Remember the Expo, With Evernote

Who made that cool new product?!? You are just returning back from the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas when your client calls you with an urgent request for an important event and needs ideas today to place the order and have it delivered. You recall seeing three or four perfect items for the event, but you can’t recall which vendor had the items and you don’t know the proper keywords to find them in an online product search.

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Making The Right Splash at The Show

We’re getting into the 2014 winter trade show season and anyone reading this has varying experiences with past shows. You’ve either participated in several and know exactly what you want to accomplish—or you have attended few (or none) and may have levels of excitement or anxiety. 

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PPAI Launches ‘Product Safety Aware’ Education Program

Today at the PPAI Expo, PPAI announced a new product safety program aimed at increasing education for suppliers and distributors. The program will require member companies to complete a minimum of four hours of product safety education in order to gain access to the PPAI marketplace. 

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Mohawk Plans Major Business Expansion

Mohawk, Cohoes, N.Y., aims to grow its business and enhance its operation schedule this year. In the midst of hiring up to 100 full-time employees, Mohawk will invest millions of dollars in upgrading equipment and expanding envelope output at its converting center in Ashtabula, Ohio.

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Gill Hires New Field Sales Managers

Gill Studios has announced the addition of two new field sales managers to the company’s sales team. Alicia Dierking joins Gill as our greater Texas field sales manager and Melissa Casey is our greater New York and New Jersey field sales manager. Field sales managers reside within their territory to provide a hands-on personalized sales support that helps build a growing partnership with the distributor.

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