Industry Recognition

Benefit from being recognized as one of the industry’s top leaders through a series of prestigious awards that honor creativity, ingenuity and customer service. Sharing the spotlight with the industry’s best provides PPAI member companies with broad exposure and enhanced credibility.


PPAI Award Deadlines  
Awards Entry Site  
PPAI Distinguished Service Award   Recognizes current PPAI members who give their time and expertise through volunteer service and leadership to PPAI.
PPAI Hall of Fame   Recognizes industry individuals for outstanding contributions to the promotional products industry and their community.
PPAI Regional Volunteer of the Year   Recognizes that outstanding Regional Volunteer who has demonstrated a tireless level of volunteer leadership and immeasurable contributions to your Regional Association.
PPAI Pyramid Award   Competition that recognizes the outstanding use of promotional products by distributor members and nonmembers in business and institutional programs.
PPAI Suppliers Achievement Award   Competition that recognizes PPAI suppliers for craftsmanship, creativity and graphic arts.
PPAI Supplier Star Award   Member distributors vote for the suppliers who excelled in communication, customer service and quality.
PPAI Web Awards   Recognizes PPAI members who have developed creative and effective business internet websites for the promotional products industry.
IDEA Source   The IDEA Source contains a robust web bank of award-winning promotional products campaigns. IDEA Source is a fast, effective, easy-to-use resource for ideas on strategy, execution, products and resources. All 1,900 campaigns featured in IDEA Source are winners of the coveted Pyramid Competition, sponsored by PPAI. These campaigns reflect the creativity and quality of the industry’s top distributors.