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2010JUL
 Apparel
Jacket Required
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2010JUL
Thought you were done with 6th grade geography? Not so if you’re selling jackets. It may seem obvious, but end users’ locations should play a major role in your jacket selections...Full Article
Datebook
Datebook
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
JULY 2010
July 13
IdeaCAAMP
Carolinas Association of Advertising and Marketing Professionals
Columbia, South Carolina
www.caampers.org
July...Full Article
Day In The Life
Road Warrior
By: Tama Underwood Issue: 2010JUL
A supplier rep reveals the truth behind the daily grind that is tabletop shows.
Life on the road may seem glamorous, but when you are your own booking agent, driver and roadie orchestrating a five-cities-in-five-days tour, the appeal wears off quickly...Full Article
Editor's Notes
You Want It? You’ve Got It.
By: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010JUL
Do you listen to the radio?
Do you watch TV?
Do you shop online?
Do you go to the mall?
Do you read newspapers?
Do you get your...Full Article
Editor's Picks
Office Products = Big Business
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2010JUL
Every day, 140.5 million Americans head off to work, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, where they’re no doubt surrounded by a barrage of desk and office items...Full Article
Fast Forward
What Women Want
By: Tama Underwood Issue: 2010JUL
Titans of the industry, who happen to be women, discuss their leadership styles.
Two years ago, businesses run by women grew...Full Article
A Product Line Less Traveled
By: Tama Underwood Issue: 2010JUL
Antibacterial products are all the rage, but has anyone really examined what they’re all about? One distributor did and discovered a better way.
You never need look too far to find a person toting antibacterial hand sanitizer or wipes these days...Full Article
Good Reads
By: Tama Underwood Issue: 2010JUL
The Book: Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing by Harry Beckwith; Warner, 1997
Recommended By: Joseph G. Scott,...Full Article
Seen And Heard
By: Tama Underwood Issue: 2010JUL
Campaign Finance
At a Hong Kong university, two rival student government groups were disqualified from student elections because an audit of their campaign spending found they had exceeded the spending limit for promotional products...Full Article
Features
60 Best Ideas
By: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010JUL
Finest. Greatest. Paramount. Preeminent. Superlative. Isn’t that what you want your efforts to be? Why just be good, when you can...Full Article
Best Advice For Knockout Websites
By: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010JUL
Fifteen years ago companies that launched websites made news. Today, a business cannot survive without a solid presence on the web...Full Article
Best Ideas For Amazing Catalogs
By: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010JUL
Catalogs, both print and electronic, continue to be one of the most useful tools suppliers can employ to showcase and sell products...Full Article
Best Ideas To Promote Your Brand
By: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010JUL
“The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people’s fantasies. People may not always think big themselves, but they can still get very excited by those who do...Full Article
Best Ideas To Ensure Customer Loyalty
By: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010JUL
Retaining good customers is critical to moving the needle on sales. PPB asked eight industry pros for their best advice to keep good customers coming back...Full Article
2009 PPAI Sales Volume Study: The Only Direction To Go Is Up
By: Richard Alan Nelson, Ph.D., and Rick Ebel Issue: 2010JUL
Everyone knew 2009 would be a tough year for promotional products distributors. And they were right. Sales plummeted 13.6 percent to $15,638,571,468...Full Article
The Top-Selling Products and Programs of 2009
By: Saritha Kuruvilla Issue: 2010JUL
For more than 30 years PPAI has been compiling and reporting annual product and program category sales stats for the promotional products industry...Full Article
Geiger Meeting Draw More Than 400
Issue: 2010JUL
Lewiston, Maine, distributor Geiger (UPIC: Geiger) held its Geiger Galleria, the company’s national sales and education conference,...Full Article
Reception
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Feedback
Feedback
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The Industry Mourns Ted Olson, MAS
I am deeply saddened by the loss of Ted Olson.
Ted was the driving force in getting SAAI/PPAI...Full Article
Inside PPAI
What’s The Big Idea?
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Find Out What All The Buzz Is About At The North American Leadership Conference.
