A Message from our CPPA President......
Good April my friends.
Recently the new President of PPAI indicated that PPAI will be holding two online virtual shows where your end-users can attend for free.
The first show will be the Promotional Products Work! Expo on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, with a larger, more robust virtual show coming in February 2023 (exact date to be determined). Have a look on the official PPAI website as details unfold. In a world where people have been confined to their homes and offices, this show will be a major opportunity for you to invite clients to experience in a safe and well-crafted environment, and for them to gain a great understanding of what is available to market their company effectively. I encourage you to look it over and if it is right for you, take advantage of the program.
Recently, I collaborated with a client where we invited ninety-seven of his top clients for a two-hour virtual show. The results were outstanding.
- Ninety-seven invited guests where everyone attended…and stayed for the entire event
- Partnered with a few Key Vendors to present
- A very cool kit was sent in advance to those attendees
- $270,000.00 in sales were generated in the preceding two months
My friends, Promotional Products Work…let your clients see it in action. Just consider the opportunity. If it is for you, GREAT; if not, that is cool too.
We always need to be looking for ways, unique ways, to connect with our client base, and if done right, the rewards are amazing!
Never Forget - We’ve got this! Together we can accomplish everything!
Cliff Quicksell, MAS+
President, CPPA
301-717-0615
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Mark Your Calendars for our Upcoming Webinars! |
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April 12, 2022 Webinar:
Introduction to the Soapbox Platform
12:30 PM
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April 27, 2022 Webinar:
Hiring, Retaining & Motivating Top Staff
12:30 PM
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April 28, 2022 Webinar:
The SHOW MUST go on, and IT IS
going on with Showdown Displays!
12:30 PM
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May 5, 2022 Webinar:
Do YOU Need a Virtual Assistant?
12:30 PM
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Register Today to attend the
2022 NoVA Showcase!
April 28, 2022
Crown Plaza Dulles Airport
Herndon, VA
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The NoVA Showcase is an end-buyer friendly showcase of the newest items available in the world of promotional marketing. Distributor members of either CPPA or VAPPA are welcome to invite clients to attend the show.
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Join CPPA at the ballpark as the Orioles take on the Mariners.
June 2, 2022 at Camden Yards
First Pitch: 7:05 pm
Tickets are located in the Left Field Club Level; Section 286
Cost: $30 CPPA Members; $40 Non members
Tickets include Unlimited:
- Hot Dogs
- Nachos
- Garden Salads
- Peanuts
- Popcorn
- Ice Cream
- Soda
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Come out and Root for Your Team!
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Mark YOUR Calendar for 2023 Show Dates
With YOUR Regional Association
Details coming soon!
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Vantage Apparel Sponsors Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps; Company Becomes State Sponsor for New Jersey Based Non-Profit
Avenel, NJ - Vantage Apparel is sponsoring the Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps for 2022. The company has been a site sponsor for the bi-annual event since its first involvement in 2019 and will now become a state sponsor as of this year.
The next sweep will take place Saturday April 9th, 2022, at more than 60 locations along the New Jersey coastline. Vantage employees, along with their friends and family members, will be volunteering at one of the Monmouth County locations to remove trash and debris.
Along with volunteering, Vantage also annually donates a portion of sales from its Earthwise Collection to Clean Ocean Action. This is done through their partnership with 1% for the Planet, a global movement inspiring businesses and individuals to support environmental solutions through annual memberships and everyday actions. Vantage chose Clean Ocean Action as their 1% partner for their dedication to change, as well as their locality which allows employees to regularly volunteer with them.
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Glenwood, MN - American Solutions for Business and BrandCo have acquired Innovative Promotions under new contract. The owners of Innovative Promotions and BrandoCo owner Brandon Kennedy met by way of a vendor introduction.
Kennedy, as well as the ASB team, is most looking forward to assisting previous IP owners, Mary & Al, into a smooth transition after retirement. In addition to the acquisition, Lee Ann Satt, Kathy Dunn and Natalia Alvarez will also be joining BrandCo and Kennedy’s team.
“I always ask vendors who visit us and make presentations if they know of any unhappy sales reps or distributors looking to get out of the business,” explained Kennedy. “They were looking to retire, and I provided a solution for their sales reps to stay on board and for us and ASB to help support their sales and growth into the future. Lee Ann, Kathy & Natalia come with great experience, amazing client relationships and I feel that they are going to be a fantastic addition with our current team.”
“Brandon and the whole team at BrandCo have been an incredible asset to American,” expressed Founder & CEO of American, Larry Zavadil. “Now that Innovative Promotions is joining our family, we couldn't be more excited to have them on board as well.”
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CPPA would like your valuable input on education sessions and
events that you would like to see offered to our membership.
Please take a couple of minutes to complete our short survey to enable us to prepare and provide successful and meaningful sessions that might be of interest to you in the upcoming months. Click here to complete the survey
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Captivating Campaigns:
20 Best-In-Class Promotions
These PPAI Pyramid Award-winning marketing campaigns showcase the resourcefulness and bold ingenuity of talented marketers who knew they had to find ways to persevere through the staggering limitations.
With in-person meetings and trade shows at a standstill during these awards’ window—April 1, 2020 to April 1, 2021—they turned up their creativity to roll out new products, launch new initiatives, grow sales, bring people together, provide inspiration and even punch the daylights out of one of the most challenging eras in industry history.
For more than 60 years, the PPAI Pyramid Award, sponsored by Pacesetter Awards Co., has been the industry’s most coveted company recognition. Read on to see the promotions conducted during the contest period that won gold and silver in marketing in five categories: branding, cause advocacy marketing, digital self-promotion, self-promotions and supplier sales support materials.
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How to get the most out of remote work
Stiven Cartagena * Entrepreneur Contributor * Geektime in Spanish
Without proper planning, you will not be able to take full advantage of remote work. Here we tell you how to be more efficient when working from home.
Being able to work from home has many advantages, but there are also big challenges to staying productive. The key to being able to take advantage of remote work is to come up with a clear plan to overcome challenging situations such as distraction, procrastination, and lack of productivity.
How to be more effective taking advantage of remote work
Millions of people worked remotely before the pandemic caused by covid-19. However, as soon as the spike in cases and the spread of the pandemic began, tens of millions of people began to move their work home. And even now, after many countries managed to contain the spread of the virus, remote work is still considered normal.
Nowadays, it is quite likely that you will be asked to work remotely at some point in your work activity. The big question is: how do you handle it? Read More
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Promotional Products Companies Supporting Those Affected In Ukraine
Even in difficult times such as these, the work must go on. But rather than conducting “business as usual,” many companies in the promotional products industry have quickly moved to aid humanitarian efforts and soften the toll associated with the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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