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Thursday, February 14, 2019
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Two More TOPS+ Shows See Record Attendance
Like TOPS+ Montreal, our second and third stops on the TOPS+ tour were huge successes! TOPS+ Toronto saw a 25% increase in attendance over 2018, and in Vancouver, 50% more attendees than last year came to the show.
In Toronto, Paul Bellantone, CAE, PPAI President & CEO, and Anne Stone, PPAI Director of Public Affairs, delivered an education session on the Introduction to
The Strategic Foresight Playbook, which was well-attended.
"We are so pleased with the turnout for our TOPS+ shows so far!" says Gladys Kasp, General Manager of PPPC. "Both the Toronto and Vancouver shows saw sold out booths and greater attendance numbers than last year. And all of this despite the snowy weather! That was certainly a concern going into the Vancouver show: the city received a huge snowfall the day before the show, and since people are not used to that type of weather on the west coast, we were worried that no one would come out." But in the end, both cities saw increases in attendance, which shows that people are becoming more and more interested in what the industry has to offer!
Also, a huge thank-you to everyone who attended and/or sponsored the Vancouver Chapter meet-up after the TOPS+ show yesterday. Fun was had by all!
We are looking forward to next week's show in Calgary, where we will wrap up the 2019 TOPS+ Tour. Hopefully the weather will cooperate there!
To see photos from the TOPS+ Tour so far, click here.
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TOPS+ Tour Continues in Calgary Next Week!
Our final show of the tour,
TOPS+ Calgary, is only a week away! Booths are
almost completely sold out. Don't miss out: join us for this exciting show! Register now to secure your spot! For a full listing of suppliers you'll see at the show,
click here.
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 Image Awards & Of the Year Awards
PPPC's Image Awards and Of the Year Awards will be awarded in September at NatCon 2019! We will start inviting you to send in your entries come spring, so get them ready! Stay tuned for the 2019 entry form and more information to come. Our amazing past winners can be found here.
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Have you signed up to attend WEE 2019 yet?
Plans are moving along for the 10th annual Women's Empowerment Event, and there are now LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE. Don't wait - register today for this exciting event.
Don't miss the chance to mix, mingle and learn with other women in the industry. Attend an event with strong take-home value: new workplace skills, personal development and beneficial industry relationships.
THIS JUST IN: Several speakers for the event have just been confirmed, including Hailey Patry, Lisa Leitch, and Clear Concept!
Find more details about WEE
on our website. Sign up now while there is still room!
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SAGE Tip of the Week
How to Boost Your Email Marketing Results
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SAGE Education Session in Calgary
Solutions Created With You in Mind: SAGE Online and SAGE Websites for the Canadian Marketplace
At SAGE, we don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. That's why we've created tailor-made features just for you! In this session, we'll cover SAGE Online and the industry's largest database of Canadian and U.S. suppliers! That's over a million products from over 4,300 suppliers all in one place. We'll show you how to search for products from Canadian suppliers only, estimate shipping with Canada Post, convert a presentation to French, display only Canadian suppliers on your SAGE Website, and so much more. Come see the many useful features of SAGE solutions and improve the way you do business!
Join us in CALGARY:
Date:
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Time:
8:00 am - 9:00am
Where:
Chief Mountain Room
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ATTRACTION Certified as Remarkable Employer
Garment manufacturer ATTRACTION, located in Lac-Drolet, is proud to have received the Remarkable Employer Certification awarded by the Bureau de
normalisation du Québec (BNQ). This official recognition highlights the company's workplace quality as perceived by the employees, and positions Attraction as the first manufacturer in the Eastern Townships to successfully complete this certification process. Continue reading the news release here.
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HUB Promotional Group Employees Earn Best MLR Title
Since 2011, PPB magazine has recognized a selection of the industry's most outstanding multi-line reps annually who go the extra mile in terms of service, accountability and communication based on nominations from suppliers and distributors. This year, eight more names were added to the coveted list as Best Multi-Line Reps of 2019, four of which represent HUB Promotional Group including Karen Spencer of Creative Solutions, Cheri Partridge of Partridge Marketing, Gerard Schifano of The Schifano Group, and Chris Yoder of 5Y Marketing. Congrats to the winners and read more here!
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New Employee at Promo Expo
Promo Expo is thrilled to announce we have added another industry leader to our Team, John Furnish of J. Furnish Sales & Marketing has now moved into our Showroom and joined the TEAM. A well-respected industry veteran, John brings a number of fine retail Brands to the showroom including Sunice, Bobby Jones, campdavid, Levelwear, Holiday & Fossil. Keep reading here.
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Prime Line® Launches Perfect Pitch Video Series
Prime Line®, the hard goods division of alphabroder, launched a video series called The Perfect Pitch with 25 new product videos for its top new items https://bit.ly/2Siitv6. Each video simulates a 30-second sales pitch from distributor to end buyer and incorporates a real-life application for the item. The videos demonstrate key functionality and offer selling ideas. Continue reading here.
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Veni Vidi Vici
Jae M. Rang, MAS
Reading time: 47 seconds
Are you into personal development? I mean really into it? Have you spent hundreds of dollars and travelled thousands of miles to be in the audience of some of the best educators in the world?
If so, then like me you must believe that the best investment you can make is in striving to be your best self.
Now, mentally call up the last seminar or workshop you attended. What was it about? More importantly, what did you do with what you heard?
A friend of mine has organized hundreds of world-class seminars in a multitude of countries over the past 30 years and witnesses how many people invest in "shelf-development"; once they return home, it's not long before the course material is simply another addition to a collection of keys-to-the-kingdom rarely to be revisited. It's not that the core elements of the seminar aren't recallable they simply aren't adopted or applied. Dreams are abandoned, connections are a memory and the only evidence of attendance is a certificate of completion. Does being able to simply repeat what was taught support you stepping into your brilliance?
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