If you are looking for the next great idea (and who isn’t?), look to St...Full Article
PPEF College Scholarships Honor Industry Icons
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
In May, the Promotional Products Education Foundation announced two new Named Scholarships honoring H. Ted Olson, MAS, president emeritus of PPAI who passed away on April 28 and PPAI member Glen R...Full Article
Geiger Makes Challenge Pledge To Holt Scholarship
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Lewiston, Maine, distributor Geiger (UPIC: Geiger) has pledged a $10,000 challenge gift to the PPEF Named Scholarship in memory of industry leader Glen R...Full Article
HALO/Lee Wayne To Donate $5,000 To Holt Scholarship
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
In response to the $10,000 challenge donation by Geiger, Marc Simon, chief executive officer of Sterling, Illinois, distributor HALO/Lee Wayne Corporation (UPIC: LEEWAYNE), announced a $5,000 donation to support the named scholarship in honor of Glen R...Full Article
PPEF Chair Faces Fear; NewClients Steps Up To Help
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Roni Wright, MAS, chair of the Promotional Products Education Foundation, will face her biggest fear—heights—as part of the PPEF...Full Article
PPAI Works To Repeal New 1099 Reporting With Congress
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Starting in 2012, businesses will be required to submit Form 1099 to the Internal Revenue Service for all goods and services worth more than $600...Full Article
MAS/CAS Hotline Launched
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
An automatic MAS/CAS certification information hotline has been established to help members access general information about the program...Full Article
MAS/CAS Exam Summer Dates Announced
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Four MAS/CAS exam opportunities are coming up this summer at the following events. Pre-registration is required; no on-site registrations will be accepted...Full Article
Selco Celebrates 75th Anniversary
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Tulsa, Oklahoma, supplier Selco (UPIC: SELCO) celebrated 75 years in business on May 19 with a distributor sales meeting, lunch and factory tour, says Mark Abels, MAS, president of the company...Full Article
Remembering Glen R. Holt, MAS, CIP
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI lifetime member and former PPAI board member Glen R. Holt, MAS, CIP, passed away May 7 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 76. Holt’s...Full Article
In Memoriam: Don E. Harley
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Don E. Harley, co-founder of St. Paul, Minnesota, supplier Designer Selections (UPIC: DESSELEC), died on May 6. He was 92.
Harley had a long career in promotional products that began after a stint as an FBI agent during World War II...Full Article
Evigna Acquired, Named BDA Detroit
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Woodville, Washington, distributor Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, Inc. (BDA) (UPIC: BENS0002) has finalized its acquisition of Madison Heights, Michigan, distributor Evigna (UPIC: TheBe589)...Full Article
River’s End Acquires PremiumWear Facility, Partners With Jockey
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Hopkins, Minnesota, distributor River’s End Trading Company (UPIC: LALO0001) purchased certain assets and inventory of the Clarksville, Tennessee, warehouse formerly owned by PremiumWear, a subsidiary of Toronto, Ontario, supplier John Forsyth Shirt Co...Full Article
Marketing
Merchandising With The Dead
By: Kevin Flynn, CAS Issue: 2010JUL
The Grateful Dead offer many lessons on successfully merchandising with promotional products.
I find that inspiration often comes from places you would never guess...Full Article
Newslink Features
FedEx’s Laurie Tucker Brings WLC Attendees To Their Feet
By: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010JUL
Laurie Tucker, senior vice president for FedEx Corporate Marketing, wowed the crowd and earned a standing ovation at today’s keynote luncheon during the PPAI Women’s Leadership Conference...Full Article
Mrazek Teaches A Prescription For Sales Success
By: Pamela Fields Webb Issue: 2010JUL
Debbie Mrazek, president and founder of The Sales Company, offered the more than 100 women in attendance a prescription for sales success at the sixth annual Women’s Leadership Conference held this week in Las Colinas, Texas...Full Article
Harry & David Partners With Incentives West
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
New Castle, Washington, supplier rep Incentives West (UPIC: IDEAWEST ) has partnered with Medford, Oregon, retailer Harry & David to service promotional distributors in the western U.S...Full Article
PPEF Challenge Gains Momentum
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The PPEF I'll Do Anything challenge is heating up! Nearly $4,000 has been donated—almost halfway there—and the video has received more than 1,500 views...Full Article
Social Media Webinar Series Starts July 20
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The popular PPAI Social Media Launchpad! series begins again on July 20. Learn the web’s most popular social media platforms in this five-part series...Full Article
PPB, PC Win Apex Awards
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPB and PC magazines both have won Apex Awards for Publication Excellence. PPB won in the category of Magazines and Journals Print Over 32 Pages...Full Article
Sales Webinar Concludes Next Week
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The final session in The Field Guide to Sales series by sales expert, Debbie Mrazek, will be held July 13. The series gives actionable strategies to get back to sales fundamentals, hold yourself accountable and watch sales and profits rise...Full Article
Webinar On Pantone Color Matching Series On July 13
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Pantone announces the next generation of its Color Matching System: Pantone Plus Series. Find out more about this product offering with a free webinar hosted by Matt McDowell of Pantone: July 13 at 1 pm CDT...Full Article
PPAI Exhibits At SHRM In San Diego
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI exhibited at the Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, California, June 27-30...Full Article
Register Now For Upcoming PPAI Committees/Action Groups
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI is asking members to register their volunteer profiles for upcoming Standing Committees and Action Groups at Volunteer Central.
