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Promotional Products Ban
Issue: 2010SEP
Last month, we reported that the House of Representatives had passed legislation, H.R. 5116, which includes an amendment to prohibit the use of promotional products to promote the federal programs covered by the legislation...Full News Article
Your Invitation To Make A Difference
By: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010SEP
Volunteer commitment is the heartbeat of many organizations—think schools (both public and private), houses of worship, fraternal and charitable organizations and professional and trade associations...Full News Article
Circle The Globe, Not The Wagons
By: Scott Siegel, MAS Issue: 2010SEP
Call me crazy, but I cannot let go of the belief that there is a cornucopia of opportunity for suppliers and distributors to expand their businesses into the global marketplace...Full News Article
Logo A-Go-Go
By: Tama Underwood Issue: 2010SEP
A Supplier Asks:
From a distributor standpoint, are samples imprinted with generic logos as effective as logos of well-known, easily recognizable companies? Do end buyers respond to one more than the other? Are there other things that catch their eye, such as colors or size?
GoPromos via Twitter
UPIC: EGI0001
For us, adding a popular logo on the product’s image definitely spikes the interest of visitors.
Lee McCubbin
Co-Owner
McCubbin’s Trophy & Engraving
UPIC: mctrophy
It has been my experience that a sample with any logo on it is better than one with “Your Logo Here” on the sample...Full News Article
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Member of Congress Takes Aim At Promotional ProductsIssue: 2010AUGRepresentative Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) has launched a one-man campaign against promotional products. He has been successful twice in recent weeks in convincing the House of Representatives at the last minute on the House floor to prohibit the use of promotional products to promote various federal programs...Full News Article10 Things I Learned Along The WayBy: Scott E. Siegel, MAS Issue: 2010AUGWhile I am PPAI’s chairman of the board, I am first and foremost president and owner of a small business like the majority of members of our Association...Full News ArticleThe Big OneIssue: 2010AUGA Distributor Asks:
I’m fairly new to the industry (two years) and am on the brink of selling a large order to a client...Full News ArticleIt’s Really Time To Step UpIssue: 2010AUGWhat if you knew a member of Congress was intent on prohibiting the use of federal government funds to purchase promotional products? Think about the millions of dollars the Census Bureau is spending on promotional products to help inform citizens about the need to complete the current census forms...Full News ArticleWashington ReportBy: Staff Issue: 2010JULWellness Program Grants
Earlier this year we reported that one of the possible opportunities for the promotional products industry in the healthcare reform law was the establishment of a grant program for small businesses to obtain federal funds to create wellness programs for their employees...Full News ArticleIn The NewsBy: Tama Underwood Issue: 2010JULA Distributor Asks:
We provided hand sanitizers to the police department in a major metropolitan city. The supplier we used in the campaign then sent out a press release to news outlets in the city and took credit for the product...Full News ArticleYou Want It? You’ve Got It.By: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010JULDo you listen to the radio?
Do you watch TV?
Do you shop online?
Do you go to the mall?
Do you read newspapers?
Do you get your daily news from websites?
Do you listen to podcasts on your iPhone?
Do you read magazines online?
Do you read print magazines?
Obviously, you said yes to the last one, but if you are like most people you said yes to all of the above.
While many of us were not around when TV first came into American homes and replaced radio for family entertainment, it was a difficult time, to say the least, for those in radio broadcasting...Full News ArticleTalk To Me, I’m ListeningBy: Scott E. Siegel, MAS Issue: 2010JULThe first six months of this year have flown by, and by the time you read this I will have finished the first half of my term as board chair...Full News ArticleOn The UpBy: Staff Issue: 2010JUNA Supplier Asks:
After careful consideration, we think it’s necessary to increase the prices of some of our products by as much as 30 percent...Full News ArticleA Friend Gone, But Not ForgottenBy: Steve Slagle, CAE Issue: 2010JUNWe lost a very good friend, champion, ambassador and professional colleague in April—April 28 to be exact. PPAI President Emeritus H...Full News ArticleMember Driven: More Voices Engaged, InvolvedBy: Scott E. Siegel, MAS Issue: 2010JUNThis is the first of several articles I will write this year on how PPAI is focused on you, its members. Without your membership and hundreds of member volunteers, PPAI would not exist...Full News ArticleApril Washington ReportBy: John Satagaj Issue: 2010APRIndependent Contractors
In January, we reported that Senator John Kerry (D-MA) introduced S. 2882, the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act...Full News ArticleJune Washington ReportBy: John Satagaj Issue: 2010JUNSmall businesses need to keep an eye out for these four government initiatives.
Healthcare Tax Credit
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is mailing postcards to small businesses about the healthcare tax credit that was signed into law as part of the comprehensive healthcare reform package...Full News ArticleMay Washington ReportBy: John Satagaj Issue: 2010MAYThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), signed into law as Public Law 111-148 by President Obama on March 23, 2010, creates some new reporting responsibilities for pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers...Full News ArticleBuilding Friends Of PPEF One Good Person At A TimeBy: Roni Wright, MAS Issue: 2010MAYGuest columnist Roni Wright, MAS, PPAI Vice Chair of Program Services
Special thanks to Scott Siegel, MAS, PPAI 2010 chairman of the board, for giving me the privilege of sharing my thoughts with members through his column.
“Good people light a candle in the dark...Full News ArticleRide AlongBy: Staff Issue: 2010MAYA Distributor Asks:
“I asked a supplier to come with me on a sales call, but she declined saying she didn’t want to show favoritism to one distributor...Full News ArticleThe Big Adventure Of A Logoed PenBy: Tina Berres Filipski Issue: 2010MAYHow far would you go to find a promotional product? One distributor went to the ends of the earth (well, technically almost to the bottom of the planet) to search out a promotional product that had been left for him in Patagonia on the far southern tip of Chile...Full News ArticleIs The U.S. On A Slow Boat To China (While The Rest Of The World Is On A Hydrofoil)?By: Scott E. Siegel, MAS Issue: 2010APREven though most economists agree that the federal bailout moved the United States away from the brink of an economic cataclysm, many Americans still feel the effort was a waste of money...Full News ArticleYour Independence Is Being ChallengedBy: Steve Slagle Issue: 2010APRThis isn’t a column about political philosophy, a political party or even personal freedoms. It is about professional independence...Full News ArticleAsk And You Shall ReceiveBy: Staff Issue: 2010APRA Distributor Asks:
Is it a good idea to send out a company report card to clients and ask for their feedback? I’d like to know if they’re satisfied with our services and what we could do to serve them better, but I don’t want to open a whole can of worms about pricing or services we’re not equipped to offer right now.
Joseph G...Full News ArticleMarch Washington ReportBy: John Satagaj Issue: 2010MARThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars...Full News Article
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