The PPAI Expo was bigger and better in 2024.

The largest and longest-running trade show in the promotional products industry returned to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center for the 21st consecutive year, delivering the networking, education and business opportunities that promo pros have come to expect from the industry’s most important week on the calendar.

  • More than 16,000 industry professionals, including 10,070 distributor attendees, attended the tentpole event – a marked increase over 2023.

Attendees were met with nearly 1,000 exhibiting companies – up from 900 in 2023 – filling more than 250,000 square feet of booth space inside the convention center, complete with pop-up experiences, the Expo Live interview booth and the always-popular Promo & Pints for relaxation, networking or both.

“As I contemplate the success of The PPAI Expo 2024, what lingers most profoundly is the caliber of connections forged – the authenticity of conversations and the emergence of promising partnerships,” says Dale Denham, MAS+, PPAI president and CEO.

“It transcends mere statistics; it embodies the promise of substantial business expansion arising from these newly established relationships. Attendees and exhibitors arrived at Expo with a perfect blend of purposeful work and enjoyable moments. I’m grateful for the achieved success and eager for the prosperous collaborations that are poised to unfold. I take immense pride in the team at PPAI, along with our exhibitors and attendees, who collectively made this the best Expo ever.”

More Than A Trade Show

The PPAI Expo is when the year really gets started for the promo industry. Of course, it’s more than just a trade show.

  • Industry members looking to improve their skills took advantage of numerous education opportunities at The PPAI Expo Conference, held the day before the show floor opened.
  • Nearly 100 international attendees were at The PPAI Expo 2024 to see the latest and greatest of what the promo industry has to offer.
  • The undisputed hub of first-of-the-year business meetings and events, several industry companies and organizations scheduled networking opportunities in conjunction with the show.
  • The PPAI Expo Party, promo’s largest celebration, brought the circus to life at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center with drinks, food, dancing, carnival games, roving magicians, an aerialist performing suspended in mid-air and an energetic live band.

The PPAI Expo returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 13-16, 2025.