2023
Jake Himelstein ranks #21 in Power 50
BAMKO's Jake Himelstein ranks again on Counselor's Power 50 List!.
BAMKO was ranked #8 in Counselor's Top 40 Distributors for 2023.
BAMKO was named a 2023 Best Place to Work SoCal by Best Companies Group.
NAUMD - Services, Software and Technology - CLEAR Ambassador Program
2022
Jake Himelstein Ranks #18 in Power 50
In 2022, Jake Himelstein was named to Counselor Magazines Power 50 Ranking.
In 2022, BAMKO was named one of the PPAI Pyramid Award winners for Gold and Silver Pyramid Technology for Ecommerce.
2021
In 2021, BAMKO was named one of the Best Places to Work in the Promotional Products industry by Counselor Magazine.
In 2021, BAMKO earned the PPAI Pyramid Award for Consumer Programs for Lexus Canada online store platform.
In 2021, BAMKO earned the PPAI Pyramid Award for Consumer Programs for its Instacart online store platform.
In 2021, BAMKO Co-Founder Phil Koosed Was Ranked #1 on Counselor Magazine’s Power 50 Ranking.
In 2021, BAMKO was named #3 for Best Medium-Sized Companies to Work for in Los Angeles.
In 2021, BAMKO was selected as one of the Greatest Places to Work in the Promotional Products Industry for the fourth straight year.
In 2021, BAMKO’s Brett Marz was named the industry’s salesperson of the year by the advertising special institute.
2020
In 2020, BAMKOs President Phil Koosed was named to Counselor Magazine’s Power 50 ranking.
In 2020, BAMKO was named the #1 medium-sized workplace in all of LA.
In 2020, BAMKO’s Global Head of Sales Matt Whiteley was named one of 2020’s Best Bosses by PPB Magazine.
In 2020, BAMKO earned the PPAI Pyramid Award for Business to Business Programs in connection with its sales promotion program on behalf of Papa & Barkley.
In 2020, BAMKO earned the PPAI Pyramid Award for Consumer Programs in connection with its Peloton Holiday Gift Program.
In 2020, BAMKO earned the PPAI Pyramid Award for Consumer Programs in connection with its PUBG Partner Program.
In 2020, BAMKO earned the PPAI Pyramid Award for Consumer Programs its innovative CROWN ROYAL SHOP.
In 2020, BAMKO earned the PPAI Pyramid Award for Consumer Programs its fun and easy to use TACO BELL TACO SHOP.
In 2020, BAMKO’s Brett Marz was recognized as a Finalist for Distributor Salesperson of the Year.
2019
In 2019, BAMKO's President Phil Koosed was named to Counselor Magazine's Power 50 Ranking.
In 2019, BAMKO was named one of the Best Places to Work.
In 2019, BAMKO earned the 2019 Counselor Magazine award for Best Social Media Promotion.
In 2019, BAMKO was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in LA.
In 2019, BAMKO’s India Office Head Ankur Sinha was named to the Counselor Magazine Hot List.
In 2019, BAMKO was selected as one of the Greatest Places to Work.
In 2019, BAMKO earned the PPAI Pyramid Award for Consumer Programs.
In 2019, BAMKO earned the PPAI Pyramid Award for Employee Incentive & Recognition Programs.
In 2019, BAMKO’s Brett Marz was named a Finalist for Distributor Salesperson of the Year.
10/04/2023
BAMKO Names Brad White VP of Business Development
9/27/2023
Want A Competitive Advantage? Just Be Normal
06/27/23
The Philosophy Behind BAMKO’s Phenomenal Growth
06/02/23
The Thoughtful Contrarian
04/04/23
Have You Considered Not Being Awful?
03/21/23
2023 Women in Print and Promo: Jill Albers, BAMKO
03/16/23
BAMKO Reports 80% Annual Sales Increase in 2022
03/03/23
The Best Promo Pros On Social Media: Samantha Fullerton #10
02/20/23
Phil Koosed on Raising Funds and Coordinating Relief Following the Earthquake in Syria and Turkey
02/14/23
Urgent Need: BAMKO Co-Founder Leading Syrian Earthquake Relief Effort.