Members interested in volunteering should log in with their UPIC credentials...Full Article
FDA Proposes New Rule For Sunscreen Products
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The new regulation that sets standards for formulating, testing and labeling over-the-counter sunscreen products with ultraviolet...Full Article
August 9 Recess Of Congress Coming Up
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI is asking its members to set up meetings with their representatives during the congressional recess August 9 through September 10...Full Article
NUMO Reports No Problems With Hurricane Alex
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Kaufman, Texas, supplier NUMO Manufacturing (UPIC: NUM00001) closed its Reynosa, Mexico, facility last Thursday as a precautionary...Full Article
Private Equity Dealmakers See Return To Sellers’ Market
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Private equity practitioners expect a significant increase in deal flow over the next 12 months, along with heightened valuation...Full Article
Motivators Becomes Carbon-Neutral Business
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
In an ongoing effort to maintain sustainable business practices, Westbury, New York, distributor Motivators Inc. (UPIC: MOTIV8RS)...Full Article
BrandSource Expands Offering
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Bellevue, Washington, supplier rep BrandSource Incentives (UPIC: brandz) has expanded its offering through the assumption of key brands formerly managed by Seattle, Washington, supplier rep Incentive Sales (UPIC: IncentWA)...Full Article
Newton Expands California Coverage
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Newton, Iowa, distributor Newton Manufacturing (UPIC: NEWTON) is expanding further into California with a new association with Tustin, California-based Keller Advertising...Full Article
IRF Pulse Survey Shows Incentive Industry Uptick
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
A survey of incentive industry professionals by the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) shows a strong increase in those who say the economy will have a positive impact on merchandise/non-cash incentive...Full Article
Landes Makes Sweeps For Oil Clean Up Effort
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Houston, Texas, supplier LandesUSA (UPIC: Landes) has ramped up its domestic sewing capacity to build absorbent sheets...Full Article
Lage, Miller, Tidwell To Speak At NALC
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI’s North American Leadership Conference (NALC), August 29-31 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, will include a...Full Article
UMAPP Wins Fifth Leg Of Advocate Regional Challenge
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The winners of the fifth leg of the ADvocate Regional Challenge were announced at the 2010 Leadership Development Workshop during the closing ceremony...Full Article
HALO/Lee Wayne National Sales Meeting Has Record Turnout
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Sterling, Illinois, distributor HALO/Lee Wayne (UPIC: LEEWAYNE) had record attendance at its national sales meeting in San Diego, California, last week...Full Article
Points Of Light Adds Pearson Marketing For Southeast
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Fairfield, New Jersey, supplier Points of Light (UPIC: POINTS) has appointed Marietta, Georgia, supplier rep Pearson Marketing, Inc...Full Article
iPROMOTEU Adds Affiliates
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Wayland, Massachusetts, distributor iPROMOTEu (UPIC: IPRO9320) added 12 promotional products distributors as affiliates in June.
The new affiliates include: Mike Aldish of PromoServe, Inc...Full Article
Prime Resources Extends Canadian Rep Boundaries
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Bridgeport, Connecticut, supplier Prime Resources (UPIC: PRIME) has extended its Canadian representative Willoughby Edwards to cover...Full Article
NBC’s 'The Office' Looking For Promotional Items
Issue: 2010JUL
Scranton, Pennsylvania, promotional product companies, now is your chance at a TV show.
The producers of NBC's "The Office" will...Full Article
HALO/Lee Wayne Parent Declares Quarterly Dividend
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Compass Diversified Holdings, parent of Sterling, Illinois, distributor HALO/Lee Wayne (UPIC: LEEWAYNE) reported a quarterly cash distribution of $0.34 per share...Full Article
Poken Partners With MMI To Launch Social Networking Products In U.S.
