PPEF: Supporting Students

Since 1989, PPEF has awarded over $3.3 million in scholarships to students connected to the promo industry. Meet this year’s recipients in the following pages.

Published Oct. 2, 2023

Rachel Zoch, CAS

Public Affairs Manager

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Promo’s Sustainability Journey

There’s a helpful way for businesses and organizations to look at the idea of progress. A clear-eyed way that briefly removes politicalization, polarization, opinions or, as strange it sounds, even facts: It’s coming. That’s the thing about progress. It just tends to keep happening, one way or another. As far sustainability’s place in promo – […]

Industry News , PPAI Magazine

Promocations: A Sober Review

When you get the unexpected invitation to a Promocations trip, you’re elated. Unbelievable! That’s awesome! And then as the getaway approaches, you’re not so sure it’s for you after all. You arrive in Cabo, and before you can even unpack your sunscreen, someone presses a glass of champagne into your hand. It’s the all-inclusive resort’s […]

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New Member Spotlight: DGI Apparel

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Vanderbilt University received the Best Branded Merch in a University Marketing Campaign Award during the American Marketing Association Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education in Maryland last month. “We proudly support, recognize and celebrate those who are doing phenomenal work using promotional products to create experiences and meaningful connections that drive engagement, retention and repeatable revenue […]

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Promo is a resilient industry, and the demand for branded merch remains. That’s the good news, and you can see it in the data, as industry revenue has risen slightly. The bad news is that such a rise still does not come close to making up for the current rate of inflation, and both suppliers […]

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