Leading Earthquake Relief In Syria, BAMKO’s Koosed Calls For Help.
10/19/22
Los Angeles-based distributor BAMKO has undergone a website relaunch and a rebrand of its logo and brand collateral.
The Top 40 firm says the fresh brand identity better reflects the more sophisticated company the firm has evolved into in recent years.
9/19/22
BAMKO’s Joshua White, SVP of Strategic Growth is set to become a new member of the PPAI BOD.
9/1/22
BAMKO's Melissa Gayl was named a Rising Star by PPAI. Read her interview here.
8/30/22
Read BAMKO’s SVP of Strategic Growth, Josh White on his thoughts on the promo industry.
8/23/22
BAMKO’s Josh White, SVP of Strategic Growth was named a candidate for PPAI’s BOD.
8/15/22
BAMKO was announced as a Top 100 place to work by Best Companies Group (BCG).
6/29/22
Melissa Gayl has been announced as PPAI's Rising Star of 2022.
5/4/22
BAMKO reports 38% year over year growth in core segment.
BAMKO announces complete integration with Corporate Uniform Unit.
5/5/22
BAMKO Creative Merch Drives Rebrand.
5/2/22
BAMKO has acquired Guardian Products of Norcross, GA.
On 5/1/22, BAMKO acquired Guardian Products of Georgia.
All of the Guardian Products team will now be operating under BAMKO.
2/23/22
New Model Allows Smaller Distributors To Compete Against Bigger Players.
1/18/22
Custom Trapper Hat A Smash Hit.
12/10/21
Entire Operations Closed Worldwide.
12/7/21
BAMKO acquires Sutter’s Mill Specialities.
12/6/21
BAMKO will integrate the distributor's robotics & automation into its own proprietary software & operations.
Acquisition enables a spectrum of in-house production and decoration capabilities.
11/3/21
Soaring Demand For Promo Overcomes Decline In PPE Business.
10/13/22
Power 50 2021: No. 1 Phil Koosed, BAMKO.
Himelstein Talks BAMKO’s Big Uniforms Move.
2021 Top Distributor Profile.
7/29/21
BAMKO Once Again Sets New Record For Promotional Revenue.
7/20/21
All Expense Paid Vaccination Drive For Employees and Their Families.
7/26/21
SVP Joshua White Appears To Discuss BAMKO’s Award-Winning Culture.
7/6/21
Concentration of top talent at BAMKO creates opportunity at parent company.
7/2/21
Promotions at the top for Top 40 Distributor.
Jake Himelstein rises to the role as former president Philip Koosed elevates to a C-Suite position.
BAMKO co-founder joins C-Suite at parent company.
6/24/21
Tim Andrews, president and CEO of ASI, hosted the panel.
5/19/21
BAMKO Makes The List For 4th Consecutive Time.
5/20/21
2021 Salesperson of the Year Finalist Joins BAMKO.
4/29/21
The numbers are a continuation of BAMKO's strong 2020.
BAMKO delivered another remarkable quarter with net sales growth of almost 125%.
4/28/21
First quarter revenue was nearly $60 million.
4/19/21
Pirrie's Hire Continues An Impressive Start To 2021 For BAMKO.
3/26/21
Braunstein will assume the role of Director of Client Success.
3/20/21
BAMKO Teams Up With Dunkin’ On Tik Tok Star Collaboration.
3/2/21
The LA based distributor has been one of the promo industry's biggest success stories during the pandemic.
Superior Group of Companies, Inc. (SGC) has announced its fourth-quarter and year-end operating results for 2020.
3/1/21
The 2020 performance could put the Los Angeles-based firm in the running to become a top 10 distributor.
2/4/21
BAMKO to launch Awards, Incentives, and Recognition Division.
2/2/21
BAMKO Announces Acquisition of Seattle-based Distributor.
