First Class Of Industry Veterans Earn MAS+ Certification

Promotional Products Association International (PPAI), the not-for-profit association for more than 10,500 member companies of the $16.5 billion promotional products industry, has announced the first five Master Advertising Specialist Plus (MAS+) designees. The first group of promotional products industry veterans to meet the requirements for the coveted designation of MAS+ certification include Sonya Beam, MAS+, The P.O.P Shop, a Division of Geiger; Eric Ekstrand, MAS+, HALO Branded Solutions; David Hawes, MAS+, Geiger; Mark Seay, MAS+, CMG Promos; and Bill Turney, MAS+, The Augusta Group, an AIA Affiliate.