PPAI

Say a trade show only had 70 exhibitors. If you wanted to see each one of them on a given day, you'd have to see 10 exhibitors an hour—or one every six minutes.

The PPAI Expo is clearly the most significant event in our industry. Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas is taken over with two huge floors of supplier booths, top-notch education, and incredible keynote presentations. There is a brand. section showcasing incentives, a new products pavilion, a "Decorate" area, and a variety of social events.

Suiting- and performance-inspired apparel for your spring and fall programs.

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.

On Jan. 13, 2014, Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) announced a new requirement for any company exhibiting at its trade shows or otherwise promoting itself through the organization. Now, in order to promote itself through PPAI's channels, a business will have to designate one employee as a "product safety ambassador." This employee will will have to complete a minimum of four hours of product safety education every two years in order for the business to use PPAI's services to market itself. The initiative has been named the Product Safety Awareness Program.

The PPAI Expo, one of the industry's largest trade shows, begins today. Click through for important information on exhibitors, education and events.

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. 

PPAI Expo 2014 starts next week. What are your hopes for the show and for the new year?

Representatives from the Incentive Federation Inc. will attend the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Expo 2014 on January 13-to-17, 2014, in Las Vegas at the Mandlay Bay Convention Center to continue its mission to educate and share research with those in the incentive and promotional products industries.

All-In-One, San Diego, has added a new member to its sales team. Michelle Gulli will take responsibility for furthering relationships and growing market share as its national sales manager of key accounts.