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The largest media and marketing organization providing marketing products and services to the advertising specialty and promotional products industry for over 50 years. A for-profit organization, ASI publishes print and online business magazines, product catalogs, websites and informational directories.

100 year old not-for-profit association providing key industry research, marketing products and other support to promotional product supplier and distributor members and non-members.

APS is a group of industry professionals protecting and promoting suppliers' interests and concerns. APS provides and connects suppliers to meaningful solutions that impact their operations and profitability. APS continually reminds other industry participants of the needs of suppliers to ensure continued growth and profitability for the entire industry.

RAC governs the 28 regional associations in the promotional products industry. The RAC website provides annual regional association trade show calendars, news and key association contact information.

RAC Map helps locate regional associations by area and provides links to each association website.

The Promotional Products Education Foundation was founded by industry leaders as a way to give back to the promotional products community. PPEF provides college scholarships, professional development grants and special needs scholarships to the promotional products industry. These programs are funded through the generous contributions of companies and individuals within the industry.

The Original Multi-Line Rep Showcase. Over 25 years presenting table top shows. Featuring 21 Southwest based multi-line reps, showing over 142 lines.

PPB magazine is the premier resource for the promotional products industry, providing a unique perspective on the innovative strategies that compel, transform and capture the essence of today's successful promotional products professional. PPB is read by more than 11,000 suppliers and distributors in the promotional products industry.

Promotional Professionals Mentoring Network was formed to provide a forum for those who want to expand their network in the promotional products industry, develop new contacts and benefit from being mentored or from mentoring others. Their website includes information about the mentoring program, a job bulletin board, list of networking events and other activities.

OOPPS informs and empowers promotional products salespeople who work for distributors, as either employees or independent contractors, so they can make decisions that enhance their careers and earning potential.

LinkedIn is a networking website that focuses on career and business connections, as well as a place to reconnect with friends socially. Besides a place to find and stay connected with colleages and classmates quickly, you can look for inside connections and business opportunities and ask for advice from a variety of industry experts.

The American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., acts as the "Unifying Voice for Advertising." The AAF is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry, including 130 blue-chip corporate members that are advertisers, agencies and media companies, comprising the nation's leading brands and corporations. The AAF mission is to protect and promote the well-being of advertising through a unique, nationally coordinated grassroots network of advertisers, agencies, media companies, 200 local advertising clubs and 215 college chapters.

The American Marketing Association (AMA) is the largest marketing association in North America, serving over 40,000 members. It is a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide and offers highly acclaimed seminars, workshops and Hot Topic events focused on the immediate needs of marketers. AMA's Web site is the everyday connection to marketing data, articles, case studies, best practices and a robust job bank. Also, the AMA is the source for the field's top magazines and journals, including Marketing News.

MarketingProfs specializes in providing strategic and tactical marketing know-how for marketing and business professionals in organizations worldwide through a full range of online media. With over 321,000 members and 300 contributors, MarketingProfs provides members with practical marketing tools and information in many forms, including articles, online seminars, case studies, workshops, templates, benchmark survey reports, buyer’s guides and thought-leader panel discussions. Updated daily, the content enables professionals to stay current and effective.

Seth Godin is a world-renowned marketer, Seth Godin, who writes the most popular marketing blog in the world and is the author of the 10 bestselling marketing books of the last decade that have changed the way people think about marketing, change and work. He is responsible for many words in the marketer's vocabulary, including permission marketing, ideaviruses, purple cows, the dip and sneezers. His irrepressible speaking style and no-holds-barred blog have helped him create a large following around the world.