LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT |
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Dear PMANC Membership,
As we enter 2023, I would like to thank you all for being loyal members of PMANC and active participants in this fantastically diverse, ever-changing industry. Based on the substantial attendance we witnessed at the PPAI Expo in Vegas earlier this month, it looks to be another amazing year of growth and opportunity for our industry.
Our regional associations are more important than ever to our business development with the many changes we have experienced over the last few years. There were consolidations and acquisitions, office closures, the Great Resignation along with the constant supply chain challenges. I encourage all of our members to get involved and utilize all that PMANC has to offer in 2023.
I have been active in our regional community since 2012 and specifically with PMANC since 2014 in various capacities. My interest in this industry stems from my schooling and start of my career in commercial printing and packaging which lead me to the exciting world of promotional product marketing. Wanting to feel more connected with my new community, I began volunteering for PMANC at shows, events, and our local philanthropic efforts via the PMANC Cares Committee.
PMANC is fully prepared to serve the industry professionals of Northern California with several new board and committee members as well as a few new social events being planned for this year to create the best environment for networking, professional development, collaboration, and fun!
On behalf of the 2023 Board of Directors, thank you again for your membership and involvement as we look forward to serving you in 2023.
Your 2023 PMANC President,
Amanda Boccucci |
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WELCOME TO OUR 2023 OFFICERS |
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From Left to right: Noah Salvi with Nadel (D) as our Treasurer, Amanda Boccucci with Lahlouh (D) as our President, Mark Fulwider with WesCo Marketing (MLR) as our Immediate Past President, Evie Sterner with Halo (D) as our Secretary, Michelle Chen with Fossa Apparel (S), Melissa Hoffman with Bagmakers (S), Spring Myers with Upswing (D), Michelle Chen with Fossa Apparel (MLR) and Sarabeth Anderson with Geiger (D). |
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PMANC wants to thank Jaymie Cook, Mark Shin, MAS+ and Jess Koening who have donated their time and knowledge in service to the association's Board of Directors as our Treasurer, Past President and Secretary. THANK YOU! |
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DATE & LOCATION
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Alameda County Fairgrounds - Building A
4501 Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566 |
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** HOTEL BLOCK TO COME! ** |
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PMANC Cares Professional Wardrobe Drive We will be collecting professional wardrove pieces at our Spring Showcase to benefit those who are in need. Between now and March, clean out those closets, showrooms and storage units and bring your donation of new and gently used professional apparel to the showcase. Items Needed (Men's & Women's) - Dress Shirts / Nice Polos
- Pants
- Shoes
- Belts
- Accessories
*Please remember apparel should not be grommeted. |
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DISTRIBUTORS - DON'T FORGET TO SAVE!
As an active distributor member of our association you are able to participate in two separate Regional Association Digital Coupon programs for 2022.
Click to check out the savings here: ZoomCatalog and PromoHunt.
Important Note: Must be an active member- login required.
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PMANC Friday LIVE Get up-close and personal with people who are industry icons and have contributed to the growth of PMANC! Your Host PMANC Social Media Chair, Livier Gomez (Terry Town) will ask guests about their life, career and future projects. facebook.com/PMANCorg |
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PPAI Awards Celebration - January 9, 2023 |
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Four Industry Icons Honored At Chair’s Leadership Dinner
January 9, 2023 - During the Chair’s Leadership Dinner at The PPAI Expo in Las Vegas, PPAI recognized four men and women who have set a standard for excellence in the world of promo – not only as successful entrepreneurs, but as industry ambassadors who have given back to their profession and their communities. The night also included a salute to the Promotional Products Education Foundation and 2022 PPAI Rising Stars.
Late in the evening came a traditional ceremony at The PPAI Expo, the passing of the gavel from PPAI Board Chair Dawn Olds, MAS+, to Incoming Chair Kevin Walsh, CAS. Olds' term will expire at the conclusion of The PPAI Expo. She opened the evening with a welcome to all attendees, and over the course of the night gave way to Walsh, who wished everyone a successful experience at The PPAI Expo 2023.
This year's PPAI Hall of Fame Inductees are Carol D. Aastad, MAS, and Mary Ellen Sokalski, MAS. Aastad and Sokalski, both industry trailblazers, have made history as the first two women ever inducted into the same PPAI Hall of Fame class. The annual award gives permanent recognition to individuals selected for their generous and monumental contributions of time and talent to the Association and industry.
In addition to the Hall of Fame Awards, PPAI also presented its H. Ted Olson Humanitarian Award to Danny Rosin, CAS, president of Brand Fuel, and its Distinguished Service Award to Roger Burnett, CAS, founder of Social Good Promotions.
Read the full story here
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HPG Acquires Evans Manufacturing |
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Chris Anderson, CEO of Boston-based supplier HPG announced the company's acquisition of fellow supplier Evans Manufacturing based in Garden Grove, California.
The deal brings Evans Manufacturing together with HPG and its many industry brands – Hub, Beacon, Best, Debco, BCG Creations, Origaudio, Handstands, Batch & Bodega, Mixie and SugarSpot – and adds new North American manufacturing capabilities to HPG’s portfolio with the addition of Evans’ facilities in Southern California and Nogales, Mexico.
Evans was founded in 1983 as an injection molding company with a focus on retail markets. It moved into promotional products in 1992. Today, it specializes in plastics and fabric products for the promotional merchandise field.
- It operates in many categories, including healthcare, household, office, drinkware, pet, writing instruments, travel, auto, golf, outdoor, tech, spirit, school and more.
- Most of its products are designed and manufactured in-house.
- It added a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Nogales in 2008. There, it produces tote bags and other cut-and-sew items. In the U.S., it produces more than 200 additional products.
The supplier has won numerous industry awards, including the PPAI Supplier Star award, and has been named to the PPAI Magazine Greatest Companies To Work For list as recently as 2021.
As part of the transaction, Alan Vaught, president of Evans, will continue to lead it as division president and is a significant HPG shareholder.
“The partnership with HPG represents the culmination of many years of hard work and dedicated service by the entire Evans team,” says Vaught. “I have been blessed by the talents of so many key contributors throughout the journey, and it is humbling to see this business that started as a two-person operation evolve into the respected market leader that it has become. I am thrilled to embark on this next chapter, in partnership with the proven team at HPG, and our shared values and perspective on the bright future of the combined Evans-HPG enterprise, and the industry, generally, has made for a seamless transition.”
Anderson says, “Evans has rightfully earned a stellar reputation for promotional hard goods and customer service excellence, which makes it a perfect fit for the HPG family. I am delighted to welcome the abundance of talent and expanded capabilities Evans has to offer and can reassure customers HPG’s philosophy is to do no harm – we will not disrupt what clearly has been working so well. We look forward to knowledge-sharing with our new team members and working together to make HPG the preeminent promotional hard goods supplier.”
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THANK YOU FOR READING!
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