I have been negligent in updating things on the blog. That will be changing, as we will be posting regular updates from now on.
We are near the end of our new web redesign project, and are publishing individual stores for various Unions and business now.
In January we will be traveling to Las Vegas (Vegas Baby!) for the annual PPAI show. There will be almost 1000 manufacturers there showing everything from tattoos to clothing. Much of what we see there is junk, but we always find a few gems, and we always find new suppliers who are making products in The US.
PPAI is one of the industry associations we belong to. PPAI sponsors a lot of educational opportunities for those working in the promotional marketing business. Visit PPAI.org for more information.
We will be staying at the Mirage, and have reserved a suite. This is one of the few perks we get and will be nice for our meetings and planning sessions. We hope to accomplish some long range planning and make some decisions about where we are headed.
Since I wrote last we have added 2 new employees. Sue and Kerry both work in the chicago office with me. They are a big help and are responsible for most of the actual product content on the web sites.
We also added Mike in our Ohio office, he works with Jeff and is helping keep the order processing and accounting running smoothly. Mike is a retired Air Traffic Controller. One of many who have left due to the conditions the FAA has created, which are abysmal to say the least.
If you are interested in why record numbers of Air Traffic Controllers are retiring and resigning go to the web site of the Union representing them. http://www.NATCA.org
Talk to you again tomorrow.
Bryan
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