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Lausanne, Switzerland-based Poken S.A. has formed a strategic partnership with Spokane Valley, Washington, supplier MMI International Trade (MMI) (UPIC: mmiline)...Full Article
ThermoServ Acquires MugWorld
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Dallas, Texas, supplier ThermoServ Ltd. (UPIC: THRMOSRV) has acquired Gainesville, Texas, supplier MugWorld Inc. The headquarters...Full Article
PPAI Seeks Help To Stop Amendment To COMPETES ACT
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI is seeking help from Indiana members and their friends on stopping a last-minute amendment that limits the use of promotional...Full Article
Meet Your Congressional Rep During August Recess
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI is asking its members to set up meetings with their representatives during Congress’s recess August 9 through September10.
...Full Article
Seats Still Available At PPAI's Hot Summer Events
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI has three major summer conferences still open for registration. They include:
• PPAI Women’s Leadership Conference, July 26-29,...Full Article
Social Media Webinar Series Starts Next Week
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The popular PPAI Social Media Launchpad! series begins again at 10:30 CST on July 20. Learn the web’s most popular social media platforms...Full Article
PPAI Triennial Supplier Business Survey Due July 14
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The PPAI Triennial Supplier Business Survey is underway and the Association is asking all suppliers to participate. Complete the...Full Article
New MAS/CAS Designations Awarded
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Four people have been awarded either a Master Advertising Specialist (MAS) or Certified Advertising Specialist (CAS) designation after passing the tests in June...Full Article
New MAS/CAS Best Practices Video Available
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
A new certification video designed to help members convey the value of MAS/CAS certification to other industry professionals is now...Full Article
PPAI Delivers Letter To Repeal 1099 Requirements To White House
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI’s representatives were invited to the White House on July 7 to deliver and discuss a letter from Steve Slagle, CAE, PPAI’s president...Full Article
PPAI Board Names 2011 Officers
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI’s Board of Directors announces its new officers for 2011. The officers are selected by the nominating committee and voted on...Full Article
Zorrel Becomes Interim Licensee for Gabrielle Rohde Royce
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Rohde Royce Inc. (UPIC: GABRIELL) is currently negotiating with a new partner to manufacture, market and directly distribute new products to the promotional products industry...Full Article
Candidates For PPAI Board Announced
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Eight candidates for the next PPAI Board have been announced by the Association. The election will be held in September with official results announced in October...Full Article
Geiger Unveils Ground-Breaking Wellness Product And New Business Unit
Issue: 2010JUL
Geiger (UPIC: Geiger) has become the exclusive distributor for a revolutionary breast self-exam device called Liv and formed a new...Full Article
Jody Ferrer Appointed Circle Of Red Co-Chair
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Jody Ferrer, president of West Hartford, Connecticut, distributor The Perfect Promotion (UPIC: Perfect2), has been appointed Circle of Red co-chair for Go Red for Women and the American Heart Association (AHA)...Full Article
Brand On Demand Trademark Approved
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Dayton, Ohio, distributor Shumsky Enterprises (UPIC: SHUMSKY) has had its proprietary inventory management solution, Brand on Demand, accepted as an official trademark by the United States Patent and Trademark Office...Full Article
Michelin Promotional Products Auction Raises World Record
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Promotional products from Michelin, including guides, posters and a die-cast model of the Michelin train, raised more than $258,000 in a recent auction in England...Full Article
Match-Up Quoted In TIME Magazine
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Longwood, Florida, distributor Match-Up Promotions LLC (UPIC: MATCHUP) was mentioned in TIME Magazine’s June 28 issue. The company received an order for 15,000 vevuzela-style horns used at the South Africa World Cup from the Florida Marlins...Full Article
Organic Cotton Products Grew 35 Percent In 2009
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Global retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile products grew 35 percent last year to an estimated $4.3 billion, according...Full Article
Haddox and Hassler Purchase WoodCo
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Darryl Haddox and DeeDee Hassler recently purchased Washington, Missouri, supplier WoodCo Promotional Products (UPIC: Woodco) from Bill Wood, founder of the company...Full Article
Meet Your Congressional Rep During August Recess
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI is asking its members to set up meetings with their representatives during Congress’s recess August 9 through September 10....Full Article
CPSIA Flow Chart Topic Of Next Webinar
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
When it comes to the Children’s Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), do you even know where to begin? A one-hour webinar scheduled...Full Article
PPAI Sends Letter Asking For 1099 Reporting Repeal To IRS
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI’s President and CEO Steve Slagle, CAE, submitted a letter last week to the Internal Revenue Service requesting a repeal of the...Full Article
Nominate Your Best For 2011 Pyramid And Web Awards
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Nominations are being taken for the 2011 Distributor Pyramid Awards Program and the 2011 PPAI Web Awards. Visit www.ppai.org/awards for more information or contact the PPAI Awards staff at 972-258-3070 or awards@ppai.org.
