Toronto, ON, Canada (September 22, 2022) – Genumark, Canada’s largest distributor of corporate branded merchandise, took home top honours in their category at the 2022 Promotional Products Professionals of Canada (PPPC) Image Awards last week.
Named as both the Large Enterprise Distributor of the Year and the National Distributor of the Year, the Genumark team was recognized for their unwavering commitment to their clients in a year of recovery for the branded merchandise industry.
“Our team has proven time and time again that they are up to any challenge,” said Mitch Freed, CEO of Genumark. “To know that our work is recognized by our peers, and specifically by our supplier partners, means the world to all of us.”
Since 1979, PPPC has sought to recognize the best of the best in promotional products and promotions, with their annual awards ceremony. Since its inauguration, thousands of trophies have been awarded to hundreds of deserving members that have participated in the competition.
In addition to the aforementioned awards, Genumark was also recognized for its exceptional creative work. The Marketing team took home awards for Best Not-For-Profit Project, Best Professional Consumer Project, Best Virtual Catalogue, and Best Distributor Self-Promotion.
Looking forward, the Genumark team aims to continue innovating and bringing sustainability to the forefront of the conversation in the promotional products industry. “Each year, we are producing more and more sustainable products and service solutions for our clients,” says Freed. “We have a responsibility to prove that we are evolving and providing the products that promote conscious consumerism.”
About Genumark
Genumark is an award-winning promotional products and corporate apparel distributor and has been named Canada’s National Distributor of the Year on numerous occasions including 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The company is headquartered in Toronto with satellite offices and showrooms in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Halifax.
Genumark provides a full suite of merchandising solutions, including E-commerce web stores, international fulfillment, sports and licensing marketing, and corporate uniform programs. Genumark has attained platinum level as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. Mark Freed, Genumark’s Executive Chairman, is named perennially to ASI’s Power 50 list of the top influencers in the North American Promo Industry. He received the Bess Cohn Humanitarian Award from ASI in 2010 and the PPPC Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2012. In 2022, Mitch Freed was named as the new CEO of Genumark after serving as the company’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Strategy since 2018.
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