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Happy 1st Birthday PromoKitchen – Infographic

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Promo Kitchen

Happy 1st Birthday, PromoKitchen! Thanks for your support and make sure you join us for another great year ahead! ~ Your PromoKitchen Chefs

The Whys And Hows Of Mentorship

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Brad White

In our efforts to be a productive industry resource, the PromoKitchen community launched a mentor program this year. Our goal has been to pair promotional products veterans with a young generation of new professionals. The first two rounds of veterans and young professionals have been successfully paired, and we are proud to announce that this new program is underway–but the…

What’s Cookin’ in the PromoKitchen

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Mark Graham

The following was originally published in PPAI’s Promotional Products Business Magazine, March 2012. IN 1998, I STARTED in the promotional products industry as an inexperienced, yet enthusiastic, distributor entrepreneur. I was 23 years old. It took me two years to figure out there was an industry association where suppliers and distributors met to do business. It took me another eight…

PromoKitchen Party, ASI Dallas Show!

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Bobby Lehew

The PromoKitchen community sure likes to party. (Couldn’t be because of the chefs involved, could it?) If you missed EXPO or the ASI Orlando party (pics here!), never fear, it looks like PK Parties might become a staple at major industry events (let’s keep our fingers crossed). The perpetual party is moving to the ASI Show in Dallas,…

ASI Orlando!

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Bobby Lehew

Lots of cooking in the kitchen at ASI Orlando next week: The place to be, without a doubt, is the Promokitchen Party at Taverna Opa in Orlando, join the party here Chef Graham is leading a few classes: 20 Budget-Friendly Ideas to Build Business Now and Google, Apple and Zappos: Copy their Marketing Secrets A bevy of PK rock stars…

Don’t Skip School!

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Mark Graham

If you are coming to the PPAI Expo in January, make sure to attend the education program. Investing in education is the single most effective way to grow your business (speaking from 12 years experience). Even if you can’t attend in person, there are a few livestream sessions that you can watch online. A few of us chefs will be…

Write for PromoKitchen

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Bobby Lehew

PromoKitchen is a site that relies on the wisdom, insight and experience of its community to create exceptional content. If you have a topic you want to write, a video you want to share or if you want to participate in the podcast, please read our editorial guidelines below and then fill out our submission form and we’ll be in…

We Don’t Want Your Benjamins

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Bobby Lehew

We wrote here how this is a 99% advertising free site (the 1% being the resources to keep this site and its properties running). And we’re serious. We really don’t want your money with one simple caveat (if you’re thinking “here’s the catch” hang with me): We hope PromoKitchen blossoms into a fruitful community of rich relationships that flourish. When…