UMAPP is dedicated to serving its members and continually works to achieve the highest standards of professionalism and foster opportunity for growth in the promotional products industry. UMAPP offers a growing range of educational and business resources to help members prosper and establish leadership positions in today's competitive business environment.
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Benefits:
Below is the short list
of all the benefits you will have access to as a member of
UMAPP:
- Booth Show held in August every year at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota
- Room Show held each May
- Professional development opportunities
- Newsletter published every other month packed with UMAPP information and industry-wide news
- CAS/MAS scholarship opportunities for UMAPP members (UMAPP pays for tuition, airfare, and hotel to any of PPAI's educational programs)
- Distributor Xpress mailings (suppliers submit flyers with new products and specials to send to our distributor members)
- Collegiate Scholarship program. UMAPP awards two $1,500 scholarships to high school seniors or students age 24 and under. The only requirement is that the student is an employee or child of a UMAPP member.
- Website complete with search engines for distributors and suppliers
- Annual Golf Outing
- Networking events (baseball games,
Holiday or Fall get-togethers)
UMAPP
prides itself on being a great networking forum for promotional
product sales professionals. Other benefits of membership in
our organization include:
Find a Professional: UMAPP will help buyers
locate a promotional products distributor that meet their specific
needs. Use our Distributor Search tool now!
Distributors - find a supplier by using our
supplier search tool. You'll need to log in so keep your password
ready. 
Trade Shows: Two shows per year -- the Spring
Room Show in May and the Booth Show in August. These shows
give members the chance to visit not only with each other,
but make key contacts regarding new product introductions.
Education: A variety of educational opportunities
are presented each year where members can work toward their
CAS/MAS or earn additional credits towards maintaining the
CAS/MAS.
Member Appreciation: Each year UMAPP gets
together to meet, greet and have some fun! Come join us for
our next event!
The UMAPP Navigator Newsletter: Our bi-monthly
newsletter recaps association events and detail upcoming events.
The information in the newsletter will keep you in the loop!
The UMAPP Distributor Express: We bring supplier
members flyers and special to your door step. Thumb through
the packet and reap the savings!
We value your membership and
appreciate your support and participation in our activities! |