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Magellan Promotions is proud to announce that we have been named to the PPAI 100 list for 2024. Extensively researched and objectively scored, PPAI 100 is the highest recognition Promotional Products Association International bestows on its members. The prestigious list ranks 100 exemplary distributors and 100 exemplary suppliers in the promotional products industry. The PPAI 100 ranking, and our place on it, is based on several factors. Revenue is a key facet of the scoring, but other aspects of organizational excellence are also considered, including business growth over time, corporate

Slate Silver Partnership We are thrilled to announce that Magellan Promotions is now a Slate Silver Partner! This move underlines our dedication to enhancing the world of higher ed through strategic branded merchandise solutions. This new partnership with Slate, the leading CRM in higher education, enables us to enhance admissions and advancement campaigns for our clients. By integrating branded merch seamlessly with Slate, we help deliver a physical and digital approach through automated comm flows.  “We are truly excited about this partnership, what this means to our collegiate clients and

We’re excited to share the latest chapter in our four-day workweek journey at Magellan Promotions. Following a successful pilot phase, which ended earlier this month, we’ve decided to extend this initiative, continuously monitoring key metrics to ensure its longevity.  This journey has been an enlightening process, not just in how to find efficiencies, but also in reinforcing our commitment to excellence and client satisfaction. Adopting a four-day workweek required us all to think differently about how we work, leading to more focused and efficient practices. We’ve refined our workflows (we

2024 Trends in the promo merch industry Along with Hannah Batts and Cassi Dreyer, I went to Vegas in January to attend the PPAI Expo. This is our industry’s largest trade show where our production partners showcase their products. After our reflection, we identified some interesting trends that our clients should be aware of. In addition, we reviewed some trends from previous years to see how those are evolving.    Handles on Drinkware – Overall the drinkware category in branded merch continues to explode. The options seem to multiply two-fold every

Epic Core Values Welcome to 2024! A new year always brings with it a sense of renewed purpose and opportunity. Having recently returned from our first-ever team retreat, we’re invigorated by shared visions and exciting plans, especially about how these developments will benefit you, our clients. This retreat was an essential step in aligning our actions with your needs, ensuring that our growth directly translates into delightful experiences and support for you. In the spirit of this new chapter, I’m eager to share our updated and modified Core Values. This

As we are putting a wrap on 2023 (how are we at the end of the year again so quickly!), we have been busy planning for 2024. One of my favorite people, Liz Gross (Founder & CEO, Campus Sonar), recently recommended the book The Business of Expertise by David C. Baker. We have been positioning Magellan as a business built on expertise for years as this is one of our E.P.I.C. core values (Expertise, Partnerships, Innovative, Creativity). As we move into 2024, we are going to continue to accelerate this