PPAMS UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming events

    • 10/14/2025
    • 11:30 AM
    • ONLINE
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    Givee is a store solution that helps distributors win more business with less friction. It takes the complexity out of building and managing client stores so you can focus on selling, not admin. With Givee, distributors can offer a modern, digital-first experience that clients actually want and will drive repeat orders and stickier relationships.  

    Key Takeaways - Stores are no longer a “nice-to-have.” They’re becoming the standard way clients expect to buy and gift. Givee makes them easy to pitch, launch, and scale. - Distributors using Givee save time on order management and gain more repeatable revenue opportunities with their accounts. - By bringing a modern solution to the table, you’re positioned as the partner who’s ahead of the curve in the promo industry.

    About the Presenter: Aaron Gadowski is the Director of Product for Givee, a fast-growing store solution for gifting and ecommerce under PCNA. He has led Givee from concept to scale, growing it from just a handful of stores to hundreds live and transacting. His work focuses on making gifting easy and fun while driving measurable revenue impact for distributors and end-customers.

    Before Givee, Aaron led product at Global-e (formerly Flow), where he scaled their international checkout solution and partnered directly with Shopify to launch Shopify Markets, enabling tens of thousands of merchants to sell globally.

    Based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Aaron spends his time outside of work skiing whenever he can, and taking his corgi, Fred, on adventures.

    • 10/29/2025
    • 11:30 AM
    • ONLINE
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    Set yourself up for success in the new year with a solid, doable plan that produces results. In this webinar, you’ll build a comprehensive seven-step marketing plan designed to help you stay competitive, generate new leads, and get the most value from your current clients.

    Takeaways
    • Overview of the online marketing channels you can tap into to maximize your leads and sales.
    • Creating a playbook for implementation and success
    • Tools to streamline and automate marketing tasks and generate more sales

    About the presenter: Gloria Lafont is a mother, grandmother, and entrepreneur. Throughout her business career, she has started, bought, lost, and sold a dozen businesses, including a distributorship, which she sold in 2015. She currently owns Action Marketing, a digital marketing agency founded in 2007, specializing in advanced digital marketing, including SEO and Online Advertising, to generate leads and increase sales for promo distributors.

    Gloria is a supporter of education and cultural arts, regularly volunteering her time and donating marketing support to help various organizations grow in membership and revenue. She enjoys family time, the beach, tech, and speaking engagements on topics of business growth and women's empowerment.

    • 11/11/2025
    • 11:30 AM
    • ONLINE
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    AI is no longer a futuristic tool, it’s here, and it’s revolutionizing how we create, market, and sell. Yet most professionals in the promotional products industry are barely scratching the surface of its potential. The secret to unlocking AI’s power lies in prompting, the art of asking the right questions, in the right way, to generate exceptional results. In this workshop, Cliff Quicksell, CSP, MAS+, MASI, will demystify prompt engineering and show you how to collaborate with AI as a true creative partner. You’ll leave with the knowledge, confidence, and actionable strategies to turn ChatGPT-5 into your competitive edge.

    Five Key Takeaways:

    1. The Formula for Exceptional Prompts - Discover the four-part formula: Clarity, Context, Constraints, and Iteration, that ensures every prompt you craft delivers useful, actionable, and high-impact results.

    2. From Assistant to Collaborator - Learn how to treat ChatGPT-5 not as a task completer but as a creative teammate, capable of brainstorming, refining, and co-developing campaigns and strategies with you.

    3. Crafting for Your Audience - Understand how to give AI the right context, audience demographics, tone, style, and desired outcomes, so your outputs are always client ready.

    4. Practical Prompting in Action - See real-world promotional product scenarios, like campaign ideation, email drafting, packaging pitches, and ROI storytelling, transformed through effective prompting.

    5. Building Your AI Toolkit - Walk away with a set of reusable prompts, techniques for refinement, and the mindset to continuously experiment, improve, and maximize your results with AI.

