Imprinted Sportswear Show, PPAI MarketShows Coming To Fort Worth


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Imprinted Sportswear Show, PPAI MarketShows Coming To Fort Worth

Issue: 2008sep

Building on the success of the PPAI MarketShows Atlanta, MarketShows Fort Worth, co-located with the Imprinted Sportswear Show October 3-4, will offer members the same opportunity to make new connections and increase their knowledge of imprinted sportswear.

To help suppliers along the Texas coast with business recovery efforts after Hurricane Ike, PPAI offered them a booth at MarketShows Fort Worth free of charge. As of last Thursday, at least four suppliers had taken advantage of the offer, including Houston, Texas-based KTI Networks/KTI Promos (UPIC: pendrive).

KTI Marketing Coordinator Scott Meng says that prior to the storm he and others considered attending MarketShows Fort Worth to take advantage of the co-location with ISS and the regional proximity, but they weren’t set on it because the company had been cutting back on the number of shows to attend. “Cost is one concern, but another is manpower, and in general that’s another major hurdle,” says Meng.

But with the offer from PPAI and the show’s location, the chance was too good to pass up. “Education is going to be the main thing or us,” he says. “I’ve never been to an ISS show. I think it will be a good opportunity to educate [imprinted apparel companies] about romotional products.”

Other suppliers who accepted the offer are Channelview, Texas-based Cooler Graphics (UPIC: RADOKOOL), Houston-based Hirsch Gift, Inc. (UPIC: HIRGIFT) and Houston-based The American Zebra Line (UPIC: AMZEBRA).

MarketShows is a fantastic opportunity for distributors to connect with new suppliers and experts in the imprinted sportswear field, and to learn more about the two industries. MarketShows exhibits are open 10 am-5pm Friday and Saturday, and education sessions are at 9 am and 1 pm both days.

Attendees must qualify for a free UPIC to attend MarketShows Fort Worth. To register online, click this. On-site registration opens at noon Thursday and at 8 am Friday and Saturday.

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