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MARCH 2015 •
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53rd Annual PSI Show
Features Strong Attendance,
New Initiatives
The
Promotional Product Service Institute
(PSI) held its
53rd annual PSI Show in Düsseldorf, Germany, January 7-9.
Along with its bustling show floor, the PSI Show featured
new product debuts, an awards program and networking
opportunities, among other highlights. This year’s PSI Show
also introduced a new Sustainability Award program that
recognizes companies, products and campaigns in eight
categories, and the launch of a compliance initiative for the
coming year in partnership with GWW, the German promo-
tional products association.
The PSI Show drew 873 exhibitors, who met with 16,290 atten-
dees, representing 38 countries, at the show.
SNAPSHOTS
Exhibitors took their latest
products to the catwalk on
the PSI Show floor.
Michael Wilson
, vice president (left), and
John Sloan
, CEO
(right), of Mercury Promotions and Fulfillment delivered their
matching donation check for the Gleaners Food Bank of
Southeast Michigan to MiPPA President-Elect
John Bates
and
MiPPA Board Member
Sarah Merrill
.
MiPPA Collects Food Bank
Donations At The TOM Show
The
Michigan Promotional Professionals Association
(MiPPA)
encouraged attendees at the TOM Show held January 23 in
Troy, Michigan to bring in non-perishable food or to make
cash donations to the Gleaners Food Bank of Southeast
Michigan. Supplier member Polyconcept N.A. and distributor
member Mercury Promotions and Fulfillment both offered a
dollar-match donation for the food and money raised at the
TOM Show. The show raised more than $1,600 for the local
food bank serving the greater Detroit Metropolitan area.