    About the Presenter:

    Cliff Quicksell, CSP, MAS+, MASI, is a seasoned expert with over 40 years in promotional marketing. As a highly regarded speaker, trainer, and consultant, he has spent 40 years helping associations and national business groups enhance their marketing strategies, improve team motivation, and drive business growth. Cliff is the President of Cliff Quicksell Associates.

    • 11/20/2025
    • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    • Brewhouse South, 1855 Galleria Blvd, Franklin TN 37067
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    Join us as we wrap up 2025 with a night of fun, fellowship, and festive cheer at the PPAMS Holiday Party! 

    This year we’re supporting our charity partner, New Leash on Life. Please bring donations of pet food and treats to help make the season brighter for animals in need. For your donation you'll be entered to win give-aways and PRIZES! 

    Don’t miss out—we can’t wait to celebrate with you!


    • 02/17/2026
    • 10:00 AM
    • The Fairgrounds Nashville
    • 40
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    2024 PPAMS MidSouth PromoShow will be here before you know it. Reserve your exhibit space now through January 22, 2024 to get $150 early bird discounted rate. 

    SCHEDULE OF EVENTS*:

    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2026

    1pm-5pm: Exhibitor Set-Up

    6pm-7pm - PPAMS Cocktail Reception
    7pm-9pm - Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Dinner 

    TBD - After party

    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026

    7am-9am: Exhibitor Set Up

    9am: Registration Open

    9am-10am: Educational Seminar (TBD)

    10am-2pm: Show floor open to distributors and their clients

    2pm: Exhibits and Registration Closes

    *Schedule of events and venues are subject to change. PPAM will notify exhibitors and attendees of changes that affect them prior to the event.

    All exhibitors will be assigned to the based on the order of their registration date. Priority placement will be given to exhibitors who select the "Premium Booth Upgrade" option on their registration form.

    By completing your registration for this event - whether via the registration site, email or phone - you agree to abide by all terms and conditions specified in the 2026 PPAMS MidSouth PromoShow contract
    • 02/17/2026
    • 08/07/2026
    • 5 sessions
    • Multiple
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    PPAMS All Show Registration

    Exhibitors can now register for all of PPAMS's 2026 trade shows through one convenient site. This includes:

    • PromoShow (Nashville) – February 17, 2026

    • Road Show (Memphis) – August 4, 2026

    • Road Show (Nashville) – August 5, 2026

    • Road Show (Knoxville) – August 6, 2026

    • Road Show (Knoxville) – August 7, 2026

    Through this site, you’ll be able to select your exhibit options for each show, lock in early-bird discounted rates, and confirm your participation by accepting the contract terms and conditions.

    If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Rocky Moreno at Rocky@ppams.com to discuss available packages.


    • 08/04/2026
    • 08/07/2026
    • 4 sessions
    • Memphis | Nashville | Knoxville | Chattanooga
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    2026 PPAMS Road Shows

    Dates, Schedules & Venues*


    Memphis Roadshow
    - August 4, 2026
    Avon Acres, 4361 Summer Ave, Memphis, TN 38122

    Set up 7am-10am
    Show Times 10am-1pm

    Nashville Roadshow - August 5, 2026
    The Fairgrounds Nashville, 625 Smith Ave, Nashville, TN 37203

    Set up 7am-10am
    Show Times 10am-1pm

    Knoxville Roadshow - August 6, 2026
    Rothchild’s Catering & Conference Center, 8807 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37923

    Set up 7am-10am
    Show Times 10am-1pm

    Chattanooga Roadshow - August 7, 2026
    Embassy Suites by Hilton Chattanooga Hamilton Place, 2321 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421

    Set up 7am-10am
    Show Times 10am-1pm

    *Venues and schedules are subject to change. PPAMS will notify exhibitors and attendees of any changes that will affect them as soon as possible. 


