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FEBRUARY 2016 • PPB • 79
SNAPSHOTS
The conference offered attendees one-on-one consultations on
SAGE’s technology and services.
The SAGE Conference Draws
Audiences Eager To Learn
The SAGE Conference, coinciding with The PPAI Expo at the
Mandalay Bay Convention Center in January, drew distributors
and suppliers to view the latest developments in SAGE prod-
ucts and services, learn about industry trends, receive business
guidance, attend personal training sessions and more.
SAGE President David Natinsky, CAS, welcomed attendees at the
start of the SAGE Conference.
IMA Presents Lifetime
Achievement Award To Norma
Jean Knollenberg
Norma Jean Knollenberg, CIP, CPIM, was honored with a
Lifetime Achievement Award and a lifetime membership by the
Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) at a reception in her
honor during The PPAI Expo 2016. Knollenberg, former presi-
dent and owner of Top Brands, Inc., recently sold the business
and announced her retirement to spend more time with her
husband, Gus, and family. She also recently completed her
term of service as a member of the PPAI Board of Directors.
At the reception honoring Knollenberg’s accomplishments, fellow
IMA volunteers Sean Roark, CPIM, owner of PromoPros/IncenPros
(left), and Spencer Toomey, CPIM, senior vice president of Luxury
Lines by MMSC and president of IMA, joined her in celebrating her
tenure with the association.
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