...Full Article
Suppliers Promote Votes By Facebook, Twitter, E-mail
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Every PPAI supplier member is listed on the 2011 PPAI Supplier Star ballot, so every member distributor and their employees can vote for their favorite suppliers...Full Article
PPAI Publication Survey Deadline Extended To July 26
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The deadline to tell us what you think about PPAI’s publications—PPB, Promotional Consultant and Promotional Consultant Today—has been extended to Monday, July 26...Full Article
20/20 Decision Making Tips In July’s PC Digital
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The old saying, “hindsight is 20/20” doesn’t bode well for business decisions. No one wants to think about making bad decisions, but sometimes smart people do make foolish choices...Full Article
Make A Difference: Become A PPAI Volunteer
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Do you have something to say? Do you believe that PPAI would benefit by hearing your perspective? If you would like to get involved...Full Article
PPAI Attends TS2 Show In Boston
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI exhibited at the TS2 Show in Boston, Massachusetts, July 14-15. Known as the “Tradeshow for Tradeshow People,” the conference serves as a one-stop-shop for meeting planners to gather ideas for their respective meetings and events...Full Article
PPAI’s Suppliers’ Forum, Leadership Conference Coming In August
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
There’s still time to register for two major PPAI events in August: The Suppliers’ Forum and the North American Leadership Conference.
PPAI’s Suppliers’ Forum will be held August 2-3 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California...Full Article
PPB Reveals Its 2010 Rising Stars
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Who’s driving positive change and bringing fresh ideas to the industry? PPB’s 2010 Rising Stars.
The August issue of PPB magazine...Full Article
Join 100 Women Who Plan To Attend WLC Next Week
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI’s Women’s Leadership Conference next week at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Irving, Texas, is expected to attract more than 100 women in the promotional products industry...Full Article
Gerlach Retires From Advance Corporation
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Barbara Gerlach, MAS, president of Advance Corporation (UPIC:ADVANCE) will retire at the end of July after 30 years of service to the company...Full Article
Geiger Unveils Ground-Breaking Wellness Product And New Business Unit
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Geiger (UPIC: Geiger) has become the exclusive distributor for a revolutionary breast self-exam device called Liv® and formed a new business unit to launch it, the company announced yesterday at its Geiger Galleria in Phoenix, Arizona...Full Article
Chinese Workforce Changes Impact Promotional Products Industry
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
A shift in the number of Chinese workers, along with laws supporting better working conditions and wages, is having an effect on...Full Article
Housing And Registration For PPAI Expo 2011 Starts Today
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
It’s time to register and reserve housing for the PPAI Expo on January 10-14, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las...Full Article
PPAI’s Suppliers’ Forum And Leadership Conference Coming In August
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
There’s still time to register for two major PPAI events in August: The Suppliers’ Forum and the North American Leadership Conference.
PPAI’s Suppliers’ Forum will be held August 2-3 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California...Full Article
PPAI Meets With Distributor Groups For Benefits Check
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
As part of an ongoing campaign of outreach to members, Paul Bellantone, CAE, PPAI executive vice president, and Khris Harris,...Full Article
PPAI Begins Social Media Launchpad Advanced Certificate Program
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Continuing on the foundations established with the Social Media Launchpad series, PPAI will begin a three-part live webinar program led by Carrie Kerpen from Likeable Media starting on August 31...Full Article
PPAI’s Promotional Consultant Today Launches Industry’s First iPhone App
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Promotional Consultant Today, the popular, daily e-newsletter targeted toward distributor salespeople, is now available as a free iPhone app...Full Article
Join Current PPAI Social Media Launchpad! 101 Webinar
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
It’s not too late to join the current five-part webinar series PPAI Social Media Launchpad! 101, which covers the ins, outs and how-tos of the web’s most popular and influential social media platforms...Full Article
Nominate Your Best For 2011 Pyramid And Web Awards
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Nominations are still being taken for the 2011 Distributor Pyramid Awards Program and the 2011 PPAI Web Awards. Visit www.ppai.org/awards for more information or contact the PPAI Awards staff at 972-258-3070 or awards@ppai.org.
