“I started the business in my basement,” said Peter Mellin of Mellin Promotional Advertising, Inc. Now, he’s celebrating three decades in operation, and he’s got significantly better digs – showroom and all – in the Duluth Airpark.
“We are a promotional products distributor that provides imprinted products – stuff with your logo on it – to our clients,” Mellin said. “The largest category in the promotional-products industry is logoed apparel. Everywhere you go, people are wearing logoed merchandise – be that a corporate logo on a polo shirt or their favorite sports team on a hooded sweatshirt. Schools look to us for spiritwear – game-night handouts. Corporate is always looking for trade show or expo handouts, as well. That’s where Mellin comes in and presents the ideas and tailors the right products to their budget.”
“I am extremely thankful to our clients that continue to support us for all these years, and I have a great sales and support team that makes it all happen,” Mellin said. “I have nine employees, and a couple of them have been with me for over two decades. It’s exciting to have my son Matt working alongside me.”
“We look forward to continuing our presence in the Duluth area,” Mellin said of his plans for decade #4. “As technology continues to enter all our lives, it will be interesting to see where it takes our industry. We will continue to work hand in hand with our clients and address opportunities together.”
