Rick Brenner (left), CEO of Prime Line, and Gene Geiger, CEO of Geiger.
Read MorePodcast: Gene Geiger and Rick Brenner Discuss the PPAI Product Safety Summit
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Promo Marketing Interviews North American Leadership Conference Keynote Speaker Annie Xu
Annie Xu, general manager for Alibaba.com U.S., discusses the company’s future plans, as well as the role of e-commerce and the global marketplace within the promotional product industry.
Read MorePPAI Unveils Promotional Products TurboTest
PPAI unveiled the PPAI Promotional Products TurboTest online product safety tool at this week’s National Leadership Conference and Product Safety Summit in Denver, Colo.
Read MoreHouse and Senate Pass CPSIA Reform, Bill Moves to President
Late Monday, the Senate approved a bill that would give the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) more authority and discretion in enforcing laws such as the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA).
Read MoreOur Dependency on Each Other
I’m learning quite a bit about dependency and how that relates to our business lives in addition to our personal lives. My ankle fusion surgery has forced me to be completely dependent on others and I’m taking a fresh look at the concept of being so reliant.
Read MoreCompliance: The Need For An Industry Standard
Being a distributor in today’s business environment is challenging. But the sales cycle has become even more complex due to the variety of compliance expectations from end-buyer customers.
Read MoreFive Questions with Paul Bellantone, PPAI President and CEO
Paul Bellantone, recently appointed PPAI president and CEO, speaks with Promo Marketing about his new position and what he sees as the association’s role in the promotional products industry.
Read MorePPAI Membership Reaches 9,000 Milestone
On Friday, July 1, the PPAI announced that the association had reached a new membership record. R-n-R Promotions Inc., Alexandria, Va., became the 9,000th promotional products company to join the trade association.
Read MorePPAI Recognizes 2011 Regional Volunteer Of The Year
PPAI announced Wendy Franklin, MAS, a promotional marketing consultant with Geiger and an avid volunteer for Promotional Products Association of the Midwest (PPAM), as the 2011 PPAI Regional Association Council (RAC) Volunteer of the Year.
Read MorePromotional Products Education Foundation Awards $100,000 In College Scholarships
Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), Irving, Texas, has selected their PPEF scholars for 2011. Sixty-six new and 28 renewal scholars were awarded $100,000 in scholarships.
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