...Full Article
CPSIA Flow Chart Webinar August 5
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
When it comes to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, how do you even know where to start? PPAI is offering a one-hour webinar at 1 pm CDT on August 5 to address product testing through a flow chart format...Full Article
August Recess Meetings With Local Congressional Reps Scheduled
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI staff members are starting meetings next week with their local congressional representatives.
On August 18, Rep. Kenny Marchant...Full Article
PPAI Joins Coalition In Letter to Senate Asking for 1099 Reporting Repeal
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
PPAI joined 50 other associations in the Coalition of Tax of Fairness in Tax Compliance (CFTC) in a letter to Sen. Mike Johanns in support of S...Full Article
Prop 65 Clearinghouse To Hold Annual Conference
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Prop. 65 Clearinghouse's Annual Conference will be held September 20 at the City Club in San Francisco. The conference is designed...Full Article
Grossman Promotional Products Merges With D Sport
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Grossman Promotional Products has merged into distributor D Sport Silk Screening, Embroidery and Awards (UPIC: Dsport192), both of Columbia, Missouri...Full Article
Assistco Closes Temporarily Because Of Fire
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The office of West Hills, California, distributor Assistco (UPIC: assistco) had a fire last month and will remain closed for the foreseeable future, but will rebuild, says owner Mark Richter...Full Article
Postal Service Offers Webinars On Catalogs And E-Tailing
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
The U.S. Postal Service is reaching out to e-tailers with a campaign showcasing the power of catalogs with the potential to double...Full Article
Crystal D Recognizes Employees
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
St. Paul, Minnesota, supplier Crystal D (UPIC: CRYSTALD) named its second quarter WOW Champs at the monthly company meeting in June.
...Full Article
Copeland Judges National Technology Competition
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Bruce Copeland, owner of Simpsonville, Maryland, distributor Proforma Stewart & Associates (UPIC: STEWART) served as a judge for the Technology Student Association’s (TSA) National Competition on June 30...Full Article
Margaret Custer Ford, MAS, Honored With PPAI Woman Of Achievement Award
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Industry veteran Margaret “Margo” Custer Ford, MAS, was named the 2010 recipient of the PPAI Woman of Achievement Award last night...Full Article
Online Exclusives
PPAI Sales Volume Survey Winners
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Congratulations to these winners who participated in the PPAI 2009 Estimate Of Promotional Products Distributor Sales survey.
First Prize Winner: Airfare/Hotel (Two round-trip tickets anywhere in the continental U.S...Full Article
PPAI's 2009 Estimate Of Promotional Product Distributor Sales
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Wearables-T-shirts, golf-shirts, aprons, uniforms, blazers, caps, hats, headbands, jackets, neckwear, footwear, etc.
Writing Instruments-Pens,...Full Article
What Women Want—The Rest Of The Conversation
By: Tama Underwood Issue: 2010JUL
The following are nuggets of wisdom that didn’t make it into our story about the traits of highly successful women leaders. You can read the full story here.
I feel the men in this industry realize and understand what women are capable of here...Full Article
11 Ways To Boost Your Sales Of Desk And Office Products
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2010JUL
Ever think of the desktop in terms of real estate? Savvy distributors do. Many launch into an animated explanation of the importance...Full Article
People News
People News
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Distributors
NewClients Promotional Marketing (UPIC: clients)— Teki Hall, president and chief executive officer
Newton Manufacturing Company (UPIC: NEWTON)— Robin Hand and Dan Livengood, senior sales managers eastern and western regions, respectively...Full Article
President's Perspective
Talk To Me, I’m Listening
By: Scott E. Siegel, MAS Issue: 2010JUL
The first six months of this year have flown by, and by the time you read this I will have finished the first half of my term as board chair...Full Article
Promotions
Back To Basics
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2010JUL
AIA Corporation looks to nature’s four elements—earth, fire, water and wind—to promote its annual tradeshow.
Picture this: a quiet lake in the middle of summer...Full Article
Question
In The News
By: Tama Underwood Issue: 2010JUL
A Distributor Asks:
We provided hand sanitizers to the police department in a major metropolitan city. The supplier we used in the campaign then sent out a press release to news outlets in the city and took credit for the product...Full Article
Sales
Hot Tub Cash Machine
By: Rick Greene, MAS Issue: 2010JUL
Business is everywhere—if you know where to look.
When times are tough, the tough get … more business than most everyone else...Full Article
Washington Report
Washington Report
By: Staff Issue: 2010JUL
Wellness Program Grants
Earlier this year we reported that one of the possible opportunities for the promotional products industry...Full Article
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