PPAMidwest Board Member Spotlight
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This month's Board Member Spotlight is on Jeff Kranz. Kranz has served on the board since 2015 and holds the position of Immediate Past President. Kranz is employed by Vantage Apparel and has shared the following fun facts:
Q: At which store would you like to max-out your credit card?
A: Express. Working for an apparel supplier hasn’t slowed down my love of all things clothes.
Q: What was your favorite TV show when growing up?
A: Saved by the Bell. Kelly Kapowski was my first crush.
Q: What is the nerdiest thing you do in your spare time?
A:I’m a big craft beer fan, so probably collecting/sharing different bottles with my friends from all my travels.
Q: What is your favorite cereal?
A: Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Q: What’s the strangest talent you have?
A: I’ve got an insane ability to recall random facts and statistics with sports.
Q: Do you have any strange phobias?
A: Nothing strange, but I can’t stand spiders.
Q: What, or who, are you a “closet” fan of?
A: I love Lady Gaga.
Q: What’s one thing still left on your bucket list?
A: Going to The Masters golf tournament
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March 21, 2018
- Join your fellow PPAMidwest supplier and distributor friends at our March social. Grab your coworkers and join us for a little networking and bocce ball! We will start the evening with quick presentations by our event sponsors, Goldstar and Vantage Apparel, so make plans to arrive early. Let us know you plan to attend by registering
here
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April 26, 2018
- Join your fellow PPAMidwest supplier and distributor friends at our April social. Round up your crew and join us for a little networking and a great time at Topgolf!
Please register
here
so that we may reserve enough bays.
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May 22, 2018
- PPAMidwest Rivalry Game!
Join us at Busch Stadium as we cheer on these great teams and enjoy a little regional rivalry! Tickets will sell out fast so make sure to RSVP by 4/22/18! Tickets may be purchased
here
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June 21, 2018
- Join your fellow distributors, suppliers, multi-line reps and guests for PPAM’s Annual Golf Outing. Enjoy the ultimate golf-networking experience!
Individual Entry Fee includes 18 holes of Championship golf, Electric cart, Golfer's Goodie Bag and lunch
Sponsor a Hole and receive a Foursome of golf (including lunch), prominent signage of your hole sponsorship and online promotions including company logos on pre-event marketing. Register
here
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PPAM Mashers 2018 Men's softball
Come out to the ballpark to root on our Men's Spring softball team! Games are doubleheaders for 5 weeks at
Hartman Park Sports Complex
with a tournament bracket to follow. Click
here
for the complete schedule and watch for details on an end of season tailgate.
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alphabroder® and Prime Line® Celebrate National Employee Appreciation Day
At 17 Facilities Throughout North America
TREVOSE, PA – March 8, 2018– alphabroder and Prime Line celebrated employees at 17 locations from coast to coast - offices, factories and distribution centers - in a unified initiative for National Employee Appreciation Day on March 2.
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Ariel Premium Launches New Website
St. Louis, MO – March 8, 2018
– Ariel Premium Supply is proud to announce the launch of an entirely new website at
www.ArielPremium.com
. The new site features a greatly enhanced product presentation, easier navigation, a more robust search tool, a Design Lab for users to create their own flyers (powered by ZOOMcatalog) and an educational Learning Lab to share detailed product knowledge.
About Ariel - Ariel Premium Supply is a leading Top 40 Supplier to the promotional products industry. Established in 1993, Ariel offers a collection of technology, home, health, drinkware, auto and travel products to the corporate marketplace, serving both the U.S. and Canada. Ariel is a Minority Business Enterprise and is an active participant of the PromoStandards Alliance. Additional information may be found at
www.ArielPremium.com
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DistributorCentral Hires Kate Hogard and Seth Feldkamp
Gardner, Kansas—
DistributorCentral continues to expand with the addition of two
new employees: Kate Hogard as Senior Account Manager and Seth Feldkamp
as React Web Applications Engineer.
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Hub Pen Hires Associate Account Executive Mitch Warren
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Braintree, MA, March, 2018
– Hub Pen Company is pleased to
announce the addition of Associate Account Executive Mitch Warren to their inside sales team. Warren has promotional marketing in his blood: His father is a distributor in his hometown of Scituate Massachusetts, and Mitch started his own small marketing business while attending University of New Hampshire. Since graduating he worked for a promotional marketing and advertising firm, helping with the rebranding program of a large healthcare company.
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Wild Wednesday Webinars - Lunch and Learn at your desk!
“Would You Like Fries With That? Defining value and adding it” presented by Charity Gibson
with PromoKitchen and Peerless Umbrella
Wed, March 28, 2018 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST
In an age where buyers have more ways to purchase promo than ever, we continually hear that in order to maintain relevancy and keep clients, we need to add value. What do we not hear? What value really looks like, and how to add it! I can often be quoted as saying, " If we cannot do an incredible job of standing out from our own competition, then we have no business telling our clients we can help them stand out from theirs." What do adding value and standing out from your competition have to do with each other? Tune in and find out!
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Legislative Action Watch – Take Action Today
Resist The Latest Round Of Tariffs
Within the business community, there are legitimate concerns about significant intellectual property and forced technology transfer issues in China. However, placing tariffs on products that are legitimately produced and traded is not the remedy. Last week it was reported in a variety of news outlets that tariffs of up to $60 billion could be proposed. Such tariff treatment would be harmful to the promotional products industry.
The specific list of tariffs has not been released, but it appears that the technology and
telecommunications sectors will be targeted, and other affected products could include a variety of items including toys, apparel, footwear and consumer technology.
The level of tariffs has also not been specified. Although there could be up to 100 products
vulnerable to the tariffs, the White House has not announced whether there will be one global tariff on products from China, or if there will be varying tariff levels depending on the product.
Imposing tariffs on electronics, apparel and other products would raise prices for American
consumers and companies, and would not do much to address the problems that stem from unfair trade practices in China. Effectively, the increased costs would impose a tax on consumers and businesses.
Please contact your members of Congress and urge them to oppose this harmful tariff
announcement.
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QCA ADDS PIERRE MARTICHOUX TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pierre Martichoux, President of QCA Accredited Supplier Chameleon like, joins QCA’s Board of Directors.
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (March 12, 2018)
– The Quality Certification Alliance (QCA) welcomes Pierre Martichoux to its board of directors. Mr. Martichoux is the president of Chameleon like, a QCA Accredited Company since 2012. He has served as a volunteer on QCA’s finance committee and will continue in that role for the foreseeable future.
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6 Unconventional Ways to Smooth Your Path to Success
Successful people are continually learning and trying to improve themselves.
The path to success is different for each of us butif you examine the success stories of entrepreneurs across the world, you will see that the principles of their success and how they live their lives are similar. They have similar values, ideals and skillsets that set them apart from others. Those specific skills may not always be what you'd expect.
Here are six unconventional ways to pave the path to success as an entrepreneur.
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Promotional Products Work! Week Kicks Off May 14
Celebrate The #PowerOfPromo With A POP!
PPAI and the promotional products industry will be celebrating
Promotional
involved and Get In Touch!® with the #PowerOfPromo.
Now is the time to start planning. For five straight days, we’re asking the
entire industry to get together and demonstrate the power, effectiveness
and value of promotional products. The fun-filled week is a great way to
market your business and educate buyers while promoting the industry.
We have developed a strategic plan of action that can easily be customized
to fit your organization. You and your team are encouraged to participate
an activity for each day. Together we can show the world the power of
promotional products.
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