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Promo Products
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JDW Jr Sales
PPAI 670487
Joie Promos
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Just Because Gifts
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KD Envelopes
and Printing
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Kelly Promotional Products
PPAI 226074
KIRBUS SCREEN
PRINTING
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KLUTECH
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KT Promotions and
Marketing, LLC
PPAI 702824
LAGREW PRINTING
COMPANY
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Leading Edge
Awards, Inc.
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LifeSprings
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Manhattan Stamp
& Awards
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MD Engraving
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Med Promos
PPAI 704916
Meriwether Promotions
PPAI 682215
Minuteman Press
PPAI 705104
Minuteman Press
of Buckhead
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MIRROR VISION
APPAREL
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Mollie B Creative
PPAI 695862
Moose Creek Printing
PPAI 703667
MPC Louisville
Promotions, LLC
PPAI 107765
My Next Promo
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NJ Car Services, Inc.
PPAI 703416
Noveltymann Embroidery
PPAI 575084
Nu World Graphics
PPAI 390117
Personalitees / The
Woolenwear Company
PPAI 351815
PRECISION SIGN
AND GRAPHICS
PPAI 678059
Premium Graphics
PPAI 703454
PrintDocs
PPAI 704955
PROforma Battlefield
Advertising
PPAI 100242
Promotion D&L
PPAI 705121
Promotional Solutions, LLC
PPAI 429492
ProPlanit
PPAI 694909
Proven Print Services
PPAI 705013
Radius Promotions
& Custom Apparel
PPAI 628124
Reach Promos
and Consulting
PPAI 703294
Rocky Mountain
Signs Design & Print
PPAI 705142
Safeguard
PPAI 703762
Safeguard Business
Systems
PPAI 703450
Scranton Road
Promotional Marketing
PPAI 698816
Second Story Interiors
PPAI 704768
SEN3 MARKETING
AGENCY
PPAI 704656
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111
CONNECT
NEW
MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
How did your supplier company
get its start?
Lil’ Respect, LLC,
founded in 2016, was a culmination
of several ideas and needs. The
name was planted more than 30
years ago as a fun, family joke. My
dad had all the material things he
wanted in life. Every year, when asked
what he wanted for his birthday or a
special holiday, he would say in jest
and without hesitation, “All I want is
a little respect.” In 2015, my wife,
Stephanie, and I were trying to teach
our two young boys unique and
lifelong ways to respect and recognize
the good in others. At the same time,
our six-year-old was coming to us wanting to write notes to his friends,
teachers and the local firefighters about why he liked them. With
these events, Lil’ Respect, offering personalized, premium recognition
gifts, was officially born.
What led your company to enter the promotional products
market?
Our mission is to provide individuals, businesses and
organizations with a simple, unique and sincere way to express
their gratitude, while also recognizing the positive qualities, abilities,
contributions and achievements of others. We quickly recognized that
Lil’ Respect was the perfect gift for employee recognition, as it is a
fun, unique product with a serious message. PPAI gave us the best
opportunity to get our product into the marketplace.
What’s your favorite thing about being in the promotional
products industry?
As a new member, PPAI gives our company
credibility in the marketplace. It also offers us the opportunity to take
advantage of PPAI’s unique resources and benefits. Also important,
it gives us the opportunity to get our product in front of thousands of
new potential customers.
Why did you join PPAI?
As a manufacturer’s rep in the packaging
industry, I was very familiar with PPAI from the PPAI customers I had
worked with over the years. Through my experience with them, and
in addition to supporting them at PPAI-sponsored events, I knew this
was the best opportunity for our organization.
Eric K.
Heitkamp
Co-Owner
Lil’ Respect, LLC
Southlake, Texas
PPAI 703444