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In our Canadian CAS version, the U.S.-specific courses have been replaced with different content. Register for all your required courses here. You will have 1 year from the point of registration to complete the certification package. Please complete all dedicated courses and their quizzes: You will have 3 attempts to pass each quiz. You must answer 4 out of 5 questions correctly. If you have not passed a quiz after 3 attempts, please contact certification@ppai.org Please note in order to start working on your CAS please make sure you have completed the TAS Certificate program first.
Register for all your CAS required courses in one step. You will have 1 year from the point of registration to complete the certification package.
Please complete all dedicated courses and their quizzes: You will have 3 attempts to pass each quiz. You must answer 4 out of 5 questions correctly. If you have not passed a quiz after 3 attempts, please contact certification@ppai.org
Please note in order to start working on your CAS please make sure you have completed the TAS Certificate program first.
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- Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 01/09/2023
There are so many different aspects to digital transformation, and each one can influence your sales and your customers. This session takes some of the hottest topics and provides much needed information on each. Discover the details, facts, stats, and data regarding Industry Service Providers, PDX and Cybersecurity, and learn the different ways these can affect your business, reputation, and growth.
There are so many different aspects to digital transformation, and each one can influence your sales and your customers. This session takes some of the hottest topics and provides much needed information on each. Discover the details, facts, stats, and data regarding Industry Service Providers, PDX and Cybersecurity, and learn the different ways these can affect your business, reputation, and growth. 
Chris Alfano (Moderator)
Senior Vice President of Business Technology
AIA Corporation
Chris Alfano, Senior Vice President of Business Technology at AIA Corporation, has more than 15 years of IT leadership and business management experience, successfully delivering technical solutions that reduce costs and inefficiencies while increasing performance and infrastructure security. Prior to AIA, he led the technology strategy and digital transformation at Vantage Apparel, a top-ranked national manufacturer and supplier of branded apparel. 
Nick DiNicola (Moderator)
Digital Transformation Manager
PPAI
Nick DiNicola is the Digital Transformation Manager at PPAI. Nick began his Promotional Product career in the mid-1990s at Impact Data. From there he worked for 20 years at ASI in various roles but concentrating on events and trade shows. When live events paused, he was hired as Executive Director of sales and marketing for a Florida based distributor. Nick is married, has one son and spends his free time with his large musical family. 
Pat Patton (Moderator)
Manager, Distributor Relations and Membership
PPAI
Pat Patton, is the Manager, Distributor Relations and Membership for PPAI. He has a been in the promotional product industry for 4 years. Before joining PPAI, he worked for the Vernon company as the recruiting manager, but has experience in sales and membership from past work experience. Pat has two kids Sam and Nora, and he resides in Pennsylvania. 
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- Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 01/09/2023
Jason Lucash, founder of Origaudio will share his tips and lessons for how to make yourself, your products, and your brand stand out in a crowded space. Over the last decade Lucash has taken the industry by storm by launching cutting edge products in ultra-creative packaging and helped Origaudio stand out from other suppliers in the promo industry. In this session he will dive into how he did that, the importance of packaging, why first impressions matter most, and where the inspiration for his creativity comes from.
Jason Lucash, founder of Origaudio will share his tips and lessons for how to make yourself, your products, and your brand stand out in a crowded space. Over the last decade Lucash has taken the industry by storm by launching cutting edge products in ultra-creative packaging and helped Origaudio stand out from other suppliers in the promo industry. In this session he will dive into how he did that, the importance of packaging, why first impressions matter most, and where the inspiration for his creativity comes from. 
Jason Lucash (Moderator)
Managing Partner
Two Days Apart, LLC.
Jason Lucash is the co-founder of Origaudio, former Chief Development Officer for top 10 industry supplier HPG, and creative mastermind at his core. Lucash launched Origaudio in 2009 and led it to being the fastest growing company in the promotional industry for many years before being acquired by HPG in 2018. Jason has won countless industry awards in addition to being named Entrepreneur Magazine's "Entrepreneur of the Year", appearing five times on the Inc. "500 Fastest Growing Companies" list, winning Time Magazine's "50 Best Inventions of the year, and securing a deal on ABC’s hit show “Shark Tank”. Over his career, Lucash has developed and launched over 200 products into the promotional products industry and has been recognized as an industry leader and innovator by numerous industry publications. 1 Point
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- Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 11/19/2019
As promotional product professionals, we don’t always realize the impact that a “giveaway” can have for a trade-show exhibitor. After all, when we walk through a show floor, the items featured are not “promotions,” they’re samples, and the rules are different. This presentation is an overview for trade-show exhibitors on best practices for choosing and distributing promotional products for. Join Rama Beerfas, MAS, CTSM for this webinar that will briefly cover four areas to consider when choosing promotional products to increase booth traffic during a trade show for maximum impact on ROI/ROO. Whether you’re exhibiting or you’re recommending products to a client, and whether it’s an international trade show or your local Chamber’s tabletop show, this presentation will help you choose more wisely and overcome the “must give out stuff to everyone” mindset that many exhibitors have.
