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distributor and supplier should
attend this seminar.”
In the second year of their
partnership, Expo East and the
Imprinted Sportswear Show
adopted a new show pattern for
2016. Running Wednesday
through Saturday, the move to
start earlier in the week was
made to meet the needs of
exhibitors and attendees alike,
and make the show more accessi-
ble to distributors.
Michael Moore, president of
exhibitor Bay State Specialty Co.,
says, “I was a little concerned
about the feedback I’d heard in
the past so I came down here to
check it out to see if the show
was going to continue. I am
pleasantly surprised by the atten-
dance. The quality of the atten-
dees is great. Shows on week-
ends can be tough for suppliers
and distributors, but today
[Saturday] was absolutely fantas-
tic. I’m seeing quality distributors
here. People are interested and
they have time to talk.”
Patricia Dugan, MAS, vice
president of sales/marketing for
exhibitor Budgetcard, says, “The
show has been phenomenal. I
would say 95 percent of every-
one I’m seeing is looking for
ideas; very few people just want
to be scanned. For us, it’s been
extremely successful. I’m going
to sign up for next year.”
Read more about the show,
including a peek at best-selling
products in this year’s Product
Pavilion and highlights from Expo
East keynote speaker presenta-
tions, plus see more of the show
in pictures and in videos in the
Expo East Daily
at expoeastdaily.
ppai.org.
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“The quality of the attendees is great.
Shows on weekends can be tough for
suppliers and distributors, but today
[Saturday] was absolutely fantastic.”
LEFT
For the second year, Expo East was co-located with the Imprinted Sportswear Show and drew dis-
tributors from across the East Coast during the productive four-day event
ABOVE TOP
Charles Kastan
,
principal at Holbrook, New York-based Charles Paul Promotions, checks out the wide variety of promo-
tional apparel at the show
ABOVE BOTTOM
Dan Metzger
, (left) CEO at Cadett Marketing Inc., in
Saddlebrook, New Jersey, visits
Bobby Appenzeller
at the Poly-Pak Industries, Inc. booth, one of 235
exhibiting companies.