PPAI’s Paul Bellantone on the $23.3 billion advertising medium all brands should leverage
By Ad Age Studio 30 | October 03, 2018

“A promotional product gives you the opportunity to touch someone in a way that digital advertising can’t—it creates a relationship.”

Paul Bellantone, President & CEO of PPAI, sits down with Ad Age President & Publisher Josh Golden to discuss the power of promotional products and what advertisers and marketers are doing to leverage it. 

This custom video series is made possible by PPAI.

 

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