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• 2021 CPPA Spring Showcase Exhibitor Registration

  • When
    04/13/2021
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Embassy Suites at BWI Airport, 1300 Concourse Drive, Linthicum, MD 21090

  
  

  
  Join CPPA as we put a little "Spring" back into
  everyone's step as we reconnect in person on 4/13/21! 
  
  Don't Miss this "Sweet" Show...Register Today!
  

    Check in, unload your car and set up your table or pop up
  in your own private suite with this new, fun format to
  showcase your products and visit with distributors

  
  
  DATES/SCHEDULE:
  MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021
  4 PM - Check-in at the hotel front desk to receive your room key
  and setup in your own suite at your leisure
  5:30 - 7:30 PM - Evening reception featuring complimentary cocktails

  TUESDAY, APRIL 13th, 2021
  6:30 - 9:30 AM - Breakfast (included in stay)
  10 AM - 2 PM - Exhibits Open in each room
  2 PM - Tear down and check out
  (late checkout has been made available)
  

  LOCATION: 
  Embassy Suites at BWI Airport
  1300 Concourse Drive
  Linthicum, MD 21090

  
  
  $300 per Exhibitor Suite

  • Exhibit space will be in the parlor of your individual private King suite

  • Exhibitors will provide all items needed for their exhibit space including tables, racks, etc.

  • Each exhibitor will have the opportunity to showcase their items with a
    5 minute video before the show starts which will be displayed on our website the day after the show 

  • All required safety precautions will be followed as set by the Maryland Governor including wearing masks, temperature checks and staggered attendance times for Distributors

  • CPPA Membership must be current to exhibit

  • At this time, CPPA will not be providing refreshments during the show but will provide a gift card to grab lunch after the show

  • Free on-site parking and 24 hour airport shuttle
    
    
    

  
  Click here for an invitation to send to your customers
  

  
  Please contact Tiffany if you would like to be a show or product sponsor
  
  

  

  
  2021 NoVA Showcase registration is open, too!

  Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport
  2200 Centreville Rd
  Herndon, VA 20170
  Show hours: 10 am - 2 pm

  If you plan to exhibit with us on May 11th in Herndon, VA, you will be able to pre-register for the NoVA Showcase with your Spring Showcase registration.

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• 2021 CPPA Spring Showcase Distributor Registration

  • When
    04/13/2021
  •  
    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Embassy Suites at BWI Airport, 1300 Concourse Drive, Linthicum, MD 21090

  Register

  
  

  
  Join CPPA as we put a little "Spring" back into
  everyone's step as we reconnect in person on 4/13/21!
  
  Don't Miss this "Sweet" Show...Register Today!
  

    It's time to safely reconnect and see the latest trends in
  Promotional Products as well as catch up with your
  favorite Suppliers and Multi-line Reps in this new, fun format!

  
  
  DATE:
  Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
  
  LOCATION: 
  Embassy Suites at BWI Airport
  1300 Concourse Drive
  Linthicum, MD 21090
  
  SCHEDULE:
  10 AM - 2 PM - Exhibits Open in Vendor Suites

  
  
  FREE for CPPA Distributor  Members
  $75 for Non-Members
  **NOTE: This is NOT an End Buyer friendly show**
  
  

  

  • All required safety precautions will be followed as set by the Maryland Governor including wearing masks, temperature checks and staggered registration times. Each attendee must acknowledge and sign a waiver with their registration or upon check in at the show.
  • Upon arrival and checking in at our registration table, CPPA will direct you to the suites accordingly. Exhibitor suites will be monitored to keep a minimum number of guests in each room at any given time.
  • At this time, CPPA will not be providing refreshments during the show.
  • Free on-site parking for all attendees

  Please contact tiffany@cppa.biz if you have questions about the show or any of the above policies or rules.

  
                   

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• Virtual Lunch & Learn featuring Harry Fotopoulos & Associates

  • When
    04/20/2021
  •  
    11:00 AM (EDT)
  • Location
    At Your Desk!

