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PromoPulse
About us

PromoPulse was created to help distributors sell more branded merchandise

PromoPulse founded
2019
Years of combined promo experience
75+
Distributors use PromoPulse
20K+
End-user reach
600K+

PromoPulse data as of .

Our story

A deceptively complex problem, made simple

We take a deceptively complex problem, branded product marketing, and make it simple and easy for promotional products distributors. We have deep experience in both branded merchandise and technology and have been creating software tools for the promo industry for many years.

PromoPulse continually monitors social media for the entire swag industry and aggregates hundreds of new sales and marketing content items daily. Over 20,000 distributors use our free app, daily email and web solutions for ideas, inspiration and information. A growing number of distributors use AMP, our automated marketing platform, to send supplier-produced branded product content to their customers.

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The team

You deserve an easier way to sell promotional products

Promo people, technologists and one always-on AI assistant, all focused on making marketing the easiest part of your business.

Jason Nokes

Founder

Jason Nokes

I’m a business and technology leader with over 30 years of experience in the promotional products industry. While I’ve been on both the supplier and distributor side of the industry, I’ve spent the bulk of my career as a technology service provider. I was the original developer of DistributorCentral and president for 8 years. In 2019, I started PromoPulse to fill a missing gap in the industry: easy automated marketing.

My wife and I live in Kansas City and have two sons in college. We are both entrepreneurial and have started and sold a variety of businesses over the last 20 years. I am a life-long musician who has written and recorded a number of theme songs for industry podcasts including Between 2 Brands and Delivering Marketing Joy.

Chris Schlemmer

Chief Technology Officer

Chris Schlemmer

I’m a lifelong tech enthusiast who loves turning ideas into tools that make companies operate more efficiently. An entrepreneur at heart, I’ve built multiple successful software companies from the ground up and spent over a decade in the promotional products industry, leading technology and product initiatives at DistributorCentral, creating OneSource, and building deep relationships across the industry and the PromoStandards community.

My background blends business, technology and product, a mix that helps me connect the dots between innovation and real-world operations. I’m passionate about using tech, AI and practical innovation to help the promo industry work smarter together.

Amy Pentola

Client Success Manager

Amy Pentola

Throughout my career I have been dedicated to taking care of clients and managing projects across ad agencies and promotional products companies. My core belief is in solving business problems while building strong relationships, which has given me experience in every corner of the promo industry, from distributor and supplier to tech service provider.

I live in Kansas City, where my husband and I have raised our three boys. As a foodie, I love exploring new restaurants in and around the city, traveling with friends and family, and cheering on Sporting KC, the Royals and the Chiefs.

Hayley Bell

Fractional Marketing Leader

Hayley Bell

My mission is to use marketing to connect people with the solutions that will help them most. I spent nearly five years building out the marketing function at OrderMyGear before shifting to serve multiple B2B tech companies as a fractional growth leader. Working with PromoPulse lets me stay connected with the promo industry and support distributors in getting their marketing to the next level with AMP.

Outside of my marketing obsession, I’m a fiction writer (huge fan of the Oxford comma), an Olympic weightlifter, and resident lap to our Shih Tzu, Zoey. Working with the PromoPulse crew makes me an honorary Kansas City Chiefs fan.

Jessilyn Westhoff

Customer Support Specialist

Jessilyn Westhoff

My background is in business, and I have worked in both the private and public sectors, most of that time working with people. My favorite part has always been building relationships with co-workers and customers. Whether in paid or volunteer roles, for me it’s all about the relationships: finding solutions and achieving goals together.

I live in Danbury, Connecticut with my husband, two sons and my hound dog sidekick, Oreo. I grew up in the Midwest and am a Kansas City Royals and Chiefs fan at heart, and a hockey, karate and flag football mom.

Jaimy

AI Assistant

Jaimy

Jaimy is our always-on AI assistant. The name combines the PromoPulse knowledge of Jason and Amy, plus AI. Jaimy is there to assist you at all hours, so you can get answers and support the minute you need them.

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