President’s Message

TRASA Members,

It’s Time to Serve!

Would you like to get more involved with TRASA? if you have one or two hours to spare each month, this is the time to get involved in YOUR association.

We are looking for members to serve on the Fall Showcase and Erie Client Expo show committees, membership committee, and social committee.

Why get involved? Members like you can help our association grow, build attendance at events, and enhance member camaraderie.

If you are interested in learning more about TRASA volunteer opportunities contact Patti Ward, TRASA Executive Director, patti@trasa.net.

Wishing you the best!

Jenn Edwards

TRASA President

DISTRIBUTOR SURVEY

We want to hear from you!

Business Builder Breakfasts and Happy Hours are coming back and we want to know what day of the week, time, and location work best for you.

Click here to take this survey. the survey closes on Monday, 6/26.

Alphabroder Tour

September 21 or October 11

This event is for TRASA member distributors and decorators.

If you are interested in attending, click here to complete this survey and let us know which date works best for you.

Alphabroder is located 3 hours east of Pittsburgh.

The event would be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Includes tour, lunch, and presentation.

This survey closes Monday, 6/26.

TRASA 2023 Show Calendar

Wednesday, Sept 27

Fall Showcase & Client Expo

The Chadwick, Wexford, PA (New location)

Exhibitors click here

Distributor registration - click here

Free for members / $25 per person for non-members. Only members can invite clients to the Sept 27 show. (Members log in before registering to avoid fee)

Thursday, Sept 28

Erie Client Expo

Zem Zem Shrine, Erie, PA (New location)

Exhibitors click here

Distributor registration - click here

Free for members & Non-members

Business Builder Breakfasts & Happy Hours are Back!

Schedule One Today

Attention Suppliers & Sales Reps! If you are in the Pittsburgh area and want to schedule a breakfast meeting or Happy Hour to meet with distributor members contact Patti Ward - Patti@trasa.net to schedule a meeting.

July 27 - Happy Hour with Sanmar

August 15 or 17

October 17 or 19

November 7 or 9

What's involved? One or two suppliers share the event. The supplier(s) provides coffee and donuts for a breakfasat meeting. For a Happy Hour, the supplier(s) provides one round of drinks and light appetizers.

TRASA MEMBER BENEFIT!

Wild Wednesday Webinars

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Vicki Ostrom

Trend Editor, SanMar & Founder, Trendependent

WHAT’S NEW?

Each season we embark on an epic journey to discover WHAT'S NEW? Not surprisingly, after several transformative years, it's understandable that our lives have shifted in many ways and A CHANGE IN PERSPECTIVE can be expected. Preppy is back…again. We’ll explore why and what that looks like this time around in our CLUB HOUSE trend. We'll also revisit what it takes to gear up for an increasingly active life in our trend called THE MODERNIST.

Then we'll journey into A LIFE REIMAGINED - where our health and eagerness to reconnect become tangible products we can offer our customers. We'll identify and outfit ways to BREATHE EASY and we’ll build a case as to why PLAY DATES that creatively mix work and play, could be the key to our success in 2023. These are the trends we're here to reveal on our exploration of WHAT'S NEW?

Learning Outcomes:

PREPPY is all about COLLEGIATE influences of the IVY LEAGUE variety, in sporty, key itemsTwo of the four pillars that structures HAPPINESS is Connectedness & Being Part of Something Bigger Than Yourself and why that is important.

THE MODERNIST defines a very different, yet equally important way of dressing Looking out to 2023, what will be relevant in wearables.

PREPARE-WARE is apparel for changeable conditions.

About Vicki: Vicki Ostrom, is a futurist, trend editor for SanMar and founder of Trendependent, a collective of curious people looking at how society works. Trend moves brands forward when applied to real life situations. Over the past 22 years, Vicki has learned to OBSERVE and INTERPRET trends and identify how they are ACTIVATED in products.

Another TOM Experience from TSPPA, OPPA, MiPPA, PPAChicago, PPAW, UMAPP, CAAMP, PPAMidwest, AzPPA  RMRPPA, NWPMA, HPPA, PPAS, GCPPA, PPAF, PMANC, GAPPP, SAAC, SPPA, PPAMS, PPPC, CPPA, PAPPA and TRASA

Your Regional Associations — Where Professionals Go to Grow!   

Free for TRASA Members: $20 for non-members

Click here to register.

(Members - remember to log in first to avoid the reg fee)

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ASK THE ACCOUNTANT 

So Many Item Numbers

Harriet Gatter, Accounting Support LLC,

TRASA service provider member

Question: When I create orders in SAGE and bring them over into QuickBooks, I like to create generic items, such as apparel, and change the description each time. It seems like I would have too many items otherwise. What do you think?

Answer: In QuickBooks Premier, you can have up to 14,500 list items. In QB Enterprise, the limit is 100,000. Rarely have I ever seen a distributor run up against the 14,500. We do tend to have reorders and really don’t order too many different items over time.

I like having items created with their item number or SAGE Product Code (SPC) if you use that and the item description. That way, when you reorder an item, the information is already in QB. You can also run reports of sales by item number in QB, which can provide helpful information.

Harriet Gatter is a former Ad Specialty Distributor. She works exclusively with Ad Specialty Distributors to simplify and streamline Order Management and Accounting Systems, including converting from one system to another. Certified by QuickBooks and an advocate of Sage-Online, she is independent and unaffiliated. Need assistance? Harriet can be reached at hgatter@accountingsupportllc.com or 610-715-2852.