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2026 Editorial Calendar

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Put your products in the spotlight with Insight’s Product Feature and Equipment Feature. Send press releases to editor@personalizationpros.org by each month’s deadline to be featured. Submit up to 200 words, a photo, and contact information for your company.

Additionally, member companies are asked to submit news about their businesses—from new hires to milestones reached—for the APA News section.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026

Expo Preview Issue

Product Feature: Wood - Plaques, Presentation Boxes, Plywood, Gifts, etc.

Equipment Feature: All color processes (UV, sublimation, color fill, DTF) 

  • Press release deadline: Nov. 10, 2025
  • Ad reservations deadline: Nov. 21, 2025
  • Ad materials deadline: Dec. 2, 2025

MARCH/APRIL 2026

Product Feature: Academic and sports-related products, end-of-school-year and sports-related products

 Equipment Feature: Engraving (lasers, computerized, rotary)

  •  Press release deadline: Jan. 12, 2026
  • Ad reservations deadline: Jan. 23, 2026
  •  Ad materials deadline: Jan. 30, 2026

MAY/JUNE 2026

Product Feature: Personalized Gifts & Items (Misc. coverage)

 
Equipment Feature: Small Format

 

  • Press release deadline: Mar. 4, 2026
  • Ad reservation deadline: Mar. 20, 2026
  • Ad materials deadline: March 27, 2026

JULY/AUGUST 2026

Product Feature: Sheet Goods (acrylic, wood, plastic products, metal, stone, any engravable materials)

 
Equipment Feature: Large Format 

 

  • Press release deadline: May 5, 2026
  • Ad reservations deadline: May 22, 2026
  • Ad materials deadline: May 29, 2026

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026

Product Feature: Corporate Items - Glass, Crystal, Bronze

 

Equipment Feature: Equipment that decorates glass, laser engravers, sandcarving, UV printers

 

  •  Press release deadline: July 8, 2026
  • Ad reservations deadline: July 24, 2026
  •  Ad materials deadline: July 31, 2026

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2026

Product Feature: Soft Goods (apparel, leather, hats, patches)

 

Equipment Feature: Software, AI/automated workflows/processes, Shop Tools & Services (vinyl cutters as an example)

 

  • Press release deadline: Aug. 9, 2026
  •  Ad reservations deadline: Sept. 21, 2026
  •  Ad materials deadline: Sept. 25, 2026

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