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4
Perspectives
Our Bright Vision For
The Future
8
Feedback
11
INNOVATE
24
Profile
Alan Vaught, Evans
Manufacturing
26
Eye On Apparel
Sweaters
32
Question
AUGUST 2016 •
PPB
• 3
CONTENTS
ON THE COVER
ILLUSTRATION BY YO!MEDIA
American
Dragon
By Michael McKeldon
Woody, CAS
WINNING THE GLOBAL
MANUFACTURING
war using
the universal principles of
fewer, faster and finer.
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CONTENTS
Promotional Products Business
The Official Business Monthly Of Promotional Products Association International
PPB
: EMPOWERING PROMOTIONAL
PROFESSIONALS FOR 40 YEARS
By Tina Berres Filipski
FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
to today’s global leader serving more than 11,000
member companies, PPAI has truly evolved to lead the industry. And right along-
side it, the Association’s publications have been keeping step and marking the
progress.
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35
GROW
36
Market To Market
Education
44
Editor’s Picks
Food Gifts
50
Marketing
What’s The Big Idea?
63
THINK
64
Fast Forward
69
Product
Responsibility
Safe Products Sell
73
Management
What’s A Good Deal?
77
CONNECT
78
Inside PPAI
85
Close Up
Robin Breard, Custom
Printing II, Ltd.
88
Factory Floor
Advance Corporation
92
Snapshots
96
People News
98
Datebook
101
New PPAI Members
110
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