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2009JUN
 Apparel
Creativity Abounds In Kid’s Wear
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009JUN
If you’re taking that first wobbly step into the world of promotional youth wear, here’s something to remember: Anything goes. You...Full Article
Chair's Letter
Did You Get My Order?
By: Sherri Lennarson, MAS Issue: 2009JUN
Any idea what the most-asked question in our industry is, besides “What’s new?” I’d put my money on “Did you get my order” or “When did my order ship?”
Imagine if you had a nickel for every time you have asked or answered that query...Full Article
Close Up
Close Up: Kurt Kaeser
By: Staff Issue: 2009JUN
Kurt Kaeser, president and CEO of 115-year-old distributor company Kaeser & Blair, Inc. (UPIC: KAESER), grew up in the family business as grandson of one of the founders, Dutch Kaeser...Full Article
Datebook
Datebook
By: Staff Issue: 2009JUN
JUNE
June 1-3
PROMOTIONS EAST
CPPA, MAPPA, NEPPA, SAAGNY, SACDV, TRASA
Atlantic City, New Jersey
www.promotionseast.org
June 22-26
Showtime
St...Full Article
Editor's Picks
Bring On The Fun
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009JUN
Whether specifically for play or disguised as office products, games and toys let your clients smile on their customers.
When it comes to games and toys, the classics still rule...Full Article
Factory Floor
Cover Story
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009JUN
The digital age is revolutionizing custom table covers at Aprons, Etc.
North Carolina may be the furniture capital of the U.S., but its southern neighbor is the one that keeps it all covered...Full Article
Fast Forward
Bosses, Are You Tough Enough?
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009JUN
When it comes to decision making, good managers act as benevolent dictators doing what’s best for their subjects.
The...Full Article
Getting Fresh
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009JUN
Suppliers are attracting business through new products designed for the times.
In an economic downturn, even the savviest business owner’s instincts may be to scale back on new product offerings...Full Article
Brain Wave
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009JUN
Increasing popularity makes specialty brain gyms a prime new market for promotional products.
Ongoing interest in the...Full Article
Supervisor Training
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009JUN
Make sure you know and avoid these four don’ts when it comes to managing people.
Have you ever had a bad boss? Someone...Full Article
Rejected
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009JUN
After you don’t get the business, know what questions to ask so you can make changes for next time.
Have you ever put all your...Full Article
Web Browsers
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009JUN
Workers who take internet-surfing breaks prove to be more productive than those who don’t.
Sales managers may need to take a deep breath before reading this one...Full Article
Features
Fishing For New Clients? Drop Your Line In Fresher Waters.
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
If you've had the same clients with the same needs for many years and those fish aren't biting as often, perhaps it's time to discover who's making the most of the tough economic climate...Full Article
Reality Check: Do 2008 Sales Indicate The New Normal?
By: Rick Ebel, Saritha Kuruvilla and Richard Alan Nelson, Ph.D. Issue: 2009JUN
Last spring when the economy still looked flush, six out of 10 U.S. distributors told us they expected their 2008 sales to be better than the previous year...Full Article
Cast Your Net On The Brightest Ideas
By: Brittany Glenn Issue: 2009JUN
At some point, the game changed. You don’t know exactly when it happened. All you know is there was a definite then, and there is a definitive now...Full Article
Online Exclusive: The Best Selling Products And Programs Of 2008
By: Saritha Kuruvilla Issue: 2009JUN
Wearables, writing instruments and calendars take top products spots; brand awareness is most popular program.
Every year PPAI takes on the task of compiling product and program category sales information...Full Article
Feedback
Feedback
By: Staff Issue: 2009JUN
This Distributor Is Getting Blasted By E-Blasts
By March 25 this year I had received 5,476 e-mail blast messages from suppliers...Full Article
Goods
Goods
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009JUN
Save Your Seat
Beachgoers and poolside dwellers can slip a Lounge Hat onto a lounge chair to reserve it while they take a dip...Full Article
Inside PPAI
Profiles In PPAI Volunteerism
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
Volunteer: Mike Schenker, MAS, partner in Augusta, New Jersey-based supplier Custom InterSource LLC
PPAI Member Since:...Full Article
PPAI Staff, Members Meet With CPSC, Attend Rally In D.C.
