About Us | Affordable Promos | Promotional Products

Ten years of helping organizations brand with impact.

Founded in 2016 and based in the Raleigh-Durham area, Affordable Promos is a veteran-owned promotional products company serving customers coast to coast. We work with small businesses, nonprofits, schools, and trades — and we’ve spent the last decade proving that you don’t need a big-company budget to make a big impact.

“Brand with Impact” isn’t just our tagline. It’s the standard we hold every order to.

We’re not order-takers. We’re brand strategists.

When you work with Affordable Promos, you’re working directly with people who have spent their careers in marketing and branding — over 55 years of combined experience helping businesses of all sizes figure out what actually works.

That means every interaction comes with something you won’t get from the big online promo companies: real guidance. We’ll ask the right questions, push back when something isn’t the right fit, and make sure every dollar you spend on promotional products does something meaningful for your brand.

We’re happy to come to your office, present to your team during a budgeting or brainstorming session, and meet with you at local events. If you’re not local, we’re just a call or email away — and you’ll always reach a real person.

“We don’t just take your order. We make sure it’s the right one.”

55+ Years

Combined marketing & branding expertise behind every order.

Real People

Always reachable by phone or email — no bots, no runaround.

No Pressure

We’ll never sell you something you don’t need.

Any Budget

We work with everyone from startups to established organizations.

Here’s something the industry doesn’t advertise.

Every promotional products distributor — from the largest companies in the country to us — has access to the exact same vendor network, the same products, and the same delivery timelines. The difference isn’t what you’re getting. It’s who you’re buying from, and how much they’re marking it up.

We keep our margins lean so our customers never pay retail. What you get instead is premier product quality, honest recommendations, and a partner who is genuinely invested in your success — not just your transaction.

Same brands. Same products. Same vendors. Just a partner who actually knows your name.

Same Vendors

One shared network across all distributors

Same Products

Identical catalog available to every distributor

Same Timelines

Delivery windows are the same industry-wide

Better Pricing

We keep margins lean — you never pay retail

We work with any budget. We mean that.

Some of our favorite clients are nonprofits stretching every dollar, schools planning their first spirit wear order, and tradespeople who just need something solid to leave behind after a job. We don’t try to upsell you. We communicate at every step of the process. And we’ll consult on how to get the most impact out of whatever you have to spend.

If you call asking for a fly swatter to give away at your booth and you’re a plumber, we’ll probably ask you a few questions first — because there’s likely something that’ll do a lot more for your brand, and we’d rather help you find it than just take the order.

Your success is the goal. Your budget is just the starting point.

Giving back is part of how we operate.

Community has always mattered to us — not as a marketing point, but as a practice. We support charitable organizations and causes close to our hearts, and we look for new opportunities to give back every year. We’re proud to be a business that stands for something beyond the bottom line.

We believe doing good business and doing good in the world go hand in hand.

Share with Impact Program

We created the Share with Impact Program specifically for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. When you work with us, we share a percentage of our markup back with your organization — so your budget stretches further and more of your dollars go toward your mission where they belong. There’s no complicated application process. Just let us know you’re a nonprofit when you reach out and we’ll take it from there.

To learn more, call us at (919) 283-3878 or email info@affordable-promos.com.

Local to the Triangle. Available everywhere.

We’re based in the Raleigh-Durham area and serve customers all across the United States. If you’re local, we’d love to meet in person — whether that’s at your office, a community event, or a sit-down to talk through your brand strategy before you place a single order.

And if you’re not in the Triangle, no problem. Our customers from coast to coast get the same personal service, the same expert guidance, and the same commitment to getting it right.

Based in Raleigh-Durham, NC

Available for in-person meetings, team presentations, and local events in the Triangle area.

Serving customers coast to coast

Same personal service and expert guidance no matter where you are in the United States.

Ready to brand with impact?

Let’s talk about what you need. We’ll ask the right questions, point you in the right direction, and make sure you walk away with something that works.

Call us
(919) 283-3878 — Mon–Fri, 8:30am–6:00pm EST

Email us
info@affordable-promos.com — we typically respond same business day

You’ll always reach a real person.