PromoEQP October 2026 In Common

Wednesday, OCTOBER 21st, 11am ET

Roadside Attractions Episode 3, Earning the Right to Meet, is out.

Buyers can tell the difference between a distributor who wants their business and one who understands it. Rod’s episode is about closing that gap before the first meeting ever happens.

SHOP TALK is where you bring your real accounts, your real questions, and the meetings you’re still trying to earn.

Send your questions ahead to roderick@rodsroad.com. Rod takes submitted questions first.

What I learned on my corporate vacation.

Lessons from Kitzbühel, Austria

Last week I was in Kitzbühel, Austria, for GXN, the Global Executive Network conference. It’s one of the few rooms where suppliers, distributors, and the organizations that serve them meet from all over the world.

PromoEQP was in that room because of you.

Fourteen years ago, we started as a way for independent distributors to compete on fair terms. Today, you have made us something so much more. Because of the distributor network, PromoEQP has now been able to expand in capabilities to ensure that YOUR VOICE is heard in conversations with leadership across our industry, both in the US and abroad.

I spent the week with people like Drew Holmgreen (PPAI), David Natinsky (SAGE), Ashish Mittal (ASI), and a collection of international supplier partners. This unique position allowed for me to speak about what independent distributors bring to the benefit of the entire Branded Merch marketplace -- and why there is nothing more important than protecting the Buyer / Distributor relationship.

Make no mistake, PromoEQP does not profess or present as an unelected representative for all distributors. We do however realize that our position and loyalties to the distributor uniquely allow us to bring YOUR interests into rooms that for too long have acted without your interest.

None of that happens without the distributors who built this network. You made PromoEQP a voice with real reach, here and overseas. We take that seriously, and we will always use that voice to put yours in front of the market.

Thanks again... 

Jeremy Chacon
jeremy@promoeqp.com
312-392-1064

Meet the PEQP Companion: 

Live Walkthrough, November 5 at 2pm ET / 11am PT

Serving distributors means being there wherever and whenever you need us. That’s why we built the PEQP Companion.

It’s your business wingman: the Monthly Discount Code, supplier policy updates, and program news, available whenever you need them, wherever you are online. It never gets in your way. And it comes with your membership at no additional charge.

On November 5, the PromoEQP team will walk through how the Companion works and what it does for you. Come watch, bring questions, and see it in action.

Learn about the PEQP Companion: www.promoeqp.com/companion

Where PromoEQP is Setting Trends and Sharing Ideas

END of In Common, October 2026