    Visit PPAMS.COM/ROADSHOWS for more
    SHOW CONTRACT

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08/27/2025 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Bill Petrie presenting “A Tactical Toolkit for the Modern Marketer”"
08/12/2025 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Sara Lavenduski and Nate Kucsma presenting “2025 State of the Industry from ASI”"
08/08/2025 2025 PPAMS Road Show Chattanooga - Distributor
08/07/2025 2025 PPAMS Road Show Knoxville - Distributor
08/06/2025 2025 PPAMS Road Show Nashville - Distributor
08/05/2025 2025 PPAMS Road Show Memphis - Distributor
08/05/2025 2025 PPAMS Road Shows - EXHIBITOR
07/30/2025 Wild Wednesday Webinar: “Are You Being Asked to the Table? Become a Valued Voice, Not an Afterthought”
07/08/2025 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Marketing Across Generations: Adapting marketing Approaches to Every Age Group"
06/25/2025 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Navigating the Top Challenges Every Salesperson Faces"
06/10/2025 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Navigating the Top Challenges Every Salesperson Faces"
06/05/2025 2025 PPAMS Baseball & Branding
06/04/2025 3 Ket Steps to Building Your Marketing & Communication Plan
05/28/2025 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "How to Grow Your Promo Business Exponentially With Online Marketing"
05/13/2025 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Marketing Myth Buster: Things You've Probably Heard (and Shouldn't Believe) About How to Win at Marketing"
04/30/2025 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Stop, Drop, and Scale - 3 Ways You're Stunting Your Sales and How to Overcome Them"
04/08/2025 Tuesday Learning Lab: "What's Next For Our Industry? Navigating Change, Advocacy, and Opportunites"
03/26/2025 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Setting the Stage for Success in 2025: New Products, Best Sellers, and Unique Services"
03/11/2025 Tuesday Learning Lab "Stay in QuickBooks Desktop or Migrate to QBO?""
02/26/2025 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "2025 State of the Promo Industry"
02/19/2025 2025 PPAMS Membership, Awards, and Hall of Fame Dinner
02/19/2025 2025 PPAMS MidSouth PromoShow - EXHIBITOR
02/19/2025 2025 PPAMS MidSouth PromoShow - DISTRIBUTOR
02/11/2025 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Master Your Flow: Unlock Empowered States Consistently"
01/29/2025 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "5 Big Trends Dominating the Branded Merch Game (and How to Win)"
01/29/2025 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "5 Big Trends Dominating the Branded Merch Game (and How to Win)"
01/07/2025 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Outcome Selling, Not Product Selling"
12/18/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Raising Your Game: Becoming a Promotional Professional"
11/21/2024 PPAMS 2024 Holiday Party
11/20/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Is Growth by Acquisition a Good Option for Your Distributorship?"
11/12/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab: "CONNECT: Distributor Marketing Tools"
10/22/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers: How to Give People What They Really Want"
09/25/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "2024 Technology State of the Industry: Key Trends & Takeaways for Promo Pros"
09/10/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Discovering the Power of Packaging"
08/28/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar "An Introduction to Carbon Accounting for Promo Pros"
08/22/2024 2024 PPAMS Baseball & Branding
08/13/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab "2024 State of the Industry from ASI"
08/08/2024 2024 PPAMS Road Shows - KNOXVILLE DISTRIBUTORS
08/07/2024 2024 PPAMS Road Shows - NASHVILLE DISTRIBUTORS
08/06/2024 2024 PPAMS Road Shows - EXHIBITOR
08/06/2024 2024 PPAMS Road Shows - MEMPHIS DISTRIBUTORS
07/31/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Creating Wild Business Growth By Embracing Your Standard"
07/09/2024 Tueday Learning Lab "7 Tactics to Overcome the Summer Slowdown"
06/26/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "AI Demystified: Practical Insights on Leveraging AI for Marketers"
