SPPA Members Get On Board Social Media with their 2011 Promotional Products Trade Show

Feb. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- The Sunbelt Promotional Products Association (SPPA) completed its 2011 Winter Trade Show February 16th.  The theme for 2011 was "Get on Board".  84 total booths were on display with over 157 promotional product lines represented.  Over 200 distributors from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana attended the event.  A pre-event mixer was held at Superior Grill and was attended by over 70 members, an all time high for the organization.  

An educational course on Social Media was attended by 28 members, and was presented by Mark Graham of Rightsleeve.  SPPA introduced social media to this event with regular Twitter updates and interviews of key suppliers that will be posted on it's Youtube channel.  

SPPA holds a trade show each winter in Birmingham and several late summer shows, typically in Birmingham, Baton Rouge and Jackson.  The organization is investigating other options to bring suppliers and distributors of promotional products together to view the latest products and provide feedback.  

SPPA is a member-driven organization delivering quality education, trade shows, networking forums and friendship to promotional product professionals in the southeast, primarily those located in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and the panhandle of Florida.  SPPA was formed to advance the image of promotional products and their use in the Sunbelt marketplace; promote the highest standards of business among its members and the promotional products industry in general; and create a meeting place for education, idea exchange, and friendship among Suppliers and Distributors.

Details about the organization, upcoming shows, and links to their social media pages, visit the web site at http://www.sunbeltppa.org. SPPA is managed by Prime Management Services, http://www.primemanagement.net, who plans international conferences, trade shows, and events; and provides marketing, bookkeeping, publications, and membership management for non profit association, societies and trade organizations.

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Prime Management Services, http://www.primemanagement.net, plans international conferences, trade shows, and events; and provides marketing, bookkeeping, publications, and membership management for non profit associations and societies.