Promotional Products Association International, Irving, Texas, today announced that the association kicked off 2018 with more than 15,000 members. The announcement came during PPAI Expo, the association’s annual trade show held in Las Vegas, Jan. 14 to 18.
The 15,000th member, Stephanie Brown, president of Ox & Pine, a supplier based in McKinney, Texas, was recognized as the 15,000th PPAI member during The PPAI Expo.
“We owe this success to our members who trust PPAI to help build their businesses, and grow and protect this great industry,” said Paul Bellantone, CAE, PPAI president and CEO. “We are proud to reach this milestone and pleased to welcome Ox & Pine to the PPAI community. My special thanks and congratulations to our PPAI team, the Board of Directors and our dedicated volunteers for this achievement.”
“Individually, we are great. Collectively, we are extraordinary,” said Mary Jo Tomasini, MAS+, chair of the PPAI Board. “A strong membership gives us the reach and scale to propel industry innovation and lead with strategic foresight and operational excellence. These increasingly important faculties bring value to members and strengthen our industry.”
For more information on PPAI, visit www.ppai.org.