  Register

  

  Distributors are invited to join us on April 20th at 11 am
  for a Virtual Lunch and Learn with
  Harry Fotopoulos & Associates as he presents:

  Ad-N-Art Creativity allows you to have a peace of ART,
  Ad-N-Art is Art. Everything else is everything else

  Join us as Harry reviews Ad-N-Art's new products for 2021.  These products will be exclusively shown during his presentations for the first month or so to offer an advantage for those who join us on this session.  Harry can not wait to show you these amazing items as some of them are truly game changing!

  Harry will also be presenting CNIJ and their amazing opportunities as well as A+ Wine Design's new catalog and new ways of products.

  This virtual session will be hosted on Zoom. There is no cost to attend but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to obtain the meeting link and password.

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• April 22, 2021 Webinar: The 4 Key Steps to Creating the Perfect 15-Second Pitch

  • When
    04/22/2021
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    At Your Desk!

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  Get Educated and Get Certified with CPPA! Join us for our regional webinar at your desk! Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. The 4 Key Steps to Creating the Perfect 15-Second Pitch Presenter: Laura Allen, The Pitch Girl “So, what do you do?” It’s the first question people will ask you at a business event or even on a virtual Zoom call. How you answer this question will determine how successful you are at networking and landing new business. ThePitchGirl.com founder Laura Allen discusses the basics of creating an effective pitch, and shows you how you can use it to achieve your sales goals. After all, if you don’t ASK, you don’t SELL. You’ll learn: *What the 15-SecondPitch is *Why it works so well *The 4 Key Steps to Creating Your 15-SecondPitch *How to use your pitch to get others to WANT to introduce you to potential clients and partners! BONUS: We will select TWO people live on the webinar to deliver their pitch and get expert coaching from Laura right there on the spot. After you’ve seen Laura’s lively interactive presentation, you’ll never be at a loss for words when someone asks you, “So, what do you do?” You’ll be ready to answer with confidence because you’ve got your 15-SecondPitch. Laura Allen  Laura once closed a 5.5-million-dollar deal from a cold call. She also sent STAR WARS director George Lucas a 3-foot-tall steel pyramid. This stunt generated about 60 million dollars for her client. Laura has made a ton of money for her clients and employers because of her ability to pitch. Her goal now is to empower individuals to generate the sales they need to live the life they want. Laura has been written about in Adweek, The Financial Times, Crain’s New York Business, and The Wall Street Journal. She was interviewed on ABC News and profiled on NY1 News.

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• April 27, 2021 Webinar: Get YOUR Head in the Game So You Are Ready For the Comeback!

  • When
    04/27/2021
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    At Your Desk!

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  Let's talk all thing Promotional Products! Join us for our regional webinar at your desk! Thursday, April 27, 2021 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Get YOUR Head in the Game So You Are Ready For the Comeback! How does joining a Regional Trade Association provide the wisdom and guidance to help YOU and YOUR business?   How can YOUR Regional Trade Association help YOU take advantage of the Sales Resurgence of 2021?  What tactics have you put in place, what type of systematic outreach have you implemented so YOU are top of mind and prepared?   How are your internal teams coping, what do they need to know?  How are you addressing the looming inventory concerns and shipping issues? How are you effectively communicating this information to your clients?   This webinar will address those and more of your questions to help get you on the right track. Our five District One Regional Presidents will be answering these and other questions. This panel will be moderated by Tom Clouser,  District 1 RAC representative.

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• May 5, 2021 Webinar: Do YOU like salt & lime with your Margarita?!

  • When
    05/05/2021
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    At Your Desk!

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  Get Educated and Get Certified with CPPA! Join us for our regional webinar at your desk! Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Do YOU like salt & lime with your Margarita?! Presenters: Your Gemline Sales Team Ashley Smalley, Jessica Casaubon, Heather Banke and Alyssa Werner Join the ladies of GEMLINE Team East to celebrate Cinco De Mayo – AND – present their latest Summer product launch!  Join us for a raffle the day of the presentation for a Margarita gift set!

