"Rock Stars of the Promotional Products Industry" Brings Promo Heavyweights to PROMOTIONS EAST

Familiar faces could be seen all around the PROMOTIONS EAST trade show floor on Monday, as suppliers and distributors attended education sessions and prepared their booths for Tuesday's exhibits. What was surprising, however, was seeing some of those faces in the same place.

Monday's big draw was the keynote panel, "Rock Stars of the Promotional Products Industry." Moderated by Joel Schaffer, MAS, president of Soundline, this roundtable discussion saw some of the industry's most active members on stage together for the first time: Tim Andrews, president and CEO of ASI; Paul Bellantone, president and CEO of PPAI; Jonathan Isaacson, president of Gemline; Jo-An Lantz, MAS, executive vice president of Geiger; Anne McKeough, vice president of global sales for Staples Promotional Products; and Ira Neaman, president of Vantage Apparel were all answering questions from Schaffer, which had been provided by industry members.