06/11/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Level Up: SAGE Online Projects & CRM"
05/29/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "The Business Case for Purpose"
05/14/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab: "The Endless Power of AI – Revolutionizing the Promo Industry"
04/24/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Overcoming Overwhelm: The 6-Step B.R.E.A.T.H. Process for “Busy Professionals” to Access Inner Peace"
04/09/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab: "How to Get Found by Your Ideal Clients When They're Ready to Buy"
03/27/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Level Up Your Marketing in 2024"
03/12/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Targeted Sales Solutions"
02/29/2024 2024 PPAMS MidSouth PromoShow - DISTRIBUTOR
02/29/2024 2024 PPAMS MidSouth PromoShow - EXHIBITOR
02/28/2024 2024 PPAMS Membership, Awards, and Hall of Fame Dinner
02/28/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: “WOW Starts with You!"
02/13/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab: "A Tour of QuickBooks Online, some tips and tricks, and how it Integrates with SAGE Online"
01/31/2024 Wild Wednesday Webinar: “2024 State of the Industry with ASI CEO Tim Andrews”
01/09/2024 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Workplace Violence Preparedness – Active Assailant Response"
12/13/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Purpose, Passion, Principles, Practices: The Four P’s of Success"
12/05/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Writing the Order Right!"
11/15/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Now That You’ve Decided to Sell Your Business – What’s Next?"
10/25/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: ""Retirement Readiness"
10/10/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Mastering CANVA for Promo"
09/27/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "2023 State of the Industry from ASI"
09/22/2023 Pints & Pups!
09/12/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Seven Reasons Why Marketing Fails and Ways to Prevent Them"
08/30/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Hit the TARGET with Your Marketing"
08/22/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Grow Your Business with Food Gifts It’s Not Just for Holidays Anymore"
08/18/2023 PPAMS Baseball & Branding
08/10/2023 2023 PPAMS Road Show Knoxville- Distributor Registration
08/08/2023 2023 PPAMS Road Show Memphis - Distributor Registration
08/08/2023 2023 PPAMS Road Shows - Exhibitor Registration
07/26/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility, How They Can Make a Difference in Your Business"
07/11/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Going For the Gold, Building and Entering an Award-Winning Pyramid Marketing Campaign"
06/28/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "What's New?"
06/13/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "What can the New AI-Powered Functions in SAGE do for You."
05/31/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Packaging – YES, it IS a Promotional Product and it’s Not Going Away"
05/09/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Winning the Pitch: Selling Best Practices Using Online Stores"
04/26/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: ““2023 State of the Industry with ASI, CEO, Tim Andrews”
04/25/2023 SAGE Conference
04/11/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: “WHY QUICKBOOKS and WHICH ONE?”
03/29/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Own the Brand to Own the Business"
03/28/2023 PPAI: Promotional Products Work Expo
03/14/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Marketing Tactics for Certain Growth in Uncertain Times"
02/22/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Top Tips for Growth in 2023 with Charity G!"
02/14/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Outsourced Artwork Services: Up Your Game, Lower Your Cost"
02/01/2023 2023 PPAMS Hall of Fame Dinner
02/01/2023 2023 PPAMS MidSouth PromoShow
01/25/2023 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Promotional Products Industry TRENDS for 2023"
