Which Print and Promotional Products Firms Placed on the 2017 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies?

Inc. Magazine recently published its prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest-growing companies. The 2017 list included a wide variety of print and promotional products companies—17 of which are part of the Proforma franchise.

This is a boost compared to 14 companies in 2016, giving the Cleveland-headquartered distributorship the most franchise representation from a single organization on Inc.’s list.

The Inc. 5000 list ranks U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit companies based on their percentage of revenue growth over a three-year period. Only businesses with a minimum of $100,000 in sales by March 31, 2013 and $2 million in 2016 were eligible. The top-ranked company on the list, Skillz, earned $54.2 million in revenue for 2016 and, more importantly, had a three-year growth of 50,058.92 percent. Founded in 2012, Skillz is a leading mobile eSports platform that connects the world’s 2.6 billion mobile gamers through competition. Skillz also is the first eSports company to top place first.

Last year’s top-ranked company, Loot Crate, a subscription box service that provides monthly boxes of geek- and gaming-related merchandise, did not appear on Inc.’s 2017 list.

As for the highest-ranking print and promotional companies—we counted 44. Here they are:

No. 100: Signs.com (3,847.29 percent growth)
No. 242: Advanced Packaging Solutions & Products (1,774.34 percent growth)
No. 317: PrinterLogic (1,378.55 percent growth)
No. 337: OrderMyGear (1,315.56 percent growth)
No. 822: SoBe Promos (550.50 percent growth)
No. 832: OrigAudio (544.04 percent growth)
No. 876: Proforma Irvine Group (511.84 percent growth)
No. 933: Benchworks (470.61 percent growth)
No. 1000: Proforma Durkee (431.81 percent growth)
No. 1130: Eyevertising (370.77 percent growth)
No. 1552: Creative Studio Promotions (257.62 percent growth)
No. 1700: RuMe (230.36 percent growth)
No. 1877: The Spice Lab (204.46 percent growth)
No. 1934: Brandito (197.09 percent growth)
No. 1991: Trinity Packaging Supply (189.22 percent growth)
No. 2020: Proforma 3rd Degree Marketing (185.40 percent growth)
No. 2098: Paragon Uniform & Apparel (175.47 percent growth)
No. 2137: Proforma IdeaPress (170.83 percent growth)
No. 2205: Dirt Cheap Signs (165.66 percent growth)
No. 2578: Monogram Foods (136.48 percent growth)
No. 2784: MRL Promotions (122.62 percent growth)
No. 2819: University Tees (121.12 percent growth)
No. 2926: Blink Marketing (115.37 percent growth)
No. 3039: Proforma Scotto Promotions (109.14 percent growth)
No. 3188: Company Folders (102.29 percent growth)
No. 3323: Proforma Signature Solutions (95.84 percent growth)
No. 3399: Proforma N&M Communications (93.18 percent growth)
No. 3446: Proforma Stand Out Branding (90.90 percent growth)
No. 3813: Pride Products Distributors (77.01 percent growth)
No. 3916: Proforma ASAP (73.57 percent growth)
No. 3976: Boost Rewards & Shumsky (71.44 percent growth)
No. 4090: Creative Sign Designs (67.48 percent growth)
No. 4104: Metro Printed Products, Powered by Proforma (66.67 percent growth)
No. 4131: Reach Marketing (65.58 percent growth)
No. 4162: BuildASign.com (64.83 percent growth)
No. 4266: Proforma Ascension Marketing Group (61.60 percent growth)
No. 4380: Bat City Awards & Apparel (58.37 percent growth)
No. 4383: DiscountMugs.com (58.30 percent growth)
No. 4445: Proforma Albrecht & Co. (56.35 percent growth)
No. 4458: Phase 3 Marketing and Communications (55.93 percent growth)
No. 4536: ComplianceSigns.com (54.15 percent growth)
No. 4566: Proforma Nitro Incentives (53.23 percent growth)
No. 4603: Proforma Graphic Services (51.81 percent growth)
No. 4636: Quality Logo Products (50.71 percent growth)
No. 4672: iPROMOTEu (49.72 percent growth)
No. 4785: Saxum (46.60 percent growth)
No. 4907: Proforma Incentives + Branding (43.54 percent growth)
No. 4946: Proforma.P3 (42.00 percent growth)
No. 4974: Eagle Promotions (41.18 percent growth)

"It’s an honor to be included on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies for the second year,” Steven Flaughers, owner of Proforma 3rd Degree Marketing and Multi-Million Dollar Club member, said in a press release. “Increasing our sales from $767,000 in 2013 to more than $2 million in 2016 has been a true team effort. Without Proforma’s support and resources, our talented sales team and loyal suppliers and clients, we would not have been able to experience and sustain such fast growth.”

The full Inc. 5000 list is available on the magazine’s website.

Editor’s note: Some companies may be listed on the Inc. 5000 under a different name and, as a result, may not appear on this list. Or, they may not appear due to the scope of the Inc. 5000 list. If you don't see your company name here, please email ecarr@napco.com. Print+Promo will update the list to reflect any new information provided.