PPB December 2019

SAGE Show 2019 Drew Industry Crowds In North Texas The annual SAGE Show in Dallas/ Fort Worth brought nearly 1,000 industry professionals to the one-day event on August 29, as well as more than 200 invited clients to the largest end-buyer-friendly show in the area. SAGE Show 2019 featured a multifaceted, full-day event devoted to relationship building, education and networking. SAGE and PPAI joined forces to provide professional education sessions throughout the day dedicated to exploring cutting-edge technology, improving sales and marketing skills, and promoting growth for promotional products businesses. Distributors and their clients had the chance to explore more than 250 top supplier lines, featuring the latest and most popular promotional items, including wearables, writing instruments, drinkware, sporting goods and more. PPAI’s Bellantone, Stone Joined PPAMS In Nashville For Strategic Foresight Workshop In October, PPAI President and CEO Paul Bellantone, CAE, and Director of Advocacy and Member Engagement Anne Stone joined the Promotional Products Association of the Mid-South (PPAMS) for a strategic foresight workshop at Nashville, Tennessee’s Hotel Indigo. In a program designed for executives and business owners, Bellantone and Stone worked with attendees to analyze their organizations and ensure they were on a strong path to future success. In introducing them to the Association’s strategic foresight philosophy and outlook, the pair asked attendees about their challenges, whether they stem from the industry itself or market issues and whether the Association could help address them, and worked with them to show how the Strategic Foresight Playbook could be applied to their own operations. by James Khattak | DECEMBER 2019 | 121 CONNECT