About
2019
Launch year of PromoPulse
20K
Distributors
500K
End User Reach
110M
Yearly Impressions
Our Story
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. In addition, a growing number of distributors are using AMP, our automated marketing platform, to send supplier-produced branded product content to their customers.
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You deserve an easier way to sell promotional products
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 with our two teenage sons. 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, Delivering Marketing Joy, and SOUL SEEKR.
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 PromoStandards community. OneSource helps streamline product data and integrations across the promo space and ultimately positioned DistributorCentral for acquisition by OrderMyGear in 2024.
My background blends business, technology, and product — a unique 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.
Client Success Manager
Amy Pentola
Throughout my entire career, I have been dedicated to taking care of clients and managing projects across various settings, including ad agencies and promotional products companies. My core belief is in solving business problems while simultaneously building strong relationships. This has allowed me to gain valuable experience in all aspects of the promotional industry, from working as a distributor and supplier to serving as a 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 makes me happy, and being an avid sports fan, I’m proud that our city is home to successful teams such as Sporting KC, a two-time MLS Cup winner, the Kansas City Royals, two-time World Series champions, and the Kansas City Chiefs, who have won the Super Bowl three times.
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 (OMG’er #73) before shifting my career to service multiple B2B tech companies as a fractional growth leader. Working with PromoPulse has allowed me to 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 (can throw 222lbs over my head), and resident lap to our Shih Tzu, Zoey (certified pup cup aficionado). Working with the PromoPulse crew makes me an honorary Kansas City Chiefs fan, and that has absolutely nothing to do with the Dallas Cowboys’ questionable track record. At all.
Customer Support Specialist
Jessilyn Westhoff
My educational background is in business, and after graduating I was employed in both the private and public sectors. I spent the majority of that time working with people, and my favorite part was building relationships with co-workers and customers. Most recently, my time has been spent volunteering for various organizations, with the honor of holding positions on the Executive boards for most of them. 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. The Northeast has been my home for the last 16 years, but I grew up in the Midwest. I’m a Kansas City Royals and Chiefs fan at heart, but I’ve become a fan of local teams too. I’m also a hockey, karate and flag football mom which keeps me busy! I feel fortunate that we live close to New York City and can head in to check out Mets and Rangers games (and the Yankees ONLY when the Royals are visiting), Broadway shows, TV tapings, museums and all the offerings of the City.
AI Assistant
Jaimy
Jaimy is our always-on AI assistant. Their name comes from combining the PromoPulse knowledge of Jason + Amy (+AI) = Jaimy.
Jaimy is there to assist you at all hours, so you can get answers and support the minute you need it!