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2009AUG
 Apparel
Wovens That Work
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009AUG
As dress codes tighten up, wovens present a polished, professional appearance.
You’ve heard of dressing for the job you want and even dressing like the boss...Full Article
Breaking News
Sanford B2B To Consolidate Decorating Operations, Relocate Some Employees
Issue: 2009AUG
Janesville, Wisconsin-based supplier Sanford Business-to-Business (UPIC: SANFORD) announced a decision to consolidate all decoration operations into the company’s existing decoration facility in Mexicali, Mexico...Full Article
Chair's Letter
Live And Learn
By: Sherri C. Lennarson Issue: 2009AUG
I’m a life-long learner. I feel my pulse quicken every time I enter a bookstore or a library. I could spend hours exploring the wealth of information at my fingertips...Full Article
Close Up
Close Up: Lauri Laufman, MAS
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
Lauri Laufman, MAS, vice president of Houston, Texas-based distributor Bullpen Marketing (UPIC: BULLPEN), launched her...Full Article
Datebook
Datebook
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
AUGUST
August 4-6
SAAC Show
Specialty Advertising Association of California
Long Beach, California
www.thesaacshow.org
August...Full Article
Editor's Picks
Delectable Food Finds
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009AUG
Want to whip up a fresh promotion or spice up your sales? There’s a smorgasbord of food gifts to help you do it.
The recession...Full Article
Factory Floor
Its Cup Runneth Over
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009AUG
Visstun’s flat-printed custom plastic cups offer unlimited end-user possibilities.
Sometimes flat is bad, such as when sales are flatlining...Full Article
Fast Forward
Business-Relationship Therapy
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009AUG
Try giving your clients a chance to call the shots, and lend them a helping hand while you’re at it.
In a time when pricing...Full Article
Ideas For Saving Money On Mailings
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009AUG
Low volume issues at the postal service are clearing a path for both discount opportunities and unwanted fees to watch out for.
Postal...Full Article
How To Pursue Large Firms
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009AUG
Six ideas on how to pursue large firms and their big accounts you desire.
Want bigger accounts? Moving up, so to speak, in the business world by contracting with big-spender companies is everyone’s dream but only the reality of a few...Full Article
Two Web-based Tools To Make Doing Business Easier
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009AUG
E-mail advertising and a Wi-Fi locator are well-suited for busy promotional products pros.
Frustrated with the...Full Article
Sharing Information Is The Best Use Of Social Media
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009AUG
The best way to utilize social media is to share information about your company, not its product offerings.
Small business scored...Full Article
Features
Top Achiever
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009AUG
Carol Aastad, MAS, one of the industry’s most recognized leading ladies, received the first-ever PPB Woman Of Achievement Award.
Carol Aastad, MAS, has long been a big-name mover and shaker in the promotional products industry...Full Article
Certifiably Green
By: Jen Alexander McCall Issue: 2009AUG
Suppliers and distributors have options when it comes to backing up their eco-friendly claims.
Suppliers and distributors...Full Article
Call Me When Your Dog Gets Too Tall, And Other Ideas To Radically Rethink Your Sales Approach
By: Michael Crooks Issue: 2009AUG
I was about to hammer a nail into a board when my eight-year-old son asked if he could do it. Without thinking, I handed the hammer to him and held the nail between my thumb and forefinger...Full Article
Feedback
Feedback
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
A Little News Goes A Long Way For Startup Supplier Company
(Editor’s note: This letter is in response to a news item in the May 19 issue of PPB Newslink.)
