With 2020 on the horizon, PPB Newslink looks back at the stories that shaped the industry and PPAI in 2019, and positioned them to achieve greater growth, success and recognition in the year to come.

Acquisitions Expand Geiger Domestically, Internationally

The PPAI Expo Opens For Business

HUB Promotional Group Acquires HandStands PROMO

HALO Acquires Boost Promotional Branding

Brown & Bigelow, Inc. Acquires Specialties, Inc.

PPAI Awarded SAAC’s Regional Association Management Contract

Chinese Import Tariff Hike Postponed As Negotiations Proceed

PPAI Member Companies Report Robust Rise In Sales Growth

FDA Proposes New Regs On Sunscreen Safety, Seeks Public Comment

Health Canada Considering More Restrictions On Opioid Marketing

PPAI, RMRPPA Take Promo Industry Issues To Colorado’s State Capitol

Sweden’s SBPR Hosts PPAI, U.S. Industry Leaders In Stockholm

Geiger Promotes Jo-an Lantz, MAS, To CEO

Industry Sales Hit Record $24.7 Billion In 2018

PPAI Names U.S. Reps Davidson and DesJarlais 2019 Legislators Of The Year

PPAI Issues Statement Supporting The Promo Industry Following Reports Of A UAW Investigation

In Memoriam: David Woods, MAS

Industry Companies Prepare For Impact Of Tariff Increases

U.S., Canada And Mexico Reach Agreement Ending Aluminum, Steel Tariffs

Industry Companies React To U.S. Tariffs On Mexican Imports

Expo East Attendees Explore Products, Education, Networking

PPAI Joins Hundreds Of Businesses And Organizations In Tariff Pushback

PPEF Passes $2 Million Mark With $230,000 In Scholarships Awarded This Year

Hearings In Washington Highlight Tariff Risks For Industry, Businesses And Consumers

Neaman, Pottebaum And Mahre Named PPAI 2020 Board Officers

Health Canada To Revise Guidelines On Promotional, Non-Promotional Messaging On Heath Products

Alibaba Opens To U.S. Sellers

Goldstar’s North American, European Teams Unite Under Goldstar Global, Howard Cubberly Named GM

U.S. To Apply 10 Percent Tariff On Remaining $300 Billion In Chinese Imports, Beginning September 1

PPAI Unites With Industry Groups Pushing For Delay In Tariff Increases

PPAI Names Norm Hullinger To Fill Open Board Seat

Almost Everyone Wants Promotional Products, PPAI Survey Finds

California Passes Law Setting New Standards For Independent Contractor Classification

PPAI Announces New Pattern For Expo East 2020 Show Days

PPAI Names Dawn Olds, CAS; Kevin Walsh And Vera Muzzillo New 2020 Board Directors

SnugZ USA Announces Recapitalization To Expand, Strengthen The Business

The PPAI Expo Ranks No. 56 On Trade Show Executive‘s Gold 100

PPAI Connects With Lawmakers On Bill Targeting Promotional Products

PPAI Named One Of 50 Best Places To Work In 2019 By Outside Magazine

PPAI’s Bob McLean Installed Today As IAEE 2020 Board Chair

USMCA Heading To A Vote In the U.S. House

Tariff Deadline May Be Pushed Back As Costs On U.S. Businesses Mount

Polyconcept Acquires ETS Express

Promo Industry Responds To Phase One U.S.-China Trade Deal

California’s New Independent Contractor Rule Becomes Law January 1