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• May 6, 2021 Webinar: The In’s and Out’s of Packaging, Kitting & Fulfillment

  • When
    05/06/2021
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    At Your Desk!

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  Get Educated and Get Certified with CPPA! Join us for our regional webinar at your desk! Thursday, May 6, 2021 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. The In's and Out's of Packaging, Kitting & Fulfillment Presenter: Cliff Quicksell, MAS+, MASI President & CEO Cliff Quicksell Associates The dynamic affects the Covid19 pandemic have been dramatic.  We must have additional ways to go to market and help our clients remain connected with their clients and teams.  Packaging, kitting and creative projects are some of the ways to successfully clients stay engaged, and add yet another dimension to your arsenal of marketing tools.  When you have the knowledge base, your credibility is heightened, at that point you build trust and loyalty. With this understanding your sales and more importantly, your profits soar.” Cliff Quicksell, Jr., MAS+, MASI Bio: Cliff Quicksell, Jr., MAS+ has been involved in the promotional products and sportswear industries for the past Thirty-eight years.  During this tenure, he has achieved the MAS+ professional designation, Master Advertising Specialist+.  He has been actively involved in PPAI, the international trade association for the promotional products industry, serving on various committees, as a facilitator at all PPAI & ASI shows, and as a member of PPAI’s Ambassadors Speakers Bureau for over fifteen years.  Cliff’s passion for education and training is exemplified by his having served five terms as the education chairperson for the regional trade association CPPA of Maryland, and currently serves on the board and is the Chair for the Awards Committee.  For more than thirty years, Cliff has been speaking, training and consulting internationally to associations and national business groups on more effective ways to market themselves and their products and services as well as how to motivate their personnel.  In addition to the many industry clients he has also served as a consultant/trainer for: iPROMOTEu©, Dixon Ticonderoga, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., The Walter Cribbin’s Company, Miller Freeman, Inc., Brown & Bigelow©, AIA-Adventures in Advertising©, Geiger©, National Business Media, PPPCanada, Snugz© USA, Imageworks and QuickInk, Inc!, Dowlis Group, LTD United Kingdom, Trade Only Trade Fair UK, PromoGroup NZ, High Impact Promotional Group in NZ and Purple Elephant Promotions AU.  Currently, Cliff is President & CEO, Cliff Quicksell & Associates

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• 2021 NoVA Showcase Distributor Registration

  • When
    05/11/2021
  •  
    9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon, VA 20170

  Register

  
  

  

  Please Note: This is where industry DISTRIBUTORS register to attend. This is not the registration site to register end-buyers or clients. The link for client registrations will be sent in the confirmation email to all distributors upon completing this registration.

  DATE
  May 11, 2021

  LOCATION
  Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport
  2200 Centreville Road
  Herndon, VA 20170
  

  TIME
  9 - 10 am - VIP Forum - A fast-moving presentation from industry suppliers featuring new product information and case studies that maximize results.
  
  10 am - 2 pm - Exhibits Open

  The NoVA Showcase is an end-buyer friendly showcase of the newest items available in the world of promotional marketing. Distributors are invited to attend and CPPA members are encouraged to invite clients to attend as their exclusive guests. 

  
  

  
  

  1. Register yourself to attend the NoVA Showcase
  2. Invite your clients to attend (You will receive instructions in your registration confirmation email on the best way to invite and register your clients.)
  3. Attend the event with your clients and watch your sales skyrocket in 2021.

