Our Mission
Helping customers profit from brand-name merchandise and awards for corporate programs is what Top Brands is all about. Whether buying merchandise and awards for external or internal marketing programs, or corporate gifts and amenities, your success depends on…
…all hallmarks of each Top Brands program.
Our Expertise
When you get right down to it, business success is possible only when the right people - whether they are employees, customers or vendors - are motivated to perform the right tasks to reach defined goals. And then, of course, actually achieve them. Top Brands understands the power and lure of selecting the right products to motivate and reward based on the unique profile of your target audience. Top Brands offers unparalleled skill and experience at matching products to the specific people you need to motivate, within the budget that makes sense. Define your challenge or problem and Top Brands will identify and quantify how products can best be used for your solutions.
Types of Programs
Top Brands provides expert award selection, sourcing and fulfillment for the following applications:
Guiding Principles
Each Top Brands program is committed to the following principles to ensure your success:
- Maximize the impact of your merchandise programs
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Carefully pair merchandise to each demographic, down to the individual if necessary, in a wide variety of programs
-
Provide reliable and timely fulfillment of ordered merchandise
-
Respond quickly and kindly to customers, colleagues, dealers and vendors
-
Include a personal touch into each phase of every program
Certified Woman Owned Business
Top Brands became a woman owned business in 1993 when Norma Jean Knollenberg purchased the company. Since that year, The Milwaukee Business Journal has listed Top Brands among the top 100 women owned businesses in Wisconsin, based on sales volume. In recent years Top Brands has been listed in the top 50 Women Owned Businesses in Wisconsin. Click here for our current certificate.
Industry Affiliations Member Since
Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) 1999
Incentive Manufacturers & Representatives Alliance (IMRA) 1983
Promotional Products Provider Council (PPPC) 2010
The Incentive Federation, Inc. 1995
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) 1990
Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) 1978
Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) 2004
Northwest Promotional Marketing Association (NWPMA) 2005
Promotional Products Association of Wisconsin (PPAW) 2009
Rocky Mountain Region Promotional Products Assn.(RMRPPA) 2009
Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) 2009
Our History
TOP BRANDS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
Established in 1961, in Oshkosh, WI, Top Brands has earned a national reputation as a knowledgeable, reliable and trustworthy provider of brand name items for premier companies. We are experts in using products for promotions and incentives. Our passion for your success and steadfast approach have contributed to a depth of experience and body of knowledge that make us an invaluable resource to any company needing to use awards or products in their marketing or management efforts. We are proud of the strong brands we bring to this marketplace. Many brands have partnered with us for well over 20 years and some over 30 years. Likewise, we have been represented across the country by the finest, most professional sales people in the industry. Some rep firms have been with us almost since inception…now with the second generation sales people, of course. Top Brands can be counted on for stability…in people, brands, service and commitment.
Our Mission
Helping customers profit from brand-name merchandise and awards for corporate programs is what Top Brands is all about. Whether buying merchandise and awards for external or internal marketing programs, or corporate gifts and amenities, your success depends on…
…all hallmarks of each Top Brands program.
Our Expertise
When you get right down to it, business success is possible only when the right people - whether they are employees, customers or vendors - are motivated to perform the right tasks to reach defined goals. And then, of course, actually achieve them. Top Brands understands the power and lure of selecting the right products to motivate and reward based on the unique profile of your target audience. Top Brands offers unparalleled skill and experience at matching products to the specific people you need to motivate, within the budget that makes sense. Define your challenge or problem and Top Brands will identify and quantify how products can best be used for your solutions.
Types of Programs
Top Brands provides expert award selection, sourcing and fulfillment for the following applications:
Guiding Principles
Each Top Brands program is committed to the following principles to ensure your success:
- Maximize the impact of your merchandise programs
-
Carefully pair merchandise to each demographic, down to the individual if necessary, in a wide variety of programs
-
Provide reliable and timely fulfillment of ordered merchandise
-
Respond quickly and kindly to customers, colleagues, dealers and vendors
-
Include a personal touch into each phase of every program
Certified Woman Owned Business
Top Brands became a woman owned business in 1993 when Norma Jean Knollenberg purchased the company. Since that year, The Milwaukee Business Journal has listed Top Brands among the top 100 women owned businesses in Wisconsin, based on sales volume. In recent years Top Brands has been listed in the top 50 Women Owned Businesses in Wisconsin. Click here for our current certificate.
Industry Affiliations Member Since
Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) 1999
Incentive Manufacturers & Representatives Alliance (IMRA) 1983
Promotional Products Provider Council (PPPC) 2010
The Incentive Federation, Inc. 1995
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) 1990
Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) 1978
Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) 2004
Northwest Promotional Marketing Association (NWPMA) 2005
Promotional Products Association of Wisconsin (PPAW) 2009
Rocky Mountain Region Promotional Products Assn.(RMRPPA) 2009
Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) 2009
Our History
TOP BRANDS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
Established in 1961, in Oshkosh, WI, Top Brands has earned a national reputation as a knowledgeable, reliable and trustworthy provider of brand name items for premier companies. We are experts in using products for promotions and incentives. Our passion for your success and steadfast approach have contributed to a depth of experience and body of knowledge that make us an invaluable resource to any company needing to use awards or products in their marketing or management efforts. We are proud of the strong brands we bring to this marketplace. Many brands have partnered with us for well over 20 years and some over 30 years. Likewise, we have been represented across the country by the finest, most professional sales people in the industry. Some rep firms have been with us almost since inception…now with the second generation sales people, of course. Top Brands can be counted on for stability…in people, brands, service and commitment.