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4
Perspectives
These Rising Stars
Ensure A Bright Future
8
Feedback
11
INNOVATE
12
Profile
The Chest’s Mary Dobsch
16
Eye On Apparel
Work Wear
22
Question
Inspirational resources
39
GROW
40
Market To Market
Small-Business Market
46
Editor’s Picks
Employee Incentives
54
Sales
The Role Of Procurement
In Doing The Right Thing
58
Guest Viewpoint
Product Search
Vs. Storytelling
67
THINK
68
Fast Forward
Better Together
72
Management
Prepping Your
Company For Sale
85
CONNECT
86
Inside PPAI
90
Close up
Harry Rosenberg, CAS
92
Day In The Life
GD Sharma
94
Snapshots
96
People News
98
Datebook
100
New Members
108
The Creative Calendar
60
A MATTER OF DISTINCTION
How 19 Companies
Differentiate Themselves
76
PRODUCT SAFETY
16 Ways To Avoid An
Expensive Disaster
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Promotional Products Business
The Official Business Monthly of Promotional Products Association International
SEPTEMBER 2016
24
PPB
RISING STARS
This year’s most watchable young leaders
are inspiring, irresistible, unstoppable.
Top row: Keith Lofton, CAS, Tim Hennessy,
Jr., Esmeralda Anaya, Ryan Hanchey, Elson
Yeung. Bottom row: Dan Webb, CAS, Kenny
Ved, Beau Ashton, Remy Kawaguchi, Kevin
Mullaney. Insets, top: Sarah Merrill, bottom:
Stephanie Lyndon-Wheeler
ON THE COVER:
Cover photograph by Avis Mandel.
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