Early Bird Deadlines; Member Spotlight, iPad Winners

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TOPS+ 2017: Two Down, One to Go!

TOPS+ makes it's way to Montreal on Monday, September 18th, for its final stop on the tour. Last chance to register, Montreal! Avoid lineups on Monday by registering in advance. Click here to register for TOPS+ Montreal. See you at 10am, at Plaza Volare (Crowne Plaza Montreal Airport).

Forget the name of one of the many exhibitors you met with? Check out the floor plans on the official TOPS+ 2017 website.

While you're at TOPS+ Montreal...

TOPS+ Montreal - D'ICI PIZZA For Everyone! D'ici Pizza will be cooking their delicious pizza for TOPS+ Montreal attendees between 11am to 3pm. Grab a slice on us!

WEE 2017 - Early Bird Savings End Tomorrow!

Register for WEE 2017 on or before September 15th and save! The 8th annual Women's Empowerment Event (WEE) is taking place on Friday, October 13th to Saturday, October 14th, at the Kingbridge Conference Centre & Institute, in King City, Ontario, located just north of Toronto. Click here for more information on the 2017 WEE and here to register! Space is limited.

Natcon 2018 - Save $100/Booth Until September 29th

The Natcon early bird rate is valid until September 29th. Click here for the booth contract to reserve your spot. Questions? Email shows@pppc.ca

Member Spotlight

First Time Image Award Winner, Sami Freiha, Sigma Promotions

Being fairly new to the promotional products industry, Sami Freiha thought that participating in the Image Awards competition would help him stand out. With encouragement from his team, Sami submitted an entry into the popular Distributor Self-Promotion category and ended up bringing home the bronze trophy. We caught up with Sami after the Image Awards Ceremony, at the

2017 Natcon, here's what he had to say.

Enhance your credibility and get noticed! Click on the following links to download the Distributor Image Award Entry Form and the Supplier Image Award Entry Form .

TOPS+ Social Events

Montreal TOPS+ Social Event

This Sunday

Join us for a networking reception at Bar Connexion at the Crowne Plaza Montreal Airport.

When: Sunday, September 17, 2017

Where: Bar Connexion, Crowne Plaza Montreal Airport, 6600 Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent, QC

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Click here for more information & to register.

Industry News

Welcome New PPPC Subscribers

Click here to see a list of new PPPC Subscribers!

AJM International Ltd. Hires Mark Post

AJM is pleased to announce that we have hired Mark Post to be our in house, AJM representative in the Toronto - GTA region. The ever changing landscape of the promotional products industry, AJM's growing product offering and our desire to serve our GTA customers to the best of our ability has resulted in us taking this new direction. Many of you will likely know Mark as a result of his previous experience in the field. He will be working out of our Mississauga location (840 Westport Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 1N5) and can be reached at (226) 218-5010 or markp@ajmintl.com

This is a new chapter in AJM's history. We thank you for all your past support, we look forward to continuing to give you the best possible value and service for many more years to come.

Bic Graphics - Hurricane Update

We are pleased to announce that for orders received on Monday, September 18th, we will be reinstating 24 Hour Service for all product categories with the exception of writing instruments, lighters and ceramic drinkware. These categories, which are produced or decorated out of our Florida facilities, will continue to have extended standard lead times by 3 additional days (24 hour service not available). We anticipate to be back to normal lead times, including 24 HR Service, for these categories by the middle of next week and will inform you as soon as that is certain. Thank you again for your continued support and well wishes as our teams continue to work on getting everything back to normal.

Emmanuel Bruno Named President of Bic Graphic

Following the sale of BIC Graphic to H.I.G. Capital earlier this year, Emmanuel Bruno, formerly the VP and general manager at BIC Graphic North America, was named president of BIC Graphic. Bruno has been with BIC Graphic for eight years and prior to that, held multiple operational executive roles within BIC Consumer and other companies. "On my side, it is just a change of title," Bruno stated. "I am honored to work with the people throughout our organization as it is them who defines our leadership within this industry. This has never been more apparent than with the recent events of Hurricane Irma." Read more here.

PPPC Member, Steve Levschuk, MAS Nominated For PPAI Board of Directors

Steve Levschuk, President of Talbot Marketing, has been nominated for the PPAI Board of Directors. Steve has worked in the promotional product industry for more than 21 years, and in that time has been inducted to the PPPC Hall of Fame, served on the PPPC Board of Directors as both the chair and a member, as a PPAI International Committee Member and as a trustee of the Promotional Products Education Foundation (PPEF) Committee. He is the current president of the World Advertising Gift Exchange (WAGE) Board of Directors. Click here to learn more about Steve and here to watch a fun video. Click here to follow his campaign on Facebook. Voting is now open!

Of Interest

And the Winners are...

PPPC is holding an in booth contest in each of the 3 cities on the TOPS+ tour. All TOPS+ attendees can participate for the chance to win an iPad. Montreal, you're up next! Drop by the PPPC booth and deposit the ticket on the back of your badge in our contest box.

Congratulations to Barbara Yung, from the Image Group, who was our lucky winner at TOPS+ Vancouver and Jake Cammisoli, of AZX Sport, who won in Toronto.

Pre-Order the 2018 Idea Book

New for 2018, the Idea Book will feature PPPC Supplier Products on the cover! Stay tuned for the grand unveiling! Click here to pre-order the 2018 Idea Book now.

When Disaster Strikes

By Jae M. Rang, MAS

Reading time: 54 seconds

We're experiencing one angry planet. "Devastating", "leveling", "catastrophic", "once-in-a-lifetime", "powerful", "deadly" are some of the descriptors for nature's lashings. From fire to flood and everything in between, there is hardly a sole not connected, in some way, to the earth's unsettled nature. The connection might be your crawling escape on the interstate, waiting in a shelter to go home, the inability to get in contact with a friend or loved one caught in a disaster zone, or simply the emotional impact of watching, online or on T.V., thousands upon thousands of people - just like you - whose lives are being tried by a shift in the earth, wind-lashing, rising water or uncontrollable fire.

Everyone responds differently to disaster. Some question the karmic response, others look at second-hand impact (like rising gas or food prices), and some feel helpless or hopeless or both. There can be an isolation factor that accompanies loss, and subsequent change unwelcomed. How do we make sense of challenges and get through devastating loss and change? Click here to continue reading this Aha Moment.