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Canadian Promotional Products Group Names New President Ahad has worked for Pointe-Claire, Quebec-based supplier Souvenir Avanti Inc. since 1990. He also served on the Quebec Chapter of PPPC from 1996 to 2001 as well as the National Board of Directors from 2002-2008, where he served as chairman in 2007. "Ed brings many years of experience in this industry with him," says Lynda Gallant, CAS, chair of the PPPC National Board of Directors. "His proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding environment, as well as his desire to tackle new challenges, will serve Ed well as he begins this next phase of his career." Promotional Products Sales At Nearly $4 Billion In Canada The increase is attributed in part to the effectiveness and flexibility of promotional products, says PPPC Chair Lynda Gallant, CAS. "While this represents a drop from the 13 percent compound annual growth rate our industry has enjoyed for the past 15 years, it is still indicative of the growing popularity of promotional products as effective marketing and communications vehicles," says Gallant. "We are very satisfied with this indicator, considering the overall performance of the Canadian economy." Click here to read more. Dell Award Winners Visit Austin Company, Meet Founder "Over the course of two days, we met with a series of senior Dell executives to learn more about their success as a growth company," says Mark Graham, RIGHTSLEEVE president. "It was a memorable experience and there are plenty of best practices that we can bring back to RIGHTSLEEVE." The highlight of the visit was spending time with company founder Michael Dell, adds Graham. "He was very approachable and down to earth, and I was honored to be representing the industry in front of him," he says. ActNow Media, Inc. Completes Safety Audits The company's products and manufacturing processes were examined by IMR in August, and in November the supplier received confirmation that it meets specifications required under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and the German Institute for Standardization (DIN). "ActNow has always strived to provide top notch products," says Fred Leamer, president and CEO. ppai in action
PPAI Reaffirms Legislative Advocacy In conjunction with regional government relations committees and thousands of volunteers over the past 18 months, PPAI has tackled issues ranging from healthcare reform to independent contractors and product safety to social compliance and the Association continues to make significant investments in its long-standing government relations programs. To view a summary of PPAI's collective efforts, click HERE. To view last week's member letter, click HERE. To support issues that affect your industry, visit www.ppailaw.org. ppai law
PPAI's Tracking Label Database Can Help Ensure CPSIA Compliance The tracking label database provides a place to store information such as the source of the product, manufacturing date and batch or run number, and it provides suppliers with a simple URL to print on their products. For more information and to access the database, visit www.ppai.org and click the Product Safety Page under Members/Business Management. |
PPAI Study Affirms Promotional Products' Effectiveness The study, "Effectiveness of Promotional Products As An Advertising Medium," was fielded through MarketTools Inc. in San Francisco, California, and evaluated the action, reaction and relationship of promotional products and their recipients. Respondents shared the following about promotional products and their value: 83 percent like receiving a promotional product with an advertising message Download a free Power Tool of this study by clicking here. To order the Power Tool in packs of 25 for customer leave-behinds, contact Judy Darwin at 972-258-3058. The PPAI Expo Named Top Industry Tradeshow Again "It is a privilege to receive such acknowledgment," says Steve Slagle, CAE, PPAI president and CEO. "To be recognized by those we aim to serve is quite an accomplishment, and we are committed to continue to make The PPAI Expo the premier tradeshow year after year." PPAI Introduces Insurance Solutions Products available to members and their families include:
Click here to learn more about PPAI Insurance Solutions. Experience The Expo After Hours Wednesday, January 13: The PPAI Awards Presentation & Dinner (NEW FORMAT!) Thursday, January 14: Wine Tasting From Around The World (NEW!) Thursday, January 14: ONE-PPAI's Closing Night Party featuring two '80s tribute bands: Zoo Station and The Molly Ringwalds. Attendees can purchase tickets for these events during registration, or modify their existing registration to include them. Prepare For CPSIA Deadlines With A Free Webinar The 30-minute webinar will be held Wednesday, December 16, at 1 pm CST, and is designed to help members get up to speed on the latest requirements of the the law, including compliance with February 10, 2010, deadlines. Click here to register. |
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Image Source Hires Mummert And Wiese Mummert brings more than 15 years of sales, promotional marketing and brand management experience to the Image Source team. Wiese spent 24 years in the printing industry and five years in branded merchandise procurement before joining Image Source. Newton Manufacturing Hires Palmer Polyconcept Names Kaufmann Midwest Sales Rep Kaufman will work with distributors in the Chicago area and northern Illinois, as well as Wisconsin. TRG Group Hires Hudson As Southeast Rep
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Lew Heckman, Custom Apparel Sales President Lester V. Molenaar, Founder Of Molenaar, LLC Molenaar spent nearly 20 years as a farmer before entering the business world, opening up a John Deere implement store. That was followed by his supplier company, which manufactured toys as well as promotional products. Molenaar was known to family, friends and colleagues as a "mechanical genius," says Steven Meyer, MAS, Molenaar vice president of sales. Among his accomplishments, Molenaar built a radio station and invented an injection-molding process for plastics. "He was always fair and wanted the best things out of the company that he could get," says Meyer. To read more about Molenaar's life and accomplishments, click here. |
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Leslie Company Holds Donation Drive For Local Food Bank In their first drive for the food bank, employees donated 326 pounds of canned and boxed food and everyday household items, as well as monetary donations totaling $500--enough to produce 2,750 meals. Harvesters is Kansas City's only food bank and serves as a clearing house for collecting and distributing food and household goods. Price Helps Raise $300,000 To Fight Cancer Price is owner/president of St. Louis, Missouri-based distributor Premiums Plus, Inc. (UPIC: PREMPLUS). The funds will be used for research, care and prevention of the disease. "I would have been happy if we'd just gotten close to last year's total but we exceeded it! The generosity of the attendees was overwhelming," she says of the 437 people in attendance. "It was wonderful to see how the guests responded, especially with the economy this year." The evening consisted of rapid-fire, silent and live auctions and dinner at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles with special guests, baseball star and cancer survivor Darryl Strawberry and keynote speaker Norm Stewart, former coach of the University of Missouri. |
Proforma Execs Treat Staff To Acts Of Kindness Executives will scrape snow off staff members' cars, rotate a guest parking spot for peer-recognized employees and treat everyone to a monthly breakfast. Click here to read more. |
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A distributor asks: "One of my clients told me another distributor is trying to schedule a sales call with him. He told the salesperson he is not interested in moving the business and is happy with the products and services I provide. Is it appropriate for me to call the competitor (whom I know) and ask her not to call my client anymore?" What's your answer? E-mail answers along with your name, title and company name to Question@ppai.org by December 28 for possible inclusion in the February issue of PPB magazine. Answers to this month's question are in. Click here to read advice on setting up guidelines for warehousing imprinted products on behalf of clients. |
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