1/21/21
BAMKO’s Brett Marz Named The Top Sales Rep In The Branded Merchandise Industry.
1/19/21
BAMKO’s Parent Company #10 On Forbes List.
11/9/20
Koosed Soars 10 Spots Into The Top 10.
11/2/20
BAMKO Continues to Excel During the Pandemic.
10/29/20
BAMKO Bucks Trend Among Publicly Traded Firms.
Superior Expecting 2020 Sales To Eclipse $500 Million.
10/7/20
4 Ways to Thrive in a Massively Disrupted Marketplace.
10/1/20
BAMKO’s McFlurry Birthday Suits Sells Out In Under An Hour.
9/3/20
BAMKO’s Winning Formula For Effective Branded Merchandise.
8/11/20
2020 Marks The Second Time In Three Years BAMKO Earns #1 Overall Ranking In LA.
7/30/20
2020 Marks The Second Time In Three Years BAMKO Earns #1 Overall Ranking In Los Angeles.
BAMKO Posts Massive Second Quarter Gains.
8/6/20
Funds raised to support health & hunger relief for children in underserved communities.
Global Head of Sales Named To Best Bosses List.
BAMKO Reports Record-Setting Revenue Numbers During Second Quarter of 2020.
7/29/20
BAMKO Bucks Industry Trend With Massive Growth In Q2.
6/17/20
Phil Koosed talks about the key to BAMKO’s impressive growth.
BAMKO teams up with Dunkin’ on Charitable Promotion.
6/16/20
BAMKO Becomes One of the Industry’s Largest Distributors in the Canadian Market.
5/5/20
BAMKO Continues Long-Standing Tradition of Supporting Doctors & Nurses.
4/30/20
BAMKO Reports Growth As Other Publicly Held Companies Report Q1 Losses.
3/3/20
BAMKO’s Josh White & Phil Koosed provide insights about COVID-19 from the Promo Industry perspective.
2/21/20
Why brands turn to physical merchandise to connect with consumers.
2/6/20
BAMKO Designs Limited Edition Merch for Snoop Dogg x Dunkin’ x Beyond Meat Collaboration.
2/20/20
More growth is forecast, as well as possible acquisitions.
BAMKO takes its first significant step into the Texas market.
12/3/19
BAMKO’s Taco Bell and Dunkin’ Merch Stores Featured As Season’s Best.
11/15/19
BAMKO’s Online Store for Dunkin’ is a smash hit.
11/14/19
BAMKO announces major expansion into Texas.
11/13/19
The Top 40 distributor has accelerated sales in the large program fulfillment channel.
10/28/19
BAMKO President Phil Koosed Named No. 19 in ASI Power 50 for 2019.
09/2019
BAMKO Named Winner of 2019 Counselor Magazine Award.
9/26/19
Find out what makes BAMKO a great place to work!
8/2019
BAMKO’s Joshua White interviewed about the practice of “brand hijacking."
7/30/19
The Superior Group of Companies, Inc. has released its second-quarter operating results for 2019.
6/27/19
Koosed, President of BAMKO, talks about the innovative ways distributors are using promotional products to help clients connect with audiences.
5/30/19
Ankur Sinha is the ace up BAMKO’s sleeve.
5/1/19
Teddi Mellancamp, reality star on Bravo’s TRHOB, partnered with distributor BAMKO to create a functional collection of athletic apparel and accessories.
BAMKO Earns Honor For 3rd Consecutive Year.
4/25/19
The Top 40 firm exceeded $20 million in sales during the year’s first quarter and could be gearing up for more acquisitions.
3/13/19
BAMKO branded merchandise program elevates product launch.
Behind the scenes on the incredibly successful merchandise campaign.
Great engagement from audiences has the yogurt brand gearing up for a second campaign to keep promoting its new 'Gimmies' products for kids.
2/22/19
BAMKO delivered the collection for the reality TV star/accountability coach.
1/9/19
Get to know Brett Marz, a 2019 Distributor Salesperson of the Year Finalist!