3D Promotions

What 3D Promotions does

3D Promotions is a privately held, founder-operated garment decorating company founded in 2000 by Jim and Cris Dilworth in the NW Valley of the Phoenix, Arizona market. The company provides custom decoration services — primarily screen printing and embroidery, with supplementary Direct-to-Garment (DTG) digital printing — across a product portfolio that includes t-shirts, sweatshirts, polos, hats, sports duffle bags, medical scrubs, and graduation stoles. Its core customers are local SMBs, teams and clubs, schools, and medical offices in the Phoenix metropolitan area; the company explicitly targets being the premier garment decorator in its regional submarket.

The business operates on a quote-based sales model supplemented by direct e-commerce channels. Customers can request quotes via phone (623-572-7220) or email, design apparel themselves through an Online Design Studio, or access the company's products via external catalog partnerships (CompanyCasuals, Sportswear Collection, ZoomCatalog). The Custom Team Website platform is a differentiated offering that creates branded storefronts for organizations, automating order collection, payment, and gang production runs to lower per-unit costs. Pricing is volume-tiered with production breaks at 12, 36, 72, 144, 288, and 432 units for screen printing; embroidery carries a one-time digitizing setup fee.

Operationally, 3D Promotions is a micro-business with 1-10 employees, bootstrapped since inception with no external funding. The competitive positioning rests on 20+ years of founder experience, regional reputation for on-time delivery (10-12 business day standard turnaround), and the Custom Team Website platform that addresses the inventory and coordination pain points of small-group apparel buyers. There are no disclosed AI, API, or technology-platform ambitions; the technology stack is limited to standard decoration equipment plus basic e-commerce and web tools. Geographic reach is explicitly bounded to the Phoenix NW Valley, and there are no signals of expansion or M&A activity.

Name

3D Promotions

Legal name

3D Promotions

Website

https://3dpromotions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

3D Promotions is a privately held garment decorator founded in 2000 in the NW Valley of Phoenix, offering custom screen printing, embroidery, and DTG printing on apparel for SMBs, teams, schools, and medical offices in the Phoenix market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Apparel Decoration Services

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Sportswear Customization & Printing Retail (CRAMACAK)

Keywords

• Custom screen printing
• Embroidered apparel
• Garment decoration services
• Custom promotional apparel
• Team apparel stores

Headquarters

HQ city

Azusa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Screen Printed Apparel Sales: The primary revenue stream is the sale of custom screen printed t-shirts, sweatshirts, and bags. Screen printing is an economical method for larger orders (over 24 items) due to production price breaks. Revenue is one-time per transaction with volume-based pricing tiers.
2. Embroidered Apparel Sales: Revenue from embroidered polo shirts, jackets, hats, bags, and warm-up suits. Requires an initial digitizing setup fee to translate graphic images into embroidery machine instructions. Higher perceived value item, moderate order quantities.
3. Direct-to-Garment (DTG) Printing: Revenue from DTG printing services which are economical for smaller quantities and full-color images. This is a separate pricing stream from screen printing and embroidery, targeting smaller orders.
4. Custom Team Website Subscription: 3D Promotions creates exclusive branded e-commerce websites for teams, clubs, and organizations. These websites enable group apparel orders and generate revenue per transaction through the platform. No upfront inventory costs for the organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

3D Promotions is a custom garment decoration company that produces screen printed apparel (t-shirts, sweatshirts, bags) using silk screening technology and custom embroidered apparel (polos, jackets, hats, bags, warm-up suits) using computerized embroidery machines. The company also offers Direct-to-Garment (DTG) digital printing for smaller runs and full-color images. It operates an e-commerce storefront (store.3dpromotions.com), an online Design Studio for self-serve customer designs, and a Custom Team Website platform that gives teams, clubs, and organizations dedicated branded e-commerce storefronts with gang production-run pricing.