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
PPAI staff and members traveled to Washington, D.C., in early April to lobby on members’ behalf regarding several key...Full Article
PPAI Plans Strategy For Physician Payments Sunshine Act
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
PPAI has established a strong lobbying presence in Washington, D.C. So far this year, PPAI Board chair-elect Scott Siegel, MAS, traveled to Washington and participated in a town hall meeting in the White House with President Obama...Full Article
PPAI And MANAfest Work Together To Provide Value, Services To Multi-Line Reps
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
Multi-line reps are a vital part of the promotional products industry, and to help meet their business needs PPAI is offering its multi-line rep members an opportunity to participate in MANAfest 2009, May 31-June 3 in Henderson, Nevada, at a reduced cost...Full Article
Lennarson, Slagle Speak At Advertising Product Suppliers Forum
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
PPAI Board Chair Sherri Lennarson, MAS, and President and CEO Steve Slagle, CAE, will discuss the Association’s government relations...Full Article
Bellantone Joins Performance Management Group’s Board Of Trustees
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
The Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement at Northwestern University has formed its 2009 leadership team, which includes the organization’s executive committee, trustee advisory board and board of trustees...Full Article
Slagle Speaks At Promotional Products Show In Mexico
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
PPAI President and CEO Steve Slagle, CAE, traveled south of the border for the Expo Promotional Product Show, sponsored by the Asociación...Full Article
ISERVCORP Order Review Program Website Goes Live
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
OrderTrax2™, the order review program from Irving, Texas-based business services provider ISERVCORP (UPIC: IservCo), went live in March...Full Article
Promotional Consultant Expands Its Reach With Digital Edition, Online Archives
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
For Promotional Consultant readers who have longed for online access to the latest issue or old favorites, the time is now. The Promotional Consultant website, www.promotionalconsultant.org, went live in late March...Full Article
PPAI Crafts Code Of Conduct For Member Use
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
To help members display and publicize their commitment to operating in a responsible manner, the Association created a code of conduct that all member companies can use as the basis for developing their own code...Full Article
Meet The New PPAI Staffers
By: Jen Alexander Issue: 2009JUN
Who: Karen Rothrock, CMP, CEM
When she joined PPAI: March 2009
What she’s doing here: Rothrock serves as manager of meetings and travel in the expositions department...Full Article
Management
The Human Element
By: Kathy Goodin-Mitchell, BA, MS, SPHR Issue: 2009JUN
How are you managing your employees through the lifecycle of business?
The life of a business has four different stages affecting employees in significant ways...Full Article
Newslink Features
PPAI News: PPEF Announces 2009 Scholarship Recipients
Issue: 2009JUN
Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) has announced the recipients of its 2009 Scholarships awards. The foundation has...Full Article
PPAI News: A Decade Later, LDW Still Motivates And Inspires Members
Issue: 2009JUN
PPAI’s Leadership Conference and the 10th Annual Regional Association Council (RAC) Leadership Development Workshop...Full Article
Regional News: Regionals Roll Up Their Sleeves For Legislative Action
Issue: 2009JUN
Ohio Promotional Professionals Association (OPPA) and Rocky Mountain Region Promotional Products Association (RMRPPA) have gotten...Full Article
Industry News: Quality Certification Alliance Applies For Nonprofit Status
Issue: 2009JUN
Seattle, Washington-based Quality Certification Alliance (QCA), an independent accreditation organization formed to address the need...Full Article
Industry News: CPSC Says Most Pens Not Likely Considered Children's Products
Issue: 2009JUN
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) confirmed in a statement Monday that the vast majority of pens are not likely children’s...Full Article
Industry News: PROMOTIONS EAST Organizers ‘Thrilled’ With Show’s Results
Issue: 2009JUN
Less than a week after PROMOTIONS EAST 2009 wrapped up, Jonathan Riegel, CAS, says the positive feedback from participants has him...Full Article
Industry News: BDA, Logomark Are First Industry Members To Complete QCA Third-Party Audit
Issue: 2009JUN
Woodinville, Washington-based distributor Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, Inc. (UPIC: BENS0002) and Tustin, California-based supplier...Full Article
Online Exclusives
The Best-Selling Products And Programs Of 2008
By: Saritha Kuruvilla Issue: 2009JUN
Wearables, writing instruments and calendars take top products spots; brand awareness is most popular program.
Every year PPAI takes on the task of compiling product and program category sales information...Full Article
People News
People News
By: Staff Issue: 2009JUN
DISTRIBUTOR PROMOTION
Geiger (UPIC: geiger)—Lynne Dobransky, promoted to marketing project manager for the corporate division
SUPPLIER...Full Article
President's Perspective
Speak Out. Your Industry Is Counting On You.
By: Steve Slagle, CAE Issue: 2009JUN
Why is it that such a perfectly good word as “gift” prompts legislators to regulate our industry? And why is it that despite our...Full Article
Question
Sample Sales
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009JUN
A Distributor Asks: “How do you use samples during a sales presentation? Do you bring exactly what the client asked for and nothing...Full Article
Snapshots
Snapshots
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009JUN
Hub Pen Company Receives Top Honors From Newton Manufacturing
Newton Manufacturing Co. (UPIC: NEWTON) declared Braintree, Massachusetts-based supplier Hub Pen Company (UPIC: HUBPEN) one of its top suppliers for 2008...Full Article
Washington Report
June Washington Report
Issue: 2009JUN
Credit Card Bill Becomes Law
The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act became law on May 22, and for the most part, the law imposes additional protections for consumers on their credit card accounts...Full Article
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