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PPAI’s Carol Gauger Connects With
PPAMAnd Industry Companies In Kansas
PPAI Director of Member Engagement and Regional Relations Carol Gauger, MAS,
was on the road this fall, meeting with the Promotional Products Association of
The Midwest (PPAM) and industry companies in the region. She joined PPAM’s
Fall Showcase in St. Louis, Missouri, and Lenexa, Kansas, where she met with the
regional association’s board for a member recruitment and retainment strategy
session. While in the area, Gauger attended a Rotary/Chamber of Commerce
breakfast at the offices of TradeNet Publishing (UPIC: TRADENET), where Tom
Mertz, CEO and president of TradeNet, was honored for 30 years of business and
community service in Gardner, Kansas, and she visited industry service provider
DistributorCentral, headquartered in Gardner, and its president, Jason Nokes.
PPAI Director of Member Engagement and Regional
Relations Carol Gauger, MAS, visits with DistributorCentral
President Jason Nokes during a trip to the service
provider’s offices.
Tom Mertz, CEO and
president of TradeNet
(right), leads a tour of
the supplier’s factory.
MiPPA’s PromotionsThat Roar! ShowHits NewHigh
The Michigan Promotional Professionals Association (MiPPA)
brought industry distributors and suppliers together September
28 at its Promotions That Roar! Show. The annual members-only,
end-buyer fall booth show was held at Ford Field, home of the
Detroit Lions, in downtown Detroit. The show featured a trade
show with 112 booths and a record 1,200 attendees, education
opportunities, and visitors including Detroit Lions cheerleaders,
the team’s mascot, ROARY, and former Detroit Lions players Scott
Conover and George Jamison.
MiPPA’s current and incoming board members were recognized during
the show, including (from left, back row) MiPPA President-Elect Paul Zafarana;
Jim McCollough, Edwards Garment; Sue Kinch, Kitchen Happy; RAC Delegate
Valerie Hayman Sklar, Corporate Specialties; Immediate Past President Dave
DeWitt, Advanced Marketing Partners; Patrick Kelleher, Headfirst Printing;
MiPPA Executive Director Paul Kiewiet, MAS+ (from left, front row) Lisa Bascom,
Amerifoam; Board Secretary Sarah Merrill, Mercury Promotions and Fulfillment;
and Marci Schwartz Taran, The Bradley Company.
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Cody Miller and Stefanie Poe from SAGE get a photo with Detroit Lions’
cheerleaders and the team’s mascot, ROARY.