The Best Expo Yet

The PPAI Expo 2017, the promotional products industry’s largest and longest-running trade show, drew its highest attendance in nine years. Since the show wrapped on January 12, PPAI has received outstanding reports from those involved. A selection is included here.

Thanks for a very good Expo. Suntex has exhibited since the early Dallas days, and in my opinion it was the best ever. I never base my view of a show on scans, but on the depth of conversations about our products, and of course seeing our friends and customers. The quality of distributors and the knowledge level about our industry was far superior this year to any in the past. Thanks to PPAI for launching 2017 in a very positive direction.

Craig Dickens

Vice President, Sales Manager

Suntex Industries

Winston Salem, North Carolina

PPAI 113094

 

It was a great show this year! The best in years! I came away with so many new ideas, and I was really struck by the innovation. I am excited to share what I found with my clients.

Patrick Doyle

Owner

Proforma Promotional Products of Canada

Pickering, Ontario

PPAI 335386

 

It was extraordinary this year. Very well done!

Hy Brownstein

President

EnduraPack

Westbury, New York

PPAI 261135

Stopping The Order Error Madness

At The PPAI Expo 2017, the Association’s Distributors Committee presented a panel discussion focused on delivering dozens of best practices to ensure clean, accurate and—best of all—stress-free orders.

I read every single line of our P.O. and communicate on both sides. Most suppliers are pretty awesome in catching any errors on our side, but the gap in communication for me seems to come from missed phone calls. It would be really nice to be able to communicate with the supplier more by text if the order has a firm in-hands date and needs immediate answers.

Jess Moore

CEO

JM Creative Marketing

Fort Collins, Colorado

PPAI 671143

Another Win For PCT

Promotional Consultant Today (PCT) sales tips and expert advice, delivered daily to distributor’s inboxes, continues to find fans and draw praise.

Thank you for the inspiration and motivation I have received through the daily PCT emails. The timing was right on point and encouraged me every day to follow my heart of taking that step and opening my own distributorship.

I had a great year of selling and developing a book of business (from scratch) to almost $1 million in sales. Unfortunately, the owner and management just didn’t share my personal business philosophy or corporate culture. My frustrations that the business was being run poorly and that there really was a better way to do it were validated through PCT every day. And some days it would actually address the exact thing I was facing.

I consider it a blessing and no coincidence that PCT played such a vital role in my decision. I look forward to receiving them again so that I can apply the business best practices and principles I have grown to expect from PCT, knowing it is not a waste of my time to read each and every day.

I have full intentions of contacting you this same time next year and sharing with you how excited we are to have reached our goal of $1 million in sales … and to be building a very strong company with employees that feel validated, appreciated, loyal and committed.

Rita Falk

Owner

BrandNew Promo

Eclectic, Alabama

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