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Thursday, June 16, 2016
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New spots available for the Product of the Week. If you're interested or have any questions, please contact
news@pppc.ca.
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Last Chance to Win a FREE 2nd Booth at the 2017 National Convention
YOU COULD STILL WIN by booking your booths for TOPS+ before June 29. We'll be travelling to Vancouver (Sept 7), Calgary (Sept 9), Toronto (Sept 14) and Montreal (Sept 16). Requires minimum purchase of one 10x10' booth at the 2017 National Convention and participation in at least one 2016 TOPS+ event. For questions, please contact shows@pppc.ca. To reserve your booths for TOPS+, click here
Click here for the TOPS+ booth contract.
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Expect to See Top Suppliers this Year (Updated Weekly)
TOPS+ will be here before we know it. Distributors, be on the lookout for many of Canada's leading promotional product suppliers. And for Suppliers, not yet registered to exhibit, you've still got time. Your competitors will be there -- and you should be too!
Click here to see a complete list of TOPS+ exhibitors.
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For Father's Day: 20 Inspiring & Memorable Quotes About Dads
Floyd Merriweather, Hugh Jackman, Shakespeare, and many more share their thoughts on Father's Day. Click here to read them.
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Click here for event details and to register.
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Click here for event details and to register.
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Bugatti Group Opens New Toronto Showroom
The Bugatti Group is excited to announce the opening of their 1100 sq. ft. showroom space and working office in Vaughan Ontario to satisfy the needs of the GTA market.
The office is conveniently located at 8 Directors Court, Unit 102, Vaughan, Ontario, easily accessible from the 407 (south) just off of Weston Road.
This space will offer the Greater Toronto distributor base another resource to showcase The Bugatti Group's brands AND have local access to a library of samples.
If you'd like to book an appointment, please reach out to Mike Oliver at
mike.oliver@bugattigrp.com
or Laura Ouellette at
laura@lauraouellette.com Click
here to see a photo of the new showroom.
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ESP Promo Joins Forces with the St Regis Group
The St Regis Group of Companies announced monday morning that it has finalized an agreement to merge with Markham, ON-based supplier ESP Promo, including its Vancouver based subsidiary Promobilia. Financial terms of the
merger were not disclosed. ESP will be moving its operations over the next few weeks into St Regis's recently expanded manufacturing facility. With
150,000 sq/ft of production, warehousing and office space, the ESP team will find a comfortable home at the new state-ofthe-art facility. The transition will be seamless for ESP customers as the company will preserve its ASI, SAGE, and PPPC numbers. Contact information (tel, fax, email) will all remain the same. Click
here for the official press release and to read more about the merger.
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PPAI Announces 2017 Board Officers
Mary Jo Tomasini, MAS,
chair; Dale Denham, MAS+; chair-elect, Brittany David, CAS, vice chair, financial services; and Tom Goos, MAS, immediate past chair. The new board officers will begin their one-year terms immediately following The PPAI Expo 2017 (January 8-12, 2017).
Paul Bellantone, CAE, president and CEO of PPAI, said, "The 2017 board officers have been instrumental in helping position the Association for growth and achieve success. Their commitment at this level supports the Association's culture of providing superior member value, and their strategic vision will be essential as we continue to invest in the growth of the organization and member success." Click here to continue reading.
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PPPC Lends a Hand to Members Affected by the Alberta Fires
PPPC has reached out to identify and offer assistance to all members affected by the fires. We have also reached out to the Canadian Red Cross
with offers of products related to clothing and asked them what other goods they could use to help those families. While thankful, the Canadian Red Cross explained that the most effective way for those who want to make a difference is via financial support. Please support if you can! Click here to donate to the Canadian Red Cross.
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Prime Line® Surpasses Four Million Rubik's Branded Items Sold
Since 2001, Prime Line® has been the exclusive industry supplier of the Rubik's brand in North America. "Our Rubik's sales showed a big uptick last year and this trend has continued in 2016," said Jeff Lederer, President and CEO of Prime Line®. "The Rubik's Cube is special in that it gives marketers an opportunity to brand with a cultural icon. It's also a great vehicle to tell the story of a new product, service, merger or acquisition. Last but not least, it's challenging and fun to play," adds Lederer.
Prime's Rubik's growth mirrors what is happening at retail around the world where Rubik's sales jumped 50% in 2015 to $111 million. "Rubik's resurgence is surprising considering that is a 36-year old brand in a category dominated by online gaming," explains Lederer. "Based on some informal discussions with distributors, we believe it is likely that end-buyers in their 40s and 50s who grew up with Rubik's are making the buying decisions and are responsible for driving our Rubik's sales." Click here to continue reading.
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PromoGroup is Proud to Be a Part of PPPC, the Only Member Owned Association in Canada
Click
here to read the congratulatory press release.
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The World Oil Crisis - By Stan Gallen
My recent trip to Alberta in May, along with the comments from a staff member's recent visit to Newfoundland, have caused me much opportunity for reflection. What I saw first-hand, and what was told to me, was a tale of enormous downsizing, 50% off sales, full-timers taking part time night jobs, people moving their offices into their homes, and people having to leave the industry altogether
This is a reality.
Here's what got me thinking: long-time promotional products salesman, Darcy Lewis, asked me if suppliers out East understood or even cared about what was going on in Alberta. Click here to continue reading.
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Take a Look Back on the Last 60 Years
We've gathered a ton of photos from over the years. Click
here to check them out!
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