Industry News | January 26, 2023

commonsku Celebrates 2023 skummunity Award Winners

By commonsku

Toronto, ON Canada (January 24, 2023) – commonsku, a promotional products business and sales software, recognized five skummunity award winners at skucon in Las Vegas.

The skummunity awards honor the explorers, rule-breakers, dreamers, and innovators in the branded merchandise industry. At the live skucon event held on January 19th, five recipients were recognized for their radical leadership and generosity.

The Distributor Community Champion Award recognizes the most outstanding distributor personality in the industry who continually invests in the wellness and growth of their peers and this year’s honoree was Mitch Silver with Printable Promotions.

The Supplier Community Champion Award was awarded to Brittany Tiringer, National Acct Manager for Chameleon Like for inspiring the industry with optimism and ambition, overcoming adversity, and rising to encourage and support both distributors and fellow suppliers.

The Supplier Connected Workflow Award was awarded to the PCNA Team: Bill Peterson, Holly Brown, Erin Harris, and Alex Parkes. Within one month of going live with their connected workflow, 50% of commonsku distributors’ purchase orders for PCNA were submitted by ePO. PCNA was recognized for their astounding acceleration of the connected workflow and ePO adoption.

The Shops Innovation Leader Award was awarded to Michelle Guetle and her team at The Callard Company for driving sales growth through the creative use of ecommerce shops for their end clients.

The Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year was awarded to Tom Rector, Founder and CEO of ScreenBroidery, for his grit, hustle, perseverance, resilience, and creativity. Tom and his team grew over 143% from 2021 to 2022 and they were recognized for their entrepreneurial spirit and incredible growth journey.

The skummunity awards are conferred each year and are given to the industry’s most radical innovators. To learn more about the awards and each recipient, visit: https://community.commonsku.com/blog/the-2023-skummunity-award-winners

About commonsku

commonsku is a cloud-based CRM, order management and social collaboration platform that empowers entrepreneurial excellence and a community that has grown to over $1 billion in network revenue. Designed for the promotional products industry by promotional products experts, commonsku makes it fun and easy to collaborate and connect with promotional products professionals. Distributors and suppliers use commonsku to share best practices, find great products, build closer relationships, and learn from industry experts and peers. Learn more at www.commonsku.com.