Thank you for the press...Full Article
Goods
The Goods
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009AUG
High-Tech Scent
Office workers can turn to the USB Fragrance Dispenser to enjoy a fragrant workspace without using a candle or incense...Full Article
Inside PPAI
Profiles In PPAI Volunteerism
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
Volunteer: Steven Levschuk, MAS, president and CEO of London, Ontario-based distributor Talbot Marketing (UPIC: TALB0001)
PPAI Member Since: 1989
Volunteer Positions Held: He is the current chairman of the PPAI International Committee...Full Article
Navigate The New Economy With Help From PPAI
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
It’s a different world we are doing business in now, and PPAI’s professional development team has come up with several opportunities this year for industry professionals to improve their sales and grow their businesses...Full Article
PPAI Presidents’ Forum/North American Leadership Conference
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
In its 20th year, the PPAI Presidents’ Forum is taking on a new name and a new partner as the North American Leadership Conference...Full Article
PPEF And PPMN Name Professional Development Grant Recipients
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) and Promotional Professionals Mentoring Network (PPMN) have announced the recipients of the 2009 Professional Development Grants...Full Article
CPSC Denies Request For Tracking Label Stay Of Enforcement
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
Businesses wondering whether a proposed stay of enforcement for tracking labels will be approved got their answer in May—they will have to adhere to the letter of the law beginning August 14...Full Article
2009 PPAI Suppliers’ Forum Revealed Simple Ideas That Work
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
Bottom-line enhancing business practices for the new economy was the focus at last week’s 2009 PPAI Suppliers’ Forum, which was held May 19 prior to the “THE Show” hosted by the Upper Midwest Association of Promotional Professionals (UMAPP) in St...Full Article
Customer Service Workshop Earns Rave Reviews From Participants
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
He’s not the Bob Barker of game show fame, but the featured speaker at PPAI’s “Principles Of Award-Winning Customer Service” seminar on April 21 in Houston, Texas, clearly made attendees feel as though they got their money’s worth...Full Article
Lennarson, PPAI Set Newscaster Straight On Promotional Products
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
In May the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana, aired a story that scrutinized state government spending, and promotional products were caught in the crosshairs...Full Article
PPAI Sets The Industry A-Twitter
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
In an effort to build community and share news of tradeshow updates, in the spring PPAI launched a Twitter site for The PPAI Expo...Full Article
PPAI Introduces Its New Member Advantage Program
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
To continue providing the most comprehensive service to promotional products businesses, PPAI has created the Member Advantage Program...Full Article
PPAI Creates Job Listings Page To Help Employers Connect With Job Seekers
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
To help industry companies fill open positions, PPAI began hosting a free job listings page linked from its weekly e-newsletter,...Full Article
Management
Is Your Company Above Corruption?
By: Rick Merrill Issue: 2009AUG
Widespread cynicism offers a chance to shine, or fade, in one of the most challenging business environments ever.
In recent years,...Full Article
Money Matters
Get Cash Flowing Again
By: Mark E. Battersby Issue: 2009AUG
A new option for small-business borrowing.
The White House recently announced a $15 billion, multi-pronged plan to help ease the credit crunch affecting businesses...Full Article
Newslink Features
Regional News: Revamped SAAC Show Earns Positive Feedback
Issue: 2009AUG
The Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) unveiled an updated show to enthusiastic exhibitors and attendees in Long Beach last week...Full Article
In Memoriam: Nancy Giardinelli, Catalog And Marketing Coordinator At Bodek And Rhodes
Issue: 2009AUG
Nancy Giardinelli, a 25-year veteran and imprinted catalog and marketing coordinator for Bodek and Rhodes, died July 25 at age 61...Full Article
In Memoriam: Claudé Kiewiet, Former Promotion Concepts President
