Initiatives
Promo Data eXchange (PDX)
Integrating suppliers, distributors and business services providers has never been easier. Reduce calls, emails, wait time and confusion.
What Is PDX
Promo Data eXchange (PDX) is a widely adopted interface for connecting your business to greater promotional products digital landscape. With more than 45,000 associates receiving product updates automatically every day, PDX businesses are saving on costs while eliminating unnecessary phone calls and emails.
PPAI is focused on improving the industry’s efficiency as part of its commitment to driving digital transformation within the promotional products community. PDX is a core component of the Association's effort.
Why PDX
If you feel like you're behind on B2B integration or there's a lot more efficiency and cost saving to unlock, take the next step and learn how PDX can work with your existing software and IT ecosystem.
- There is no fee to use PDX for distributors or suppliers.
- Free technical implementation support is provided to all PPAI members using SAGE as our trusted partner.
- PPAI leverages PDX through a full-featured API to communicate inventory levels and order status directly to users in SAGE.
- Most integrated organizations experience a quick and painless integration process.
PDX Solutions
Implementing PDX can be a multi-faceted procedure for an organization. Fortunately, PPAI members offer solutions that can support and streamline the process. PPAI's Solutions Center features vetted and verified PPAI-member solutions providers and information that addresses the promo industry's varied technology needs.
Efficiency
PDX provides distributors with easy access to our data without additional development costs just by logging into SAGE.
Paul Hirsch, MAS, CEO, HIRSCH
PDX And SAGE
PPAI has collaborated with SAGE – the official technology partner of the Association – to make PDX more accessible. Via SAGE's applications and through PDX's integration of real-time updates on inventory levels and order status in the systems of suppliers, distributors and PPAI business services members, users can perform a single integration to access data from every participating PDX vendor.
This integration is possible through SAGE Connect, which many suppliers have seen the benefit of integrating with in order to broaden the distributors they can work with as well as save time for all parties.
Accessibility of crucial data is a step forward in eliminating industry friction. By providing real-time updates on inventory levels and order status, PDX, in conjunction with SAGE Connect, streamlines operations for distributors and business service providers
PPAI Media Covers PDX
PPAI Media has kept the promo industry up-to-date and informed on PDX since the program's conception, documenting its evolution into the powerful tool for fostering transaction efficiency that it is today. Click below for PPAI Media's latest coverage of the PDX initiative.
Resources
PDX enhances order processing efficiency. As suppliers, a main focus for good service is on delivering accurate inventory and order status data to our customers.
Jeison Ortega, CTO, Charles River Apparel