Please Visit Our Booth #1234!

In January we have two significant trade shows in the east and the west. As is the case every year, flurries of e-mails come from suppliers asking that we visit their booths at these shows. The question I ask is why?

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Are You Hiding Behind Your Computer?

If you’re anything like I am, some days you feel chained to your desk and computer. There just seems to be a never-ending stream of e-mails to answer, phone calls to catch up on and social media to post.

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Top 10 Things About PROMOTIONS EAST

So, we’re really starting to gear up here for PROMOTIONS EAST in Atlantic City. For the editorial staff, a trade show provides ample opportunity to lock down some interviews,

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Green – The Color of Money?

I think the only word that comes to mind after attending this years’ PPAI show in Las Vegas is “Wow!” Never before have I seen such a—what’s the right word—menagerie. It was good to finally put a few faces to the e-mails, and probably even more so, it was nice meeting new people with innovative products. I think I speak for many of my coworkers when I send out a big thank you to the wonderful women at the Fresh Beginnings for providing us with what seemed to be an unending stream of cookies. And, while I’d like to admit

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