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• 2021 NoVA Showcase Exhibitor Registration

  • When
    05/11/2021
  •  
    9:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, 2200 Centreville Rd, Herndon, VA 20170

  Register

  Reserve your exhibit space today for the 2021 NoVA Showcase! Exhibitors will have the opportunity to have face-to-face interaction (under masks of course) with distributors throughout Northern Virginia as well as their top clients!  A great opportunity to reconnect with distributors as they show their clients new and trending products to help them achieve their 2021 marketing goals! Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport 2200 Centreville Rd Herndon, VA 20170 Education: 9 -10 am Show Hours: 10 am - 2 pm Event details/information CPPA & VAPPA Members: $300 for 6ft table with linen; extra 6ft table $100 Non-Members: $425 for 6ft table with linen; extra 6ft table $100 Non-member base price includes 2021 Membership dues All required safety precautions will be followed as directed by the Virginia Governor including wearing masks, temperature checks and staggered attendance times for Distributors and their clients. Click here for an invitation to send to your customers Please contact Tiffany or Lisa if you would like to be a show or product sponsor

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• May 12, 2021 Webinar: Get to Know Ad-N-Art/CNIJ, Bulldog Packaging and A+Wine Designs

  • When
    05/12/2021
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    At Your Desk!

  Register

  Get Educated and Get Certified with CPPA! Join us for our regional webinar at your desk! Wednesday, May 12, 2021 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Get to Know Ad-N-Art/CNIJ, Bulldog Packaging and A+ Wine Designs Presenters: Harry Fotopoulos, Justin Lackman and Brian Brunette Join Harry Fotopoulos, Justin Lackman, and Brian Brunette as they do a deep dive into  AD-N-ART/CNIJ,  Bulldog Packaging, and A+Wine Designs.  You will not want to miss this opportunity to learn about all the new products and processes!

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• May 26, 2021 Webinar: No One Cares About Your Logo

  • When
    05/26/2021
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    At Your Desk!

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  Get Educated and Get Certified with CPPA! Join us for our regional webinar at your desk! Wednesday, May 26, 2021 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. No One Cares About Your Logo Presenter: Charity Gibson, Peerless Umbrella Whether it's a supplier or distributor self-promo, or an order we're producing for a client, there is something very important we need to learn even if it's not something we want to hear - No one cares about your logo. There is an old saying that says, "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." In this short, but powerful presentation you'll learn how to engage your current clients despite the market conditions, who is currently buying promo and for what purpose, and how to ensure that the products you sell make a difference to the people who buy and receive them. People don't care about your logo, but if we do our jobs right - they can and will. Learning Outcomes: Engage your client despite the market conditions Who’s currently buying promo and for what purpose How to make sure the products you sell make a difference to the buyers & receivers                About Charity: Charity Gibson is the National Account Coordinator for Peerless, a Chef with the industry non-profit organization PromoKitchen.org, and the owner of Green Banana Social - a social media services provider for promotional products industry suppliers. Prior to life on the supplier side of the industry she spent 16 years as a very successful distributor working with a number of well-known end buyer corporations. She moved to the supplier side five years ago and today uses her decades of experience to assist Peerless in reaching their sales goals and helping to educate and mentor professionals throughout the industry. Charity's award-winning social media efforts are well recognized throughout the promotional products community. She is known for her posting consistency, lightning-fast response times, and creative problem-solving abilities. Feel free to connect with Charity before our meeting. You can find her on Linked in at https://www.linkedin.com/in/charitygibson/ and on Instagram @ItsMeCharityG

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• June 9, 2021 Webinar: Get to Know Maple Ridge Farms and Warwick Publishing

  • When
    06/09/2021
  •  
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    At Your Desk!

  Register

  Get Educated and Get Certified with CPPA! Join us for our regional webinar at your desk! Wednesday, June 9, 2021 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Get to Know Maple Ridge Farms and Warwick Publishing Presenters Include: Molly Neises - Maple Ridge Farms Phil Martin - Warwick Publishing Ken Cecco - Ken Cecco & Associates Mark Larned - Freedom Line Marketing Jenna Larned - Freedom Line Marketing Join us as we do a deep dive into  Maple Ridge Farms and Warwick Publishing.  You will not want to miss this opportunity to learn about all the new products and processes!

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