Originally published by Promo Marketing on September 9, 2011. Can any one person successfully navigate the constantly evolving state and federal product safety and compliance regulations for your organization? As soon as you get a handle on today’s regulations, they shift. And every time you add a new product category, the process starts all over [...]
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Originally published by Promo Marketing on August 26, 2011. As I follow up on the many conversations that were started at the recent PPAI North American Leadership Conference and the PPAI Product Safety Summit, my belief that the rate of change in our industry is accelerating continues to be confirmed. (See my previous blog post, Surf’s [...]
Read MoreWashington is joining the growing movement toward state level product safety and compliance regulation. 66 chemicals that require reporting to the state with a phased in implementation. The lack of harmonization between state and federal efforts is a serious issue. Read the complete article here.
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Originally published by Promo Marketing on August 12, 2011. This week, I attended the PPAI North American Leadership Conference (NALC) and inaugural PPAI Product Safety Summit, where it became evident the promotional products industry has arrived at a critical industry tipping point. Wikipedia defines, and I paraphrase, a tipping point as “the critical point in an evolving [...]
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Originally published by Promo Marketing on July 22, 2011. Being a distributor in today’s business environment is challenging. They must build creative programs while meeting pricing pressures and shorter delivery times—all with exceptional customer service (and a smile). But the sales cycle has become even more complex due to the variety of compliance expectations from [...]
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