Quarterly Newsletter - April 2023

 CAAMP NEWS

We had a great time at our 2023 Carolinas Connection and our 2023 Happy CAAMPers Awards!

Last month we had our Carolina Connection Spring Show and our Happy CAAMPers Awards at the Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, NC. This was a huge success, thanks to all our supplier and distributor members.

Our overall attendance was up across the board, and some even said it was the best CAAMP show in years! I just wanted to thank our terrific Board of Directors and of course, our members.

On behalf of the CAAMP Board, we simply Thank You so much for being a member of this valuable association and we hope that you will continue to support CAAMP throughout the rest of 2023 and beyond!

CAAMP is pleased to announce that Mark Seay, MAS+ was inducted into the CAAMP 2023 Hall of Fame during our Happy CAAMPers Annual  Awards Ceremony on March 28. 2023 in Concord, NC.

The CAAMP Hall of Fame was designed to recognize individuals that make an outstanding and lasting contribution to the regional association as well as to the promotional products industry.

Honoring Those That Have Distinguished Themselves 

CAAMP honored those that have distinguished themselves regional performers at the annual Happy CAAMPers Awards Ceremony, sponsored by Apogee Commemoratives & American Ad Bag at Great Wolf Lodge, Concord, NC on March 28, 2023.

The Happy CAAMPers Awards ceremony honors recipients in eight categories.

DISTRIBUTORS - DON'T FORGET TO SAVE!

As an active distributor member of our association you are able to participate in two separate Regional Association Digital Coupon programs for 2023. 

Click to check out the savings here: ZoomCatalog and PromoHunt.

Important Note: Must be an active member- login required

 UPCOMING EVENTS

Overview: 

Wild Wednesday Webinar - April 26 at 12:30 pm EST

Columbia, SC CAAMPFire - May 03 at 12:00 pm

Greenville, SC CAAMPFire - May 09 at 12:00 pm

Raleigh, NC CAAMPFire - May 17 at 12:00 pm

Greensboro, NC CAAMPFire - May 18 at 11:30 am

Charlotte, NC CAAMPFire -  May 18 at 12:00 pm

Charleston  I  Mt. Pleasent, SC CAAMPFire - May 18 at 12:00 pm 

Columbia, SC CAAMPFire - June 06 at 12:00 pm

Charlotte, NC CAAMPFire -  June 13 at 12:00 pm

Greenville, SC CAAMPFire - June13 at 12:00 pm

Greensboro, NC CAAMPFire - June 15 at 11:30 am

Charleston  I  Mt. Pleasent, SC CAAMPFire - June 15 at 12:00 pm 

Raleigh, NC CAAMPFire - June 21 at 12:00 pm

Raleigh, NC CAAMPFire - July 19 at 12:00 pm

SAVE THE DATE

2023 Carolinas Client Connection - NC - Sept. 13, 2023 

2023 Carolinas Client Connection - SC - Sept. 14, 2023 

See 2023 Schedule - caampers.org/CAAMPFires

For more information - please reach out to Delta Mitchell - delta@mymarketusa.com

 INDUSTRY NEWS

PPAI North American Leadership Conference

Washington, DC June 4-6

Promo Leaders To Converge On Nation’s Capital With NALC And L.E.A.D.

The North American Leadership Conference is coming to the nation’s capital this June.

NALC is promo’s premier gathering of leaders from distributors, suppliers and service providers. It can serve as something of a temperature check for the most prevalent issues facing promo in any given year. With top-notch education pertaining to the industry and high-profile speakers, NALC is also a networking opportunity in a more intimate environment than The PPAI Expo.

“No other industry event comes close to the executive level education that NALC provides,” says Dale Denham, PPAI’s president and CEO. “Everyone leaves with new insights and new connections in addition to catching up with and strengthening existing connections.”

NALC will be held June 4-6 in Washington. Registration is now open to the industry. It will be followed immediately by PPAI Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.) on June 7.

For more details and to register, click here


It’s Time To Submit Your Most Creative Campaigns

To PPAI’s Pyramid Awards- Deadline is May 12, 2023

Submissions for PPAI’s 2024 Pyramid Awards are now accepted through May 12. PPAI’s annual Pyramid Awards, sponsored by Pacesetter Awards Co., celebrates creative excellence in the promotional products industry. These outstanding promotions and creative campaigns represent the artistry and skill of Association members.

The submissions for the 2024 Pyramid Awards must be chosen from campaigns created between April 1, 2022, and April 1, 2023. Entries should represent a devotion to client relationships, demonstrate the ingenuity of the promo industry and yield measurable results.

The 2024 Pyramid Awards competition is open for entries through May 12. For more information and to enter the competition, visit www.ppai.org/pyramid. If you need assistance or have additional questions, email awards@ppai.org.


 FOR OUR MEMBERS

If you or your company want to annouince or promote news/happenings in our Social Media or Newsletter. Please email Erin Burgess erin@ampmspecialties.com 

Suppliers CAAMP is here for you to help you thrive!

Contact Eliana for more details Eliana@caampeers.org or 240.217.6470

Please visit our event schedule to see the next lunch and learn near you!

Attention CAAMP Member Suppliers!

Are you interested in hosting  CAAMPFire for 2023?


For more information - please reach out to Delta Mitchell - delta@mymarketusa.com

#CAAMPlight

We would like hear about all the ways you are spreading the light during this time of uncertainty.

If you would like to have a story published, please  let us know what you are doing for the community or the Industry.

We would love to share it! Please send it to: Eliana@caampers.org

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