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PPAI Educates
Students On
Industry Careers
At AMACollegiate
Conference
PPAI is a long-standing partner and
platinum-level sponsor of the American
Marketing Association (AMA) and in
March participated in its 39th annual
International Collegiate Conference in
New Orleans, Louisiana.
PPAI TakesThe
Industry’s Story
To Students At
Johnson&Wales
University
On March 15, PPAI Diversity
Development and Engagement
Manager Seth Barnett joined
Lindsey Whitney, MAS, national
sales representative for supplier
Raining Rose, Inc., to deliver a
presentation to the Foundations
of Marketing and Retail Marketing
classes at Johnson & Wales
University, Barnett and Whitney’s
alma mater.
PPAI President
and CEO Paul
Bellantone, CAE,
moderated a panel
discussion with
local distributors
Larry and Elizabeth
Manshel, principals
at ITC.4, sharing
the industry’s story
with 300 students
and faculty.
As it has in past years, PPAI sponsored the AMA conference’s t-shirt design and
trade-show exhibit competitions
PPAI Diversity Development and Engagement Manager Seth
Barnett and Raining Rose, Inc. National Sales Representative
Lindsey Whitney, MAS, share the promotional products industry’s
story with students at Johnson & Wales University.
After the presentation, Seth
Barnett (left) spoke with several
students, including Raynisha
Washington, about careers in the
promotional products industry.
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