Culminate your promotional products professional career by earning the Master Advertising Specialist Plus (MAS+) designation!
The PPAI Professional Development Certification Program Master Advertising Specialist Plus (MAS+) Certification is a PPAI Professional Development Certification initiative aimed at providing veteran promotional products professionals with at least seven years of industry experience an avenue for earning an industry certification that demonstrates their advanced proficiency of promotional products industry concepts and business practices.
Criteria
The PPAI Professional Development Certification Program Master Advertising Specialist Plus (MAS+) Certification applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for the PPAI Professional Development Certification Program Master Advertising Specialist Plus (MAS+) Certification
- Possess a current UPIC (www.upic.org) login (registered email address and password)
- Presently serving in a position with a promotional products company and with at least seven years of verifiable promotional products industry experience
- Have earned a minimum of 225 MAS or CAS education points (as it is reflected in the candidate’s PPAI Certification Transcript (50 points must have been earned within the last five years)
- Posses a detailed work product which demonstrates the candidates advanced knowledge of promotional products industry concepts and business practices
Acceptable projects may include (but are not limited to):
- Submission of Pyramid Award entry (distributor)
- A business plan
- A sales campaign
- A marketing program or campaign for a client (distributor)
- Tradeshow plan (supplier)
- Plan for Product Safety compliance (supplier)
Projects which are not generally regarded as acceptable, includes:
- Volunteer service
- A course or seminar delivered on behalf of the industry
Project Submission Process
Expected time from MAS+ Application submittal to approval is generally four-five weeks:
- Candidate completes the MAS+ Application
- PPAI sends a confirmation email to candidate notifying that PPAI is evaluating the application
- The completed Application is reviewed by the Certification Committee for pre-approval
- PPAI sends a confirmation email to the candidate notifying them of the Committee’s pre-approval of the project
- Candidate pays the MAS+ Evaluation Fee when submitting their MAS+ Work Project Submittal Form
- PPAI sends a confirmation email to candidate notifying that PPAI is evaluating the Project
- PPAI notifies the candidate when their project is approved
Master Advertising Specialist Plus (MAS+) Program Fees
| Item |
PPAI Member Fee |
Nonmember Fee |
MAS+ Evaluation Fee
|
$225 |
$285 |
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Access MAS+ Application
Access MAS+ Work Project Submission Form
The PPAI Professional Development Certification Program MAS+ designation is currently
only available to US candidates. Access to this program for PPPC Canadian members will be available soon.