A – “The promotional products sector in Austria mastered the pandemic well.” – This was the conclusion the Association of Austrian Promotional Products Distributors (VÖW) came to at its annual meeting in Krems, Lower Austria. 90 VÖW members, distributors and supplier partners came together on June 22 and 23, 2022 in the Wachau valley for their traditional summer meeting, which was able to take place as a physical event in its full scope for the first time after three years.

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Over 30 supplier partners of the VÖW presented their novelties.