Issue: 2009AUG
Claudé Kiewiet, former president of Kalamazoo, Michigan-based distributor Promotion Concepts, Inc., died July 27 after fighting cancer...Full Article
PPAI News: PPAI Leadership Conference Zeroes In On Business Practices
Issue: 2009AUG
Corporate culture, social media and the economy are the stars of the sessions that attendees can participate in during the PPAI North...Full Article
Community Involvement: Premiums Plus Executive Raises More Than $31,000 For Cancer Charity
Issue: 2009AUG
Margie Price, MAS, owner and president of St. Louis, Missouri-based distributor Premiums Plus, Inc. (UPIC: PREMPLUS), recently completed a successful radio-thon for the local cancer awareness organization St...Full Article
PPAI In Action: PPAI Staff Builds Care Packages For Marines In Afghanistan
Issue: 2009AUG
In late July, the staff at PPAI’s Irving, Texas, headquarters held a “Support Our Troops Drive” to gather items for 39 U.S. Marines deployed to Afghanistan...Full Article
Mainstream Media: Association Members Populate 'Inc.' 5000 List
Issue: 2009AUG
PPAI member companies keep popping up on Inc. magazine’s list of 5,000 fastest-growing companies. The following companies were recognized for their revenue growth from 2005-2008:
No...Full Article
Polyconcept Names New President, Combines Subsidiaries’ Sales Teams
Issue: 2009AUG
Polyconcept North America, the umbrella brand for three top industry suppliers, has decided to consolidate sales efforts and has...Full Article
PPAI News: North American Leadership Conference Examines Business From Several Angles
Issue: 2009AUG
Above: Bob Hechler, CAS, and Lynda Gallant, CAS, chat during one of many social opportunities the conference offered in addition...Full Article
Industry News: Incentive Federation Launches Healthcare Incentives Campaign
Issue: 2009AUG
The Incentive Federation has launched a national effort to show Congress that incentives can improve healthcare decisions and reduce...Full Article
People News
People News
By: Staff Issue: 2009AUG
DISTRIBUTOR NEW HIRES
Adventures In Advertising (UPIC: ADVINADV)—Connie Karns, franchise support supervisor
Arrow Advertising...Full Article
President's Perspective
A Rose Among The Thorns
By: Steve Slagle Issue: 2009AUG
You’ve heard a lot from us lately about legislation and regulations that we think are bad for our industry. Consider S. 301, the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which we believe has some really harmful provisions...Full Article
Question
Cold Shoulder
By: Tama Swan Issue: 2009AUG
A Distributor Asks:
“I ordered 1,000 custom bags from a supplier who assured me he could meet my in-hands date. However, the bags...Full Article
Snapshots
iPROMOTEu Rocks Atlantic City With Boardwalk Bash
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009AUG
Hundreds of distributors, salespeople and suppliers in Atlantic City for PROMOTIONS EAST poured into the GypsyBar in the Borgata hotel for the inaugural Boardwalk Bash, presented by Wayland, Massachusetts-based distributor iPROMOTEu (UPIC: IPRO9320)...Full Article
Premier Promotional Group Heads To West Coast For Annual Meeting
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009AUG
In April, Premier Promotional Group kicked off its 10th Annual Meeting at the Ritz Carlton in Marina del Rey, California...Full Article
Carnival Cruise Lines Commends Odenza Marketing Group
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009AUG
This summer, Carnival Cruise Lines welcomed Burnaby, British Columbia-based supplier Odenza Marketing Group Inc. (UPIC: ODENZA) into its Pinnacle Club for the third time...Full Article
PINGLINE Staffer Pounds Pavement For Cancer Walk
By: Audrey Sellers Issue: 2009AUG
Nate Bettinger, sales manager for Chicago, Illinois-based supplier PINGLINE (UPIC: pingline), laced up his running shoes and walked nearly 40 miles for the Seventh Annual Avon Walk For Breast Cancer...Full Article
Viewpoint
Together We Can
By: Doug Greenhut Issue: 2009AUG
A supplier decides the best way to take control of his company’s future is to forge relationships with distributors.
For more than 12 years, I’ve described myself as very confident when it comes to making decisions for my business...Full Article
Washington Report
August Washington Report
By: John Satagaj Issue: 2009AUG
Congress heads into its summer recess with one of the more unusual report cards for a Congress. Between the economic stimulus package and the bail-out bills, no one can accuse this Congress of not taking action...Full Article
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