) – Mail-Order NA – Not applicable
U – Unknown/Unavailable
* Figure includes present Beanstalk Group sales
** Includes AIA franchisees
*** Figure reflects sales of Jostens recognition division
only
**** Figure reflects sales of Case-Dunlap Enterprises only.
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