Product Picks by Kristina Valdez Stunning Showpieces The Carton Garden has everything a recipient would need to grow a mini garden. This unique gardening kit has three types of seeds, six starter soil pods and three blank wooden seed stakes to organize the plants. As recipients tend to their gardens, your client’s brand will stay top of mind. Fields Manufacturing PPAI 111951, S9 www.fieldsmfg.com Here’s a look at some of the must-have hard goods on display at The PPAI Expo in January. How does a product stand out at The PPAI Expo? This year, the most memorable products simply made life easier. Whether it was a two-in-one product or an all-inclusive kit, these products guarantee recipients an experience that improves their day to day. Products that had value to a recipient’s life won’t get used just once, but continuously, ultimately increasing a client’s impressions. Since 1914, the PPAI trade show has been the industry’s launch point for the latest products to use in client promotions, and this year’s event at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was no different. Bes t o f Expo GROW Back by popular demand this year, attendees strolled through the Product Pavilion displays, snapping pictures of products that caught their eyes. “This is one of my favorite parts of the show,” said Chris Babiash, president and CEO of Minneapolis, Minnesota, distributor Booshie, Inc. The pavilion offers a curated collection of New Products, Green Products, Made In The USA Products, Healthpitality Products and 1st-Time Exhibitor Products. When it comes to next year’s product pavilion, Jay Moore with Chicago, Illinois, distributor Big League Pins, said, “We need to keep it up!” Here’s a closer look at products featured during PPAI’s comeback show. 64 | MARCH 2022 |
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