PPB July 2015

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• JULY 2015

INNOVATE

2015 PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS WORK! WEEK

RITELINE, LLC

RiteLine, LLC, a supplier in Dallas, Texas, opened its doors to its

community and clients during PPW!W. Steven Meyer, MAS, vice

president of sales and marketing, says, “It was a meet-and-greet

with our customer base to teach them more about our inventory

and processes, and to see how we’re the real deal.”

Meyer and company president David Zheng (pictured at far

left) welcomed a number of distributor principals and salespeople

to their facility to view the decorating processes—one pad printed

and one screen-printed—for two pen styles, see the offices and ware-

house, and enjoy a hamburger lunch. Michael Flusche, North Texas

deputy regional director for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, also stopped by for a

visit and to learn more about one of the newest businesses in the

community and the impact of promotional products on the local

and national economy.

UMAPP

Alongside its work with Advance Corporation,

UMAPP joined forces with area companies on a

number of PPW!W-related activities. Paula Coomer,

vice president of UMAPP and Starline’s rep for

Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and

Wisconsin, hosted a customer appreciation day for

the staff of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, distributors

Brown & Saenger and Monarch Sales Company.

Supplier Gator Garb also showed its appreciation to

customers, taking a group of eight to the Augusta

National Golf Club for the Masters.

As part of PPW!W’s Community Outreach Day,

QRG partnered with a United Way group of emerg-

ing leaders and donated more than 6,000 promo-

tional labels and helped package 6,000 macaroni-

and-cheese meals. Each meal is intended to feed a

family of six, and the group’s effort could feed as

many as 36,000 people.

WEBB COMPANY

Webb Company opened the doors of its Eagan,

Minnesota, facility to the local staff of distributor ePromos

Promotional Products for a tour during PPW!W. The suppli-

er demonstrated the production of its U.S.-made products

and the processes involved. There was a lunch afterward

where attendees taste-tested some of Webb Company’s

new products.

James Khattak is news editor of

PPB

“It was a meet-

and-greet with

our customer base

to teach them more about our

inventory and

processes, and to

see how we’re the

real deal.”

—Steven Meyer, MAS,

RiteLine LLC

PHOTO BY CHRIS FRITCHIE