iCandee Marketing

What iCandee Marketing does

iCandee Marketing is a privately held custom promotional products and screen-printing company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional production facilities in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The company provides in-house decoration services across screen printing, embroidery, pad printing, digital transfer, Direct to Garment (DTG), full-color process printing, and laser engraving, applied to apparel, drinkware, bags, writing instruments, signage, and accessories from brands such as Carhartt, Bella+Canvas, Gildan, and OGIO.

The company serves a horizontal customer base of businesses, nonprofits, schools, sports teams, and event organizers, with named clients including Walgreens, Lambda Legal, and Stonewall Kickball. It is certified by the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) as an LGBTQ+ Business Enterprise, a positioning used to win diversity-sourced promotional product contracts.

Revenue is generated through one-time, quote-based custom orders with minimum order quantities as low as 12 units, volume-tier discounts, and print/pack/drop-ship fulfillment executed from three facilities via UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL. Distribution is direct through the company's own e-commerce storefront and quote-request workflow, and there is no disclosed recurring revenue, subscription, or software component to the model. The company employs 11-50 people and has no disclosed funding, institutional investors, acquisitions, or M&A activity in the source data.

Name

iCandee Marketing

Legal name

iCandee Marketing

Website

https://icandeemarketing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iCandee Marketing is a privately held custom promotional products and screen-printing company operating production facilities in Chicago, New Orleans, and Sheboygan, serving businesses, nonprofits, schools, and event organizers with decorated apparel, drinkware, bags, and signage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Promotional Products and Printing Services

NAICS

Printing (32311), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate, Promotional & Custom Print Products Distribution (CRAOALAM)

Keywords

• Custom promotional products
• Screen printing services
• Custom apparel decoration
• Embroidery services
• Branded merchandise printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Promotional Products: One-time sale of customized promotional products including apparel, drinkware, bags, pens, signage, and accessories. Products are embellished with customer branding through various decoration methods.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

iCandee Marketing is a custom promotional products and printing company that decorates and supplies branded merchandise for businesses, organizations, and events. The company runs in-house screen printing, embroidery, digital transfer, laser engraving, pad printing, and Direct-to-Garment (DTG) operations to customize apparel, drinkware, bags, writing instruments, lanyards, signage, and accessories sourced from brands such as Carhartt, Bella+Canvas, Gildan, and OGIO. It also offers integrated print, pack, and drop-ship fulfillment from multiple U.S. facilities (Chicago, New Orleans, Sheboygan) via UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL.

Product overview

iCandee Marketing is a promotional products and custom printing company offering a comprehensive suite of branding services. The company provides screen printing, embroidery, digital transfer printing, laser engraving, pad printing, and Direct to Garment (DTG) printing for custom apparel and promotional items. Their product portfolio includes t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, tank tops, and polo shirts from brands like Bella+Canvas, Gildan, Carhartt, District, and Port Authority; custom drinkware including water bottles and tumblers; tote bags and backpacks; writing instruments and stationery; signage and banners; and custom accessories. Services include printing, decoration, and fulfillment with shipping capabilities via UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL. The company operates facilities in Chicago, New Orleans, and serves the South and Midwest regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom T-Shirts and Apparel

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 75% of people remember the company behind a promotional item

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• UPSminorOthersShipping and logistics partner for domestic and international order fulfillment
• FedExminorOthersShipping and logistics partner for domestic and international order fulfillment
• USPSminorOthersShipping and logistics partner for domestic order fulfillment
• DHLminorOthersInternational shipping partner for global order fulfillment

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HALO Branded Solutions: Large national promotional products and branded merchandise agency serving enterprise clients; overlaps in promotional products but at greater scale than iCandee.
• Vistaprint: Broad online provider of custom printed marketing materials, apparel, and promotional products for small businesses, overlapping with iCandee's custom print and merch lines.
• Staples Promotional Products: Enterprise-focused branded merchandise and company-store provider; competes for the corporate promotional-products spend iCandee also pursues.

Direct peers

• Custom Ink: Custom apparel and promotional merchandise company using screen printing, embroidery, and DTG for groups, businesses, and events; directly overlaps with iCandee's core custom-decoration offering.
• 4imprint: Large promotional products distributor selling branded apparel, drinkware, bags, and swag to businesses and organizations, the same buyer base and product mix iCandee targets.
• RushOrderTees: Custom t-shirt and apparel printer offering screen printing, embroidery, and DTG with quantity tiers, mirroring iCandee's decoration services and SMB/event customers.
• Real Thread: Custom screen-printing and branded apparel company serving brands and organizations, closely comparable to iCandee's apparel decoration business.
• Broken Arrow Wear: Custom apparel decorator offering screen printing and embroidery for teams, schools, and businesses, matching iCandee's core segments and techniques.
• UberPrints: Online custom apparel and promotional printer for teams, events, and organizations, overlapping with iCandee's product catalog and decoration methods.

Emerging players

• Printful: Print-on-demand and dropship provider offering DTG, embroidery, and branded merch with fulfillment; overlaps with iCandee's decoration and print-pack-ship services via a tech-enabled model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iCandeeApparel

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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