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Lage, Miller, Tidwell To Speak At NALC
PPAI’s North American Leadership Conference (NALC), August 29-31 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, will include a roundtable session with some of the top leaders in the industry, including (from left) Paul Lage, MAS, chief executive officer of Gill Studios; Jason Miller, president of Corvest; and Bob Tidwell, president and CEO of Senator Promotional Group USA. Read more
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Landes Makes Sweeps For Oil Clean Up Effort
Houston, Texas, supplier LandesUSA (UPIC: Landes) has ramped up its domestic sewing capacity to build absorbent sheets for a local environmental company to aid in cleaning up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more
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IRF Pulse Survey Shows Incentive Industry Uptick
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. The percentage grew from 20 percent in the summer of 2009 to 41 percent by April 2010, according to Rewards and Recognition eNews, a publication by Engagement Strategies Magazine. Read more
PPEF Challenge Gains Momentum
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. Read more
Social Media Webinar Series Starts July 20
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. Read more
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PPB, PC Win Apex Awards
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. PC won in the category of Magazines and Journals-Electronic and Web. Read more
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Sales Webinar Concludes Next Week
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. Click here for more information
Webinar On Pantone Color Matching Series On July 13
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. Read more
PPAI Exhibits At SHRM In San Diego
PPAI exhibited at the Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, California, June 27-30. The conference serves as the premier meeting of more than 11,000 human resource professionals. Read more
Register Now For Upcoming PPAI Committees/Action Groups
PPAI is asking members to register their volunteer profiles for upcoming Standing Committees and Action Groups at Volunteer Central. Read more
NUMO Reports No Problems With Hurricane Alex
Kaufman, Texas, supplier NUMO Manufacturing (UPIC: NUM00001) closed its Reynosa, Mexico, facility last Thursday as a precautionary measure in anticipation of Hurricane Alex, but the hurricane did not disrupt power or cause any damage to the facility, says Jim Martin, vice president of operations. The facility was up and running by the second shift, Martin says. Read more
Private Equity Dealmakers See Return To Sellers’ Market
Private equity practitioners expect a significant increase in deal flow over the next 12 months, along with heightened valuation concerns and more rigorous due diligence procedures, according to a new study released last week by mergermarket in association with Houlihan Lokey. Read more
Motivators Becomes Carbon-Neutral Business
In an ongoing effort to maintain sustainable business practices, Westbury, New York, distributor Motivators Inc. (UPIC: MOTIV8RS) has partnered with CarbonFreeFund.org, a nonprofit provider of carbon offset and climate solutions, to offset the carbon omissions produced by the company every year. Motivators is now listed as a carbon neutral business. Read more
BrandSource Expands Offering
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). BrandSource represents retail branded products to the incentive and promotional products channels in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Read more
Newton Expands California Coverage
Newton, Iowa, distributor Newton Manufacturing (UPIC: NEWTON) is expanding further into California with a new association with Tustin, California-based Keller Advertising. The Tustin office will serve as a new satellite office for Newton and the company is actively recruiting additional sales representatives in the area. Read more
HALO/Lee Wayne National Sales Meeting Has Record Turnount
Sterling, Illinois, distributor HALO/Lee Wayne (UPIC: LEEWAYNE) had record attendance at its national sales meeting in San Diego, California, on June 24. Nearly two hundred account executives attended the four-day event, with 120 industry supplier firms exhibiting at a company-only trade show at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. Read more
Points Of Light Adds Pearson Marketing For Southeast
Fairfield, New Jersey, supplier Points of Light (UPIC: POINTS) has appointed Marietta, Georgia, supplier rep Pearson Marketing, Inc. (UPIC: Pears906) to represent the company in the Southeast, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Read more
FDA Proposes New Rule For Sunscreen Products
The new regulation that sets standards for formulating, testing and labeling over-the-counter sunscreen products with ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) protection is expected to be finalized by October 2010, according to a recent article in The New York Times. Companies will then have up to 18 months to bring their products into compliance. Read more
August 9 Recess Of Congress Coming Up
PPAI is asking its members to set up meetings with their representatives during the congressional recess August 9 through September 10. Read more
Margie Acosta has been promoted to customer service manager for Bridgeport, Connecticut, supplier Prime Resources Corp. (UPIC: PRIME). She has been with Prime for more than 10 years as production control manager.
Melinda Marr is the new vice president of sales at St. Paul, Minnesota, supplier Hotline Products (UPIC: HOYL0001) effective July 12. She replaces Bob Teese, who retired on May 31 after serving in that role for more than 16 years. Marr has served as both an account manager for other major suppliers in the industry and as an independent sales representative. She volunteers for Upper Midwest Association of Promotional Products (UMAPP), most recently as its treasurer.
Oakdale, Minnesota, supplier RecognitionWorx Inc. (UPIC: RWI) has hired Team Donlin to provide sales representation in Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Jeff and Shelley Stevens of Fallbrook, California, supplier rep Wesco Marketing (UPIC: wescmkt) have been hired by San Fernando, California, supplier Pinnacle Designs (UPIC: PINNACLE) to provide representation in the Southern California territory from San Luis Obispo to San Diego.
Shannon Sylva has moved from customer operations at New Kensington, Pennsylvania, supplier Leed’s (UPIC: LEEDS) to director of internal operations at Miami, Florida, supplier Bullet (UPIC: BULLET). Sylva joined Leed’s as director of customer operations in 2006 after more than 20 years of leadership roles in operations for shipping giants UPS and FedEx.
UMAPP Wins Fifth Leg Of Advocate Regional Challenge
The winners of the fifth leg of the ADvocate Regional Challenge were announced at the 2010 Leadership Development Workshop during the closing ceremony. Read more
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