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FEATURE
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Best Of Expo
Reactions On The Show
First-time Expo attendees Bryan
and Kelly James, owners of Corporate
Specialty Insignia, joined PPAI a
year ago and were glad they made
the decision to attend. “Among
our discoveries at this outstanding
conference is our responsibility to
the practice, PPAI and end buyers of
delivering good work. We all must be
purposeful and intentional in making
a sincere and measurable difference
for our clients. This commitment by all
members will continue to strengthen
PPAI for another 100 years.”
Stanley Appleman, owner of
distributor Get Smart Promotions,
added, “Expo has been awesome.The
show is organized and the vendors have
been really good.They seem to bemore
prepared, more organized; everybody’s
about quality of imprint and ideas, not
just who can get it for the least.They’re
offering great services.”
Longtime show attendee Suzan
Bolski, MAS, CEO of distributor
Anything Goes Promotions, said, “The
show has been excellent. I saw a lot
of great people and a lot of great new
things. I got some wonderful new ideas
and reconnected with old friends. As
Paul [Bellantone] said, [Expo] is the
glue that holds us together and I look
forward to this every year.”
More than
19,688 total
participants, including
12,267 distributor
personnel, nearly set a
record at the industry’s
largest and longest-
running show.
Hundreds of
new and best-
selling products
were on display,
serving up fresh
ideas and solutions
for promotions
of every kind.
Show
attendees came
to learn as well
as to shop; the
Expo offered 140
education sessions,
including two
general sessions
and two keynote
luncheons.
The
brand.
pavilion was the show’s go-to source for
branded and incentive products.
Tina Berres Filipski
is editor of
PPB.