What is Promotional Products Work! Week? Do you see the opportunities it presents for you? The truth is the many Promotional Products Industry Professionals are Ignorant, Skeptical, and Indifferent. This presentations will give you some reasons to get involved.
Seizing the Opportunity with Promotional Products Work! Week
1. Seize the Opportunity with
Promotional Products Work! Week
Jim Socci, CAS
Friday, March 28 and April 5, 2014
2. Meet Your Presenter
Jim Socci, CPA, CAS
Artistic Toy, President
“Inspiring the use of Plush Toys In
Advertising with our Character”
3. DEFINED - #PPWWeek
“Promotional Products Work! Week is an industry-wide event dedicated
to demonstrating the importance of promotional products
as an effective advertising medium and
communications tool, as well as working with
promotional products experts to design and implement creative and
successful campaigns. To be celebrated annually, the week-long event is
designed for the entire industry – large and small companies, regional
associations, distributors and suppliers, business services providers and
multi-line representatives – to get behind an industry-wide movement in
support of demonstrating the power, value and effectiveness of
promotional products.”
PPAI – Press Release Aug. 14, 2012
4. DEFINED - #PromoProduct
Promotional products comprise useful and/or decorative articles of
merchandise that are used in marketing and communication programs.
The items include wearables,writing instruments,
calendars,drinkwareand many other items, usually
imprintedwith a company’s name, logoor message.
Premiums, incentives, advertising specialties, business gifts, awards and
commemoratives are also considered promotional products.
Promotional products are used in both marketing and non-marketing (e.g.,
employee motivation) contexts
June 2013 Report - 2012 U.S. PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS SALES
7. Things we will cover !!
• Promotional Products Research
• WI “#PWWeek”FM
• Success Stories
• Action Steps
• Resources
8. RESEARCH: U.S. Market Size
• 2012 Est. Annual Sales = $18.4 Billion
• Distributor Companies =23,096
• Industry Jobs = 432,000
Source: http://www.ppai.org/inside-ppai/research
9. RESEARCH: PA Market Size
• Distributor Sales Revenue: $359.84 Million
• Supplier Sales Revenue: $1.70 Billion
• Total Promotional Products Companies: 1,332
• Industry Jobs: 27,941
• % of that are Small Businesses: 97%
Source: PPAI Little Black Book
10. RESEARCH: Effectiveness
• PPAI RESARCH: 2008-2012 Airport Study
88% people recalled advertiser
85% did business with advertiser
80% liked receiving the product
13. WI “#PWWeek”FM
• Solve Business Challenges
• Take Leadership role in community
• Increase product sales
• No Cost Advertising and Promotions
• Attract advocates and fans to your business
• Showcase your Master Carpenter Skill Set
14. SUCCESS STORIES
Take The Tiger By The Tail
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Tiger GETS …100+ in in 30 days
19. RESOURCES
1. PPW! Week Organizer's Guide
2. PPW! Week - A Day-By-Day Guide
3. Day By Day In Depth Webinar
http://www.ppai.org/events/promotional-products-work-week/
22. ACTION STEPS: Day By Day
Day Activity
MONDAY Open House
TUESDAY ADvocate Presentation
WEDNESDAY Support A Cause
THURSDAY Recognize Government
FRIDAY Thank Customers
April 21 – 25, 2014
24. ACTION STEPS: Special Offer
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THANKS!
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Expires April 30th, 2014
25. Thank You
You can make a difference!
Promotional
Products
Work! Week
is all about
building–and
preserving–
your
business.
Contact: jsocci@artistictoy.com / 484-788-0888 x101