PPB February 2019

by James Khattak PPAI’s Promomobile Paves e Way For e Expo Experience Ahead of The PPAI Expo last month in Las Vegas, the Association set out to do something different. PPAI’s van—a Ford Transit sporting “PPAI 1” on blue custom Texas license plates, wrapped from top to bottom with the message “promotional products work” and dubbed the Promomobile—began its trek on January 1 to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for Expo 2019’s January 13 kick-off. The journey took the PPAI Promomobile through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and through Southern California before circling back to Las Vegas, visiting industry companies’ of ces along the route and hosting a series of pop-up lunches for area distributors. PPAI Marketing Manager Amy Bramhall and Associate Editor Danielle Renda took the rst leg before handing the van off to Diversity PPAI’s Julie Kwan and Nolan Moran stop on a pier in California to immortalize their journey with a caricature they’ve promised to gift to PPAI President and CEO Paul Bellantone, CAE. PPAI’s Amy Bramhall (left) and Danielle Renda met with members across four states during the first week of January. | FEBRUARY 2019 | 75 CONNECT