Product overview

3D Promotions is a custom garment decorating company offering screen printing and embroidery services. The product portfolio consists of core decoration services including Screen Printed T-Shirts, Screen Printed Sweatshirts, Embroidered Polos, Embroidered Hats, Sports Duffle Bags, Medical Office Scrubs, and Graduation Stoles. These products are complemented by value-added services: Custom Team Website (an online store creation service for team orders with gang production runs), Design Studio (for customer self-service t-shirt design), and On-Line Catalogs (access to external apparel catalogs). The company also offers Direct-to-Garment printing as an alternative imprinting method for smaller quantities and full-color images.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Screen Printed T-Shirts Custom screen printed t-shirts decorated by silk screening where ink is squeegeed through a screen onto garments. Economical for orders over 24 items with production price breaks at quantity thresholds of 12, 36, 72, 144, 288, and 432 units. Available in V-necks, tanks, 100% cotton, blended, and dri-wicking styles; adult, youth, and ladies cuts; multiple shirt colors. Sold to teams, clubs, SMBs, schools, and individuals.
• Screen Printed Sweatshirts Custom screen printed sweatshirts with vibrant ink sitting on top of fabric. Available in adult, youth, and ladies cuts. Produced by 3D Promotions using the same silk screening technology as screen printed t-shirts.
• Embroidered Polos Custom embroidered polo shirts decorated by computerized embroidery machines that stitch logos onto garments. Requires an initial one-time digitizing setup fee to translate graphic images into embroidery machine instructions. Available in youth, adult, and ladies styles with companion styles (matching adult and ladies cuts) available for team orders.
• Embroidered Hats Custom embroidered hats including team hats, beanies, flexfit, snapback, and flat billed hats, decorated via computerized embroidery. Requires an initial one-time digitizing setup fee to translate graphic images into embroidery machine instructions.
• Sports Duffle Bags Custom decorated sports duffle bags available for screen printing or embroidery by 3D Promotions. Sold to teams, clubs, organizations, and SMBs as a companion product to apparel orders.
• Medical Office Scrubs Custom decorated medical office scrubs for healthcare professionals. Sold to medical offices, clinics, and small healthcare practices seeking consistent branded clinical apparel for staff.
• Graduation Stoles Custom graduation stoles decorated by 3D Promotions for sale to schools, educational institutions, and student organizations.
• Custom Team Website Platform A dedicated branded e-commerce storefront service created by 3D Promotions for teams, clubs, and organizations. The platform features an order period system that gangs production runs for the lowest garment pricing, handles all order details, collects payments, and delivers orders separately bagged to the organization for easy distribution. Eliminates upfront inventory costs and administrative overhead for the organization.
• Direct-to-Garment (DTG) Printing Direct-to-Garment digital printing service where images are printed directly onto garments from a computer with no screen setups required; ink dyes the fabric. Economical for smaller quantities and full-color images including photographs. Common items include t-shirts, hats, tote bags and leather items. Sold as a separate pricing stream from screen printing and embroidery.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10–12 business day standard turnaround for screen printing and embroidery orders
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Pro 5 DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro 5 Design is listed as a vendor partner on the 3D Promotions Vendor Partners page. They likely provide design services, artwork preparation, or related creative services that support 3D Promotions' garment decoration operations.
• Desert Sun EmbroideryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesert Sun Embroidery is listed as a vendor partner on the 3D Promotions Vendor Partners page. They likely provide embroidery services or supplies that complement 3D Promotions' embroidery decoration capabilities.
• StouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStouse (stouse.com) is listed as a vendor partner. Stouse is a promotional products supplier that likely provides blank garments, promotional items, or decoration supplies to 3D Promotions.
• Continental BagsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinental Bags (cmbags.com) is listed as a vendor partner. They likely supply bags and carrying accessories (e.g., duffle bags, tote bags) that 3D Promotions decorates and resells.
• CompanyCasuals.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCompanyCasuals.com hosts 3D Promotions' Apparel Catalog No.1 and No.2. It is an external apparel catalog platform through which 3D Promotions' products are discoverable and orderable.
• Sportswear CollectionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSportswear Collection hosts Apparel Catalog No.2 and the Hats for Embroidery Catalog for 3D Promotions. It serves as an additional external catalog channel making 3D Promotions products discoverable to customers.
• ZoomCatalogminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZoomCatalog hosts the Sportswear Catalog No.1 for 3D Promotions. It is an online catalog platform enabling product discovery and ordering for customers browsing decorated sportswear.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• RushOrderTees: RushOrderTees specializes in custom screen-printed and embroidered apparel for groups, teams, and businesses with fast turnaround—closely matching 3D Promotions' service offering, customer base, and quote-plus-online ordering motion.
• Broken Arrow Wear: Broken Arrow Wear provides custom screen printing, embroidery, and team apparel packages to schools, teams, and organizations—mirroring 3D Promotions' core services and team/group customer focus with similar sportswear and spirit wear offerings.
• Underground Printing: Underground Printing is a multi-location custom apparel decorator offering screen printing and embroidery to teams, schools, and businesses—comparable to 3D Promotions in services and customer mix, but with broader geographic coverage.
• CustomInk: CustomInk is a leading online custom apparel company offering screen printing and embroidery on t-shirts, polos, sweatshirts, and team gear—directly overlapping 3D Promotions' core product, customer segments (teams, businesses, schools), and online self-serve ordering model, but at much larger national scale.
• BlueCotton: BlueCotton is an online-focused custom t-shirt and apparel printer serving groups, teams, and businesses—directly comparable to 3D Promotions in product scope, target customers, and e-commerce-led ordering flow.

Broad incumbents

• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Cimpress, parent of Vistaprint, is a large-scale mass-customization platform spanning print, signage, apparel, and promotional products—comparable to 3D Promotions in custom apparel printing but operating at vastly greater scale and product breadth.

Emerging players

• Printful: Printful is a print-on-demand and custom apparel platform serving creators, small businesses, and brands—overlapping with 3D Promotions in custom-printed apparel but with a fulfillment/white-label model rather than local decorator relationships.
• Spreadshirt: Spreadshirt operates a custom apparel marketplace and platform enabling individuals and organizations to design and sell decorated apparel—comparable in custom apparel output but competing via an online marketplace model rather than local production.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/3dpromotions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3d-promotions-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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