Distributor members of the PPPC community stay informed, inspired, and in touch.
The PPPC community will give you every opportunity to succeed in the promotional products industry.
Stronger members mean a stronger team and more support! PPPC offers professional development opportunities, an awards competition to gain recognition in the industry and multiple networking events. Meet top industry suppliers, impress your clients, and see the latest products with an exclusive all-access pass to every PPPC show. This membership also includes access to PPAI distributor benefits as well.
PPPC makes it easy to grow your business with access to over one million promotional products, CRM management, and design options — all included in your SAGE Total Access subscription.
Enjoy all of these benefits and more by becoming a PPPC distributor member.
Membership Requirements
- Own or control a registered business enterprise, a division, department, affiliate or a wholly owned subsidiary, in which the majority of its revenue is derived from the buying of promotional products from suppliers and the selling of such merchandise to its arm’s length client base (A copy of the registration must be submitted with the application)
- Be sponsored by a representative of at least three (3) PPPC Members. Sponsorship forms and/or copies of invoices, from 5 arm’s length clients, for orders (excluding sample orders), dated within twelve (12) months of the application date must be submitted with the application
- Provide a bank reference listing the name and address of the applicant’s bank and business account number and the applicant must have an acceptable credit history during the past twelve (12) months with no record of bankruptcy in the last twenty-four (24) months
Membership Fees
PPPC offers different levels of membership. The cost of your PPPC distributor membership is dependent on the number of employees that you have working at your organization. As a distributor member, you also have the option to pay in 12 equal monthly payments!
| D1 | 1 to 9 Employees | $750 or $75/month |
| D3 | 10 to 35 Employees | $850 or $85/month |
| D5 | 36+ Employees | $950 or $95/month |
Application Process
Processing of a membership application cannot commence unless all required items are submitted. An application must include the completed application form, three (3) completed sponsorship forms from PPPC members and/or five (5) invoice copies issued to applicant’s end-user clients, a copy of the applicant’s business license and/or registration or incorporation document and full payment of the membership and registration.
Acceptance
Should all required items be provided, the applicant’s credit history be positive and the application be approved by the Membership Committee of the Board of Directors, the application is automatically accepted. Please note that if accepted as a member of the Association, the applicant is subject to a one (1) year probationary period.
Refusal/Cancellation
Should an application be refused by the chair or by members of the Membership Committee, the applicant may appeal to the Association’s full board. When an application is either cancelled or refused, the applicant is reimbursed for the payment of the dues received with the application.