Grow Your Business and Your Network with PPAI

Shelley Paxton is on a mission to liberate a billion souls from “success-empty to success-full,” and her next stop is PPAI’s Women’s Leadership Conference. At the pinnacle of her career, as Chief Marketing Officer of Harley-Davidson, she was shocked to find herself feeling success-empty instead of success-full. That awakening led her on a profound journey […]

The tariffs can stay, for now, a federal circuit court has ruled – and the U.S. and China have reached a deal that would settle the tariff rate going forward. Following two days of trade talks in London by U.S. and Chinese officials, President Donald Trump announced the agreement in a social media post on […]

Ray Titus didn’t raise no nepo baby. The serial entrepreneur, who founded United Franchise Group and launched numerous affiliated companies like Signarama and Fully Promoted (PPAI 240143, Gold) – PPAI 100’s No. 51 distributor – refused to let his three sons (or his three nephews) rest on their last name. If they wanted to join the […]

The de minimis loophole has been under a microscope during the past few months. The practice, which allows duty-free imports of goods valued at less than $800 per day per person, has been in place (with variations) more or less since 1930. On average, U.S. Customs and Border Protection processes over 4 million de minimis […]

HPG (PPAI 110772, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 4 supplier, is rolling out a new campaign to turn distributors into influencers of one of its product lines. The Massachusetts-based company has invited “creative, outgoing people” in the promo industry to apply to be an “Origaudio Original,” which means they’ll received customized products in exchange for sharing their experiences […]

It’s a newsworthy Monday for OrderMyGear (PPAI 704581). The Dallas-based business service provider has informed clients of Aturian that it has acquired the Lake Forest, Illinois-based business services firm. Having made a splash with multiple strategic acquisitions in the past few years, OMG strengthens its promo abilities while keeping its focus on digital tools within […]