Ohio Promotional Products Association Announces Third Annual Fall Show

CLEVELAND, Ohio — On Oct.10, the Ohio Promotional Products Association will host its second show of the year at the Bridgewater Banquet and Conference Center in Powell, Ohio. With more than 120 product lines, the show offers product and education venues to central and southern Ohio as well as nearby Kentucky. This is the third year that the association has hosted two shows per year. 

Educational sessions include PPAI’s chairman and promotional consultant, Paul Kiewiet, who will present “Creating Value by Creating Experiences” to illustrate how in today’s economy, marketers must deliver more than goods or services. Closing the show will be featured speaker Earl Bruce, former OSU head football coach, who was a recent inductee to the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame. His session “Getting an Edge on Competition” will demonstrate how to meet challenges and stay one step ahead. Each session is earns attendees 1.5 CEU points toward the PPAI CAS/MAS designations.

Also new this year, OPPA has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Columbus. For every distributor attendee at the show, OPPA will donate $5 to the organization.

The show and education sessions are free to OPPA members and qualified non-members; however, pre-registration is highly recommended and required for non-members. Check in begins at 8 a.m. Show hours are from10 a.m. until 2 p.m. followed by Bruce’s session from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. For registration, visit www.oppagroup.com.