PPB March 2018

PRESIDENT/CEO Paul Bellantone, CAE 972-258-3050 PaulB@ppai.org EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Robert I. McLean Jr., CAE, CPA 972-258-3085 BobM@ppai.org VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Alan Peterson 972-258-3048 AlanP@ppai.org DIRECTOR OF EXPOSITIONS AND MEETINGS Darel Cook 972-258-3075 DarelC@ppai.org DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AJ Hunter 972-258-3086 AJH@ppai.org DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Paul Elfstrom 972-258-3071 PaulE@ppai.org DIRECTOR OF MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND REGIONAL RELATIONS Carol Gauger, MAS 972-258-3088 CarolG@ppai.org DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Jennifer Crowfoot 972-258-3030 JenniferC@ppai.org DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS Anne Stone 972-258-3041 AnneL@ppai.org DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Keith Vincent 972-258-3040 KeithV@ppai.org EDITOR Tina Berres Filipski 972-258-3084 TinaF@ppai.org NEWS EDITOR James Khattak 972-258-3052 JamesK@ppai.org ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jen Alexander 972-258-3046 JenA@ppai.org ASSOCIATE EDITOR Terry Ramsay 972-258-3091 TerryR@ppai.org ART DIRECTION SPARK Publications SPARKpublications.com 704-844-6080 ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Ellen Tucker 972-258-3095 EllenT@ppai.org MAJOR ACCOUNT MANAGER EAST Joel Baker 972-258-3021 JoelB@ppai.org MAJOR ACCOUNT MANAGER WEST Melissa Massey 972-258-3029 MelissaM@ppai.org ACCOUNT MANAGER, A-D Brandon Dunaway 972-258-3090 BrandonD@ppai.org ACCOUNT MANAGER, E-K Lameshia Haynes-Gilbert 972-258-3067 LameshiaHG@ppai.org ACCOUNT MANAGER, L-R, NUMBERS 0-9 Connie Brazil 972-258-3064 ConnieB@ppai.org ACCOUNT MANAGER, S-Z Kristi Pullen 972-258-3079 KristiP@ppai.org ADVERTISING SPECIALIST Lydia Gonzales 972-258-3076 LydiaG@ppai.org BOARD OFFICERS CHAIR OF THE BOARD Dale T. Denham, MAS+ Geiger Dale.denham@geiger.com IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Mary Jo Tomasini, MAS+ CE Competitive Edge, LLC mjtomasini@ competitive-edge.net CHAIR-ELECT OF THE BOARD Brittany David, CAS SnugZ USA brittany@snugzusa.com VICE CHAIR OF FINANCE Danny Rosin, CAS Brand Fuel, Inc. dannyr@brandfuel.com BOARD MEMBERS TERMS EXPIRING 2019 Dale T. Denham, MAS+ Geiger dale.denham@geiger.com Norm Hullinger, CAS alphabroder nhullinger@ alphabroder.com TERMS EXPIRING 2020 Brittany David, CAS SnugZ USA brittany@snugzusa.com Perry Wehrle, CAS Straub Marketing Perry@straub-marketing.com TERMS EXPIRING 2021 Danny Rosin, CAS Brand Fuel, Inc. dannyr@brandfuel.com Sharon Willochell, CAS Polyconcept North America swillochell@pcna.com TERMS EXPIRING 2022 Lori Kates IMAGEN Brands lorik@imagenbrands.com Todd Pottebaum, MAS Quality Resource Group, Inc. toddp@quality-resource.com AT-LARGE DIRECTOR TERM EXPIRING 2020 Jim Hagan Sweda Company, LLC jhagan@sweda.com REGIONAL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL DELEGATE TERM EXPIRING 2019 D’Anna Zimmer, CAS BAG MAKERS, Inc. d ’anna.zimmer@bagmakersinc.com EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Ben Baker, Your Brand Marketing; Hannah Bigham, Picnic Time, Inc.; Michael Conway, Leeds; Kelli Denes, Raining Rose; Karen Foy, Gorman Foy, Inc.; Carrie Laufenburg, MAS, The Magnet Group; Marsha Londe, Tango Partners; Kate Plummer, CAS, Clearmount Plastics Limited; Kim Reinecker, MAS, Starline USA, Inc.; Andrea Smith, MAS, The Vernon Company; Kendra Smith, Proforma; Chris Stumpf, MAS, Stumpies Marketing; Kenneth Tuvman, A.K. Rose, Inc. Board Liaison: Perry Wehrle, CAS, Straub Marketing PPAI HEADQUARTERS 3125 Skyway Circle North, Irving, Texas 75038-3526 Phone: 888-IAM-PPAI (426-7724) www.ppai.org, pubs.ppai.org READER RESOURCES SUBSCRIBE TO PPB : Subscribe online at pubs.ppai.org or send your name, title, company name and mailing address, along with phone and fax, to PPB Subscriptions, 3125 Skyway Circle North, Irving, Texas 75038. Or phone in your subscription to 972-258-3076. Include payment with your order. Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted, along with checks. Additional member subscriptions are $58 for PPAI member companies (U.S.), $70 (Canada and Mexico) and $75 (international). Nonmember subscriptions are $72 (U.S.), $82 (Canada and Mexico) and $92 (international). Please allow four to six weeks for start of subscription. ADVERTISE IN PPB : Download a media kit with rates and specs for all PPAI print and digital publications at pubs.ppai.org , or call 888-444-6627 or e-mail mediasales@ppai.org. WRITE FOR PPB : The magazine regularly accepts articles from both professional writers and industry experts—like yourself. Find out everything you need to know about submitting an article or an idea by reading PPB ’s Writer’s Guidelines available at pubs.ppai.org/submit-content. 6 | MARCH 2018 |