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WLC 2016 Makes Its Mark
The 2016 PPAI Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC) brought nearly 160 attendees to
Atlanta, Georgia, June 27-29 for two and a half days of learning, listening, conversing,
connecting and sharing experiences, ideas and knowledge.
Thank you for all the hard work on WLC
this year. What you accomplished was
amazing and it all seemed so effortless.
(Although I know otherwise!) Many of the
ladies remarked that they were definitely
in for next year. A refrain that I kept
hearing was that their plan had been to
take a year off but it’s been so good that
they don’t want to miss out on what’s next!
KATE PLUMMER, CAS
Sales Manager
Clearmount Plastics Limited
Toronto, Ontario
UPIC: CLRMNT
I always come away feeling educated
and motivated! I have been in contact
with the four newbies I was mentoring
and they are “high as a kite” on WLC!
I think it exceeded many of their
expectations. I even had one that said
she would be coming back next year
and she wants to bring at least two
of their people with her! That says a
lot! As someone who has served on
countless boards and helped with
many events, I truly know the time,
effort and dedication necessary for a
successful event. Thank you; it was a
home run for sure!
NANCY JOLLY
Vice President of Sales
In Stepp Marketing
Madisonville, Texas
UPIC: InStepp
PPAI’s Distributor Sales
Volume Report Highlights
Industry Trends
PPB’s July issue featured the results of
the 2015 PPAI Distributor Sales Volume
Report. Most notable among the industry
trends and developments its findings
highlighted was that 2015’s sales growth
was largely due to the significant gains in
revenue achieved by the industry’s large
distributor companies.
We believe aggressive consolidation
will continue for the next couple years.
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Pictured are WLC attendees Lorrayne Mancari, MAS+; Kim Reinecker, MAS; Laura Holt, MAS; Alissa Succi and Ashlee Duerr.
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