01/17/2023 Tuesday Learning Lab: "It's Never To Early to Position Your Business for a Successful Exit"
12/14/2022 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "The 7 Deadly Sins of the Promotional Products Buyers"
12/06/2022 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Local SEO – A Guide to Getting Found on Google Using Your Google Business Profile"
10/26/2022 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging is for Everyone"
10/19/2022 PPAMS Boo-wling
09/28/2022 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Winning Distributor Sales Campaigns"
09/13/2022 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Increasing Revenue Through Online Stores"
08/31/2022 Wild Wednesday Webinar: How PPAI Promotional Products Work can Elevate Your Business
08/09/2022 Tuesday Learning Lab: Multi-Task Like A Pro: How to Manage All Your Projects at Once
08/09/2022 2022 PPAMS Road Shows
07/27/2022 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "Data-Driven Blueprint for Success"
07/12/2022 Tuesday Learning Lab: "Fulfillment Program: Potential and Ptifalls"
05/25/2022 Wild Wednesday Webinar: How to Charge for Creative Services (as a Distributor)
03/30/2022 Wild Wednesday Webinar: "AMPlify Your Sales"
03/15/2022 Tuesday Learning Lab: “Creating a Brand that Matters”
02/09/2022 2022 PPAMS Hall of Fame Dinner
02/09/2022 2022 PPAMS MidSouth PromoShow
10/27/2021 Wild Wednesday Webinar
10/12/2021 Tuesday Learning Lab
09/30/2021 Pints & Promos: Memphis
09/29/2021 Wild Wednesday Webinar
09/14/2021 Tuesday Learning Lab
08/25/2021 Wild Wednesday Webinar
08/17/2021 2021 PPAMS PromoShow
08/16/2021 Hall of Fame Dinner
06/30/2021 Wild Wednesday Webinar
06/24/2021 Pints & Promos: Chattanooga
06/23/2021 Pints & Promos: Knoxville
04/28/2021 Wild Wednesday Webinar
04/13/2021 Meet the PPAMS Board - Trivia Tuesday
03/31/2021 Wild Wednesday Webinar
03/30/2021 2021 PPAMS Road Shows
03/16/2021 Midwest Leadership Conference
03/09/2021 Tuesday Learning Lab
03/03/2021 PPAMS Power Hour
02/24/2021 Wild Wednesday Webinar
02/09/2021 Tuesday Learning Lab
12/16/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: Grow Your Business with Mobile Geotargeting
12/09/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: What Will Be the Future of Promotional Products
12/08/2020 TUESDAY LEARNING LAB: ExpoDirect-2-You “Sneak Peak”
11/18/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: The Disruption is Here, Are You Ready for the Future of Work?”
11/17/2020 TUESDAY LEARNING LAP: Grow Sales with Digital Catalogs & Flyers
10/27/2020 PPAMS Trunk-R-Treat Shows
10/20/2020 Power of Promo - Surviving 2020 Edition
10/01/2020 PPAMS Virtual Road Show - The One With The Pandemic
09/30/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: New Growth Opportunities for Distributors - Brand Media and Engagement
09/16/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: Rise from the Ashes! How to Start Recovery Now”
09/15/2020 TUESDAY LEARNING LAB: Canva: Graphics Made Quick, Easy & Free. No, Really!
08/26/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: Finding Your Voice - Strategies to Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace
08/11/2020 2020 PPAMS Roadshows
06/24/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: Marketing Your Promo Business in the New Landscape
06/17/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: The Day After Tomorrow
06/10/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: Getting Noticed with a Powerful LinkedIn Profile & Resume
06/03/2020 WILD WEDNESDAY WEBINAR: Stay in Front of Customers While Social Distancing
05/13/2020 Webinar: COVID-19 Town Hall with Paul Bellantone & Anne Stone
05/06/2020 Webinar: How to Open Doors During a Recession
05/01/2020 Virtual Brunch & Learn
04/29/2020 WEBINAR: COVID-19 Where Do We Go From Here?
04/22/2020 WEBINAR: When It Rains Lemons
04/15/2020 WEBINAR: Work at Home Technology
04/08/2020 WEBINAR: When the Pendulum Swings Back, Will You Be Ready?
03/23/2020 WEBINAR: Working Hard From Home vs. Hardly Working From Home
02/06/2020 VIP Access for 2020 MidSouth PromoShow
02/06/2020 2020 PPAMS Mid-South PromoShow
02/05/2020 25th Anniversary Membership & Awards Dinner
02/05/2020 PPAMS Power Lunch
12/18/2019 PPAMS Holiday Happy Hour

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