In This Issue
Index of Advertisers
Industry News
Bullet Line Factory Tour
Volunteer Appreciation Party Recap
Fall Tabletop Show
Legislative News
Online Coupon Book

EVENT CALENDAR

   

Bullet Line Factory Tour

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

 

 SAVE the DATE

Fall Tabletop Gift Show

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Education: Mark Graham, Rightsleeve 

 

SAVE the DATE 

Miami Dolphins vs. 

Baltimore Ravens

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Sun Life Stadium

 Lunch n' Learn

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013

 Mark Jenkins, Pioneer Balloon

 

Index of Advertisers

Fall Tabletop Show Sponsor

GCPPA is pleased to announce the 2013 Board of Directors: 

 

President

Gary Tuchler, MAS    
Brown and Bigelow 

[email protected]

954-625-2900
 

President Elect 

Michael Legel

Continental Plastic Card 

Phone:  800-543-0670

[email protected] 

 

Secretary

Randy Eubanks

Suncoast Marketing, Inc

954-583-4351 ext. 205

 
Treasurer

Barry Shnider

Baron Marketing

Phone: 954-492-2766

[email protected] 

 

Immediate Past President

Ofelia Minagorri  
TSF Sportswear 
954-599-7008 

 

Directors                      

Lawrence Giles

Bullet Line

888-831-9164

[email protected] 

 

Sue Hand

Sports & Promotional Specialties

954-346-6999

sujon8980@aol.com

 

Jean Kalinsky

PromoAE

954-929-4949   


Jared Opper 

ClothPromotions Plus

561-910-7626

[email protected]

 

Estrella Tinch

Coqui Marketing Group

407-803-2375

[email protected]

 

Tracy Zobel

Aquasheen

800-327-5134  

[email protected]

 

Advertising in the GCPPA monthly e-Newsletter 
provides a great return on investment.  
Get your name out to over 3000 industry professionals each month. 
 
Not Enjoying the Benefits of GCPPA  Membership yet? 
Here is what you are missing:
-Two trade shows per year with free parking
-Online Coupon Book
-Legislative Advocacy
-Free Education Seminars
-Discounted FLIPP Events
-Opportunity to Build Relationships with Member Suppliers/Distributors
Industry News


PromoGigs.com Launches Newest Version of Employment Website
for Promotional Products Industry Exclusively

Fort Wayne, IN (2 July, 2013) PromoGigs.com has launched its redesigned website bringing a number of new features and services. This online job site is focused exclusively on jobs within the promotional products industry. Distributor, supplier and other categories are defined making it easier for job seekers to find potential employers. PromoGigs has added several new services including recruiting. New advertising opportunities for employers and service oriented companies are also available.
New features include RSS Feeds, so you can follow distributor, supplier and other gigs posted. The search feature is much more effective for the visitor and easy uploads of postings and logos can be done on the site. As an added feature a directory of promotional products associations is included, regional, national and international, with links. Another source of gigs in the industry has been multi-line reps; therefore, a directory to independent reps has been added. The "Advertising Center" provides information on maximizing exposure for employers and those seeking a new gig.

Questions? Corrections?

 

Please contact: 

 Kelly Wilson, 

GCPPA Executive Director

 

561-367-7836, ext. 201 or

[email protected]

  

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Bullet Line Factory Tour

Bullet bldg.
Join GCPPA at the all new
Bullet Line Factory on Wednesday, August 7th  10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

An informative and interesting morning has been planned with you in mind!

*Arrive at the Bullet Line Factory by 10:00 a.m.  

*Bob Herzog, Bullet Line CEO will address the group and then you will break into groups to go on a tour of this fantastic new facility and get a glimpse into the inner workings of Bullet Line.
 
*Lunch will be provided followed by the opportunity to see all the new products available from Bullet Line, Leeds and Journalbooks.

*There will be time to speak with Bullet Line sales reps about upcoming projects you may have.  

