A Changed Life … My Personal Journey in This Industry

Many years ago I started in this industry as an apparel decorator. We were doing pretty well, but my wife saw the need to expand the business to include promotional products. I thought she was nuts but I went along with it.

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Excerpts from Education at PPAI Vegas, Part 3

Below is part three of my thoughts and notes from education sessions I attended Tuesday at PPAI Vegas. This is my third and final post on the education sessions, though I might have some other PPAI-Vegas-related posts for you next week.

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Excerpts from Education at PPAI Vegas, Part 2

Below is part two of my thoughts and notes from the education sessions I attended Tuesday at The PPAI Expo Las Vegas. Tomorrow I’ll be posting my third and final set of notes on the sessions.

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Excerpts from Education at PPAI Vegas

Greetings from a sunny, yet surprisingly cold, Las Vegas! I’m here at the PPAI Expo 2011 in Las Vegas for the third year straight, though this time I was able to make it up a day earlier than normal to attend a few education sessions. It’s my first time attending any industry classes, so I thought it might be cool to share some of my notes and thoughts from the sessions.

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Rain, Rain Go Away

I didn’t actually check out the demographics to see how many of our readers were mired in this East Coast rain-a-thon. But, for those who are, here are a couple of feel-good items for a rainy day (at least on the East Coast).

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