PPB December 2020

New PromoTalks Podcasts Focus On Acquisitions And Sales Beyond PPE PPAI’s PromoTalks podcast series, which began inMarch, brings industry thought leaders, business executives and subject matter experts together for insightful, engaging conversations relevant to promotional products professionals and their businesses. In October, PromoTalks released “ PPB Presents: Growing Your Company Through Acquisitions,” in which experts discuss what makes an acquisition successful and how to know if it’s right for a business. Director of publications and editor at PPAI Tina Berres Filipski moderated a conversationwith CertifiedMarketing Consultants financial analyst Jamie Watson, MAS, CPA, and Jeffry Meyer, MAS, the company’s president. In this sharp 19-minute chat, Watson andMeyer talk through what a good business climate looks like to acquire a company, how to know if a company is ready to acquire and how businesses benefit from the move. Hear what these experts predict will be the future of industry acquisitions and what most successful acquisitions have in common. In November, the podcast “ PPB Presents: We’ve Sold PPE. NowWhat?” provided a forum for three distributor owners to discuss how they rethought their customers’ needs and found new avenues for sales. Special guests are Janie Gaunce, president and CEO at Grapevine Designs; Michael Emoff, chief vision officer at Shumsky and Hillary Feder, MAS, founder of Hillary’s, LLC. Tune in to listen to these insightful and helpful discussions, available free on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, at pubs.ppai.org/media/ podcasts. And for the full library of PromoTalks episodes, visit pubs.ppai. org/media/?tab=podcasts. PPEF Announces Incoming Trustees, Board Officers The board of trustees of the Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF), the industry’s nonprofit founded to recognize and encourage scholastic excellence and academic performance among promotional products industry employees and their college-aged children, has elected two new incoming trustees for the 2021-2024 term and announced its 2021 executive committee. Daryll Griffin, MAS, Daryll Griffin, MAS Roni Wright, MAS Publisher’s Statement Statement required by act of August 12, 1970; Section 3685, Title 39, United States Code showing ownership, management and circulation of Promotional Products Business. Published monthly at 3125 Skyway Circle North, Irving, Texas, 75038. Name and address of publisher is Promotional Products Association International, 3125 Skyway Circle North, Irving, Texas, 75038. Owner is Promotional Products Association International, 3125 Skyway Circle North, Irving, Texas, 75038. I hereby request permission to mail the publication named above at the reduced postage rates presently authorized by 39 U.S.C. 3625. Tina Berres Filipski, Editor Avg. no. copies each issue during 12 months Actual no. of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date I certify the statement made by me above are correct and complete. Tina Berres Filipski, Editor Total 16,440 15,818 Copies Mail 16,195 15,748 Subscriptions Total Paid 16,195 15,748 Circulation Other 233 65 Distribution Total 16,428 15,813 Distribution Copies Not 12 5 Distributed Total 16,440 15,818 | DECEMBER 2020 | 103 CONNECT