We hope you take advantage of this great opportunity to see how the new Bullet Line facility operates and how they can be of assistance to you in the future!

This tour is open to all GCPPA Distributor Members and Non-Members at no cost to you! 

Volunteer Appreciation Party Recap

Estrella Tinch, Marsha Miller, Lynn Glover, Beth Tobin & Robin Pinkiert
On Tuesday, June 25th the GCPPA Board of Directors hosted their first annual Volunteer Appreciation Party to say "thank you" to our dedicated member volunteers who have given of their time and talent. These valuable members give back to the Association by
helping out at the trade shows and on various committees.

     Thank you Volunteers!
Jared Opper, Sue Hand & Randy Eubanks


                                  
Mark Tomback, Joe Miller, Lawrence Giles & Kimberly Knox
The group met at Champps Americana Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale and enjoyed great conversation with fellow volunteers and GCPPA Board Members!



Get in on the Play!
Fall Tabletop Gift Show
Thursday, October 3, 2013
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Education Seminar: 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Presented by Mark Graham, CEO 
Righsleeve and commonsku.

"10 No-Nonsense Ways Social Media Can be Applied to Your Promotional Products Business"

Who has time for social media? This question is often posed by busy industry professionals that struggle to keep up with the demands of their daily operations, let alone spend time updating their Twitter status. Join industry distributor Mark Graham (RIGHTSLEEVE) as he relates actual experiences about his distributorship's journey with social media and some of the ways he has used web 2.0 platforms to generate meaningful ROI. He will also discuss some of the ways social media best practices can be integrated right into your company, resulting in a better run, more efficient distributorship. This session is perfect for the distributor that has dabbled in social media and is looking for ways to take their company to the next level using this dynamic online channel.  
 
Course Objective & Learner Outcomes:   
 1. 10 real examples of how social media can be applied to a distributorship  
2. Applying the principles of social media to create a more efficiently run company 
 3. Will build upon existing knowledge of social media to create an even deeper understanding of how to use Web 2.0

Bio

Mark Graham is the CEO of commonsku, the enterprise social network for the promotional products industry. He is also the founder of RIGHTSLEEVE, one of the industry's leading web based promotional products distributors.

Mark was the National winner of the Dell Small Business Excellence Award, an honor presented to entrepreneurs that use technology in innovative ways to enhance customer experience and company growth in their companies. In 2011, Mark was named Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year (Counselor Awards), inducted into ASI's Hot List, as well as PPAI's Rising Stars.

Mark has been featured in several major media publications on his approach to technology, marketing and social media, including PPB and Counselor Magazine. He has presented multiple times on web marketing and social media best practices to promotional industry professionals across North America.

Mark is one of the founding chefs at PromoKitchen, a non-profit web community focused on education and mentorship for the promotional products industry.
 


Distributor Registration Opens August 19, 2013


To revisit the PPAI response to the IRS 2010 conference report and the impact on the promotional product industry please click on www.gcppa.org.


Advocacy is NOT a Spectator Sport
June 18, 2013
Roger Burnett, RAC President Blog
 
 I write this as a direct reaction to recent developments in the news media related to the IRS's use of promotional products as giveaways to employees attending conferences. 
For the full post please click here 


Have You Used the New GCPPA 
Online Coupon Book? 


If you are a Distributor Member of GCPPA you have access to our new Online Coupon Book, which includes over 30 Supplier Memberdiscounts, most of them are  effective until the end of the 2013 calendar year!

To check out these valuable coupons donated by our Supplier Members,  go to www.GCPPA.org, click on the Coupon Book icon on the bottom of the home page and log in for fantastic savings! Forgot your login information? Email [email protected]

Not a member of GCPPA?  
Click here to fill out our online Membership Application

Suppliers, if you are not included in the book, you still have the opportunity! Send a
 8 1/2" x 11"  4 color, no bleed, .pdf coupon to k.wilson@gcppa.org.  
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