PPEF: Supporting Students

Promotional products have been one of the most tried-and-true methods of advertising for over a century. You don’t have to search PPAI’s membership for long to find family-run companies thriving on their third or fourth generation of leadership. Walk the floors of the Mandalay Bay Convention Center during The PPAI Expo and you’ll run into […]

Ian HinkleyCo-founderDGI ApparelPPAI 881035 How did your company get its start? DGI was started because I was formerly a purchaser at a custom apparel shop and had a hard time juggling all of our vendors. My college roommates were amazing software engineers and helped me build a website that would solve this for myself, as […]

The tight labor market that the promotional products industry experienced in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 has seemingly softened for some firms and remained arduous for others. In a survey of 2023 PPAI 100 distributors and suppliers, the top hiring challenges cited represent a three-pronged set of obstacles that drive home the importance of employee […]

They’ve sent me to France. The Salon CTCO trade show in Lyon is a chance to mix and discuss partnerships with industry association leaders from across Europe, create memories with the few Americans who made the trip and conduct the interview that would be the backbone for this story. My subject is Steven Baumgaertner. He […]