This year’s education events at the PPAI Expo began yesterday with the typical excitement and high enthusiasm of the industry’s largest show. Class attendees seemed engaged and hungry for each session’s information, many seen quickly scribbling notes or taking pictures of the presentation screen slides with their smart phones. Attendance to the day’s sessions seemed healthy and busy, large and excited crowds persisting till the very end of the day where a session taught by Mark Graham, “20 Low-cost Marketing Ideas to Build Your Business Right Now,” had about a 40-foot line of people waiting to get in before it even began at 5 p.m.
Said Roxanne Kohler, sales assistant for St. Louis-based Lipic’s Recognition, of the day’s education: “Well for my first time at the show, I was just really impressed by the level of expertise and the enthusiasm of the presenters. It’s just really engaging and I’m even more excited to be a part of the industry.”
Education sessions will continue today and throughout the remainder of the show. A schedule of classes can be found on the first floor of the Mandalay Bay convention center, or online at http://expo.ppai.org/Sessions/Sessions-At-A-Glance.aspx. For those not in attendance, PPAI is offering live online streaming of some of the classes, which are viewable at this link, via PPAI webinar service. The streamed classes are as follows:
Tuesday, January 3, 2012:
8:00 – 9:00am
New And Novice Distributor Training:
The Basics Of Your Distributorship
Sponsored by: Fields Manufacturing
Explosive Upselling – Selling Value Added
Products To Bolster Profits
Sponsored by: Fields Manufacturing
9:30 – 10:30am
Create Your Own Oprah Effect
Big Game Hunting: How To Find And Land Large Accounts
11:00am – Noon
Insight From Women Leaders Of Our Industry
Company Stores: The Ultimate Primer
2:00 – 3:00pm
9 Things Your Business Must Consider Today
10 No-Nonsense Ways Social Media Can Be Applied To Your Business
For more information on PPAI’s education, visit http://expo.ppai.org/education.
