Pb Marketing Group Llc

What Pb Marketing Group Llc does

Pb Marketing Group LLC, doing business as Printing and Branding Solutions, is a privately held, minority-owned distributor of customized promotional products headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. The company operates a self-serve e-commerce storefront at printingandbranding.com that catalogs 4,600+ customizable SKUs across 25+ categories — including apparel, bags, writing instruments, drinkware, tech accessories, lanyards, key tags, golf accessories, glow/LED items, and house/home goods — supplemented by four printing service modules (dye-sublimation, silkscreen, full-color sublimation, and four-color process). The catalog is powered by the ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute) distribution platform rather than proprietary technology, and many items are sourced as USA-made. Sales are transactional with per-unit pricing and volume breaks (e.g., glow picks from $0.23, lanyards from $1.89, keychains from $0.78-$4.00).

The go-to-market is self-serve product-led growth (PLG): customers browse, filter, customize, and order directly through the website, with account creation for reordering and a newsletter funnel for engagement. Marketing channels include the storefront itself (bottom-of-funnel), email newsletter and event-planner resource guides (top-of-funnel), featured product videos and industry trend articles (mid-funnel). Distribution is direct e-commerce plus business-account sales, domestic-only, with no disclosed enterprise contract layer. Customer segmentation is vertical and event-based, organized around 16 use-case landing pages — trade shows, weddings, school fundraisers, state fairs, sports programs, charity runs, real estate, healthcare/wellness, employee recognition, and political campaigns — rather than by buyer size or industry.

The business model is one-time transactional promotional product sales with no disclosed subscription, recurring, or enterprise contract revenue. The company identifies as a fully owned minority business (no institutional investors, no PE backing, no parent entity), and operates with a stated 1-10 employee headcount consistent with an owner-operated small business. There are no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership team details, partnerships, patents, or regulatory actions in the source data.

Name

Pb Marketing Group Llc

Legal name

Printing and Branding Solutions

Website

https://printingandbranding.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pb Marketing Group LLC (d/b/a Printing and Branding Solutions) is a privately held, minority-owned West Palm Beach e-commerce distributor of customized promotional products — apparel, drinkware, tech gear, lanyards, and printing services — serving SMBs and consumers across 16 event verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Promotional Products and Custom Printing

NAICS

Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Retailers (4594), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231), Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers (459)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Branded Merchandise & Corporate Gifts (BPAFAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Promotional Products & Branded Merchandise Retail (CRALAJAM), Sportswear Customization & Printing Retail (CRAMACAK), Sports, Concert & Venue Gift Shops (CRALAJAH)

Keywords

• Promotional products
• Custom printing
• Branded merchandise
• Corporate gifts
• Event giveaways

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Promotional Products Sales: The company generates revenue through direct sales of customized promotional products including apparel, drinkware, writing instruments, bags, tech accessories, and event-related items. Customers purchase items with custom imprinting/branding for marketing purposes. Revenue is transactional with per-order pricing based on quantity and customization requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pb Marketing Group LLC operates Printing and Branding Solutions, an e-commerce platform selling customizable promotional products and branded merchandise across 25+ categories including apparel, bags, writing instruments, tech gear, drinkware, lanyards, key tags, glow products, golf accessories, and house & home items. The company also provides in-house custom printing services (dye-sublimation, silkscreen, and four-color process printing) for imprinting customer logos onto merchandise. Customers browse, customize, and order online for marketing campaigns, corporate events, trade shows, schools, sports programs, real estate, healthcare, nonprofits, political campaigns, and weddings.

Product overview

Printing and Branding Solutions is a fully owned minority company operating an e-commerce platform for promotional products and custom printing services. The core offering consists of a catalog of over 2,000 customizable promotional merchandise products organized across 25+ categories (apparel, bags, drinkware, tech gear, lanyards, key tags, golf accessories, awards, and more), supplemented by four distinct printing services: dye-sublimation, silkscreen, full-color sublimation, and four-color process printing. The platform is organized around 16 event-planning verticals — including trade shows, golf tournaments, charity runs, employee incentive programs, real estate programs, sports programs, school fundraisers, state fairs, and weddings — each providing tailored product recommendations. The company positions itself as a one-stop source for all marketing material needs, from business cards to billboard advertisements, emphasizing consistent branding across all materials. Products are predominantly made in the USA with many domestic production options available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Printing and Branding Solutions E-commerce Platform

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Branders: US promotional apparel and promotional products e-commerce retailer with significant overlap in apparel customization, polos, and branded merchandise. Comparable in self-serve model and SMB buyer focus, and a credible alternative for the apparel-heavy portions of Printing and Branding's catalog.
• Boundless Network: US promotional products and branded merchandise distributor focused on small and mid-sized business buyers via an e-commerce storefront. Directly comparable in technology stack (ASI), product breadth, and the SMB self-serve go-to-market approach.
• Halo Branded Solutions: One of the largest privately held US promotional products distributors, also built on the ASI platform. Overlaps directly with Printing and Branding's catalog breadth, vertical-merchandising approach, and event-driven product curation, but Halo operates with substantially more scale, enterprise accounts, and a dedicated sales organization.
• Crestline: US promotional products distributor with a strong e-commerce catalog and ASI-based fulfillment, comparable to Printing and Branding in product mix (apparel, drinkware, awards, bags) and in serving trade shows, schools, and event-based buyers. Crestline is a meaningfully larger mid-tier peer with more recognized brand equity.
• Quality Logo Products: E-commerce-first US promotional products distributor with a comparable self-serve model and similar catalog of apparel, drinkware, writing instruments, and bags. Closely matches Printing and Branding's PLG-style buyer experience and unit-pricing structure, and competes head-to-head for the same SMB and event-driven order pool.
• ePromos: E-commerce-led US promotional products distributor with an overlapping catalog and similar self-serve buyer experience. Comparable in scale to Printing and Branding and competes for the same low-volume SMB and event-based orders.
• National Pen (Seller Essentials): Long-standing US promotional products and writing-instruments specialist with a similar direct-to-buyer e-commerce model. Comparable in catalog scope on writing instruments, drinkware, and small branded items, and in serving SMB event and trade-show buyers.

Broad incumbents

• 4imprint: Publicly traded US promotional products distributor (the largest in North America by revenue). Directly comparable offering - branded merchandise across apparel, drinkware, bags, tech - and uses the same ASI distribution backbone, but operates at massive scale with dedicated account management, a national sales force, and a far larger product catalog.
• Vistaprint (Cimpress): Large multi-channel print and marketing-products platform serving SMBs with custom printing and branded merchandise. Comparable to Printing and Branding's printing-services adjacency and SMB buyer target, but operates at vastly greater scale with proprietary technology, broader product lines, and a global footprint.

Others

• Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI): Industry platform and distributor network whose technology powers Printing and Branding's storefront and is shared across thousands of US promo distributors. Comparable as the underlying infrastructure, supplier network, and product-data backbone on which both the company and its direct peers operate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/printing-and-branding-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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