As promotional product professionals, we don’t always realize the impact that a “giveaway” can have for a trade-show exhibitor. After all, when we walk through a show floor, the items featured are not “promotions,” they’re samples, and the rules are different. This presentation is an overview for trade-show exhibitors on best practices for choosing and distributing promotional products for. Join Rama Beerfas, MAS, CTSM for this webinar that will briefly cover four areas to consider when choosing promotional products to increase booth traffic during a trade show for maximum impact on ROI/ROO. Whether you’re exhibiting or you’re recommending products to a client, and whether it’s an international trade show or your local Chamber’s tabletop show, this presentation will help you choose more wisely and overcome the “must give out stuff to everyone” mindset that many exhibitors have.
Key Takeaways:
1. Rama’s five rules for trade-show promotional products.
2. Read the contract—make sure your promotion is show-approved.
3. ROI/ROO with promo products at trade shows—yes, it’s possible!
4. Gamification of promo products in a trade-show/event venue.
Rama Beerfas, MAS, CTSM
Chief Solutions Specialist, Lev Promotions
Rama Beerfas, MAS, CTSM, is the chief solutions specialist of San Diego, California-based Lev Promotions, a promotional marketing consulting company founded in 2002. Lev Promotions' three areas of expertise include promotional products, trade-show marketing and event marketing. The recommended products and services integrate client branding, goals and target market demographics using a holistic marketing approach.
Beerfas’ professional background includes extensive work in retail, banking, hospitality management and the nonprofit sectors. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Cal State, Northridge, and a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Beerfas also earned her Master Advertising Specialist (MAS) certification from PPAI in 2017 and is received her CTSM (Certified Trade Show Marketer) through Exhibitor in 2019.
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- Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits
Join Susan DeRagon for this session, where she will share information from the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s 2019 annual meeting and training symposium. This year’s conference included tutorials on social media and consumer product misuse as well as concerns over product safety and privacy in an interconnected world. Some of the breakout sessions included topics such as mitigation strategies related to foreign body hazards and proactive safety engineering. The plenary topics of the sessions included ensuring the safety of products sold online and evolving approaches for innovation and technology. The annual CPSC day included updates on the impact of the new makeup of the Commission and some of the commissioners’ policy views regarding education campaigns, voluntary vs. mandatory standards and a variety of other issues that come before the Commission. This session qualifies as an "elective" under the Product Safety Aware Program.
Join Susan DeRagon for this session, where she will share information from the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s 2019 annual meeting and training symposium. This year’s conference included tutorials on social media and consumer product misuse as well as concerns over product safety and privacy in an interconnected world. Some of the breakout sessions included topics such as mitigation strategies related to foreign body hazards and proactive safety engineering. The plenary topics of the sessions included ensuring the safety of products sold online and evolving approaches for innovation and technology. The annual CPSC day included updates on the impact of the new makeup of the Commission and some of the commissioners’ policy views regarding education campaigns, voluntary vs. mandatory standards and a variety of other issues that come before the Commission. This session qualifies as an "elective" under the Product Safety Aware Program.
Susan DeRagon
Senior Technical Consultant
Susan DeRagon is Senior Technical Consultant at QIMA (formerly AsiaInspection). With over 30 years of experience, she is a leading quality and safety expert on toys, children’s products, and promotional and licensed goods. She has conducted numerous technical seminars and webinars globally. She works closely with companies to provide the highest level of quality service in the areas of regulatory compliance, product testing, quality control and assurance, safety evaluations and inspections.
Ms. DeRagon is an active member of The Toy Association and ASTM International, participating on several toy and children’s product standards committees. She is also a member of PPAI’s Product Responsibility Action Group (PRAG) and a previous member of the Board of Directors for ICPHSO, the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization.
Ms. DeRagon received a B.S degree in business administration from Bay Path College, Magna Cum Laude.
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