April Newsletter

Gold Coast News

April 2018

President's Report

Steven Lazarus, MAS

Greetings!

Spring has Sprung and so has your 2018 GCPPA Experience! In addition to having our logo refreshed, we are thrilled to have put on some new and different events for you.

Our Winter Table Top Show , held at the beautiful Bonaventure Resort and Spa, Tuesday March 13th was a huge success. ASI President, Tim Andrews kicked off the day with a “State of the Industry” keynote. Distributors came to this new location, to visit with suppliers at this sold out showcase. We also had many of you become members after this event.

GCPPA Went West . We moseyed over to Naples for the Epoly Factory Tour, Supplier Showcase and Networking Event on Tuesday, April 3 ^rd . Distributors from both the West and East coasts toured the Epoly location and got the chance to network with our sponsors, VuLine Direct , Heritage Sportswear , Tervis , Hit , and Epoly . Thanks to Tony Milcarsky and his team for their time and giving all our attendees Swag Bags highlighting this day. Afterwards we headed to Tavern on the Bay, for some food, drink, and camaraderie. A great time was had by all. We hope to continue this tradition next year at another factory.

On April 10 ^th , as part of our GCPPA Gives Back initiative, we visited with the Humane Society of Broward County for Yappy Hour. We are pleased to say we raised over $750.00 for this amazing organization. Thanks to your event sponsors Alpha Broder , Promotional Breezes, Inc , AiA Logotools , Brown and Bigelow , and Sweda . Also…kudos to Board member Kim Myers for organizing the event.

May 10th is Promo Mastery Day! This new event at the Sheraton Suites Cypress Creek in Ft. Lauderdale, gives suppliers the platform to present new products and case studies to distributors, who will receive useful education and exclusive offers.

The day will focus on Selling Relationships, beginning with a keynote speech from Dale Denham, MAS+, chair of the PPAI Board of Directors. Lunch follows the keynote, and then Supplier/Distributor speed networking. Distributors can catch a 10-minute session with select suppliers and learn about your GCPPA Supplier lines. Registration for suppliers is open now , but hurry, only 16 slots are available. If you have questions, please reach out to Mike Schenker .

Distributors, you can now register here . Space is limited; you must register in advance.

Join us as we work to connect our members in a positive and profitable way!

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“The Accomplished Life: How to Get More Done” with Kirby Hasseman

Everyone wants to squeeze the most productive activity out of every day. The more productive we are, the more successful we can be. But most of us feel like we are swimming upstream. In this 60 minute session, Kirby will give attendees things they need to start doing and stop doing right away, to help them get more out of their productive hours.

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

12:30 pm ET /11:30 am CT / 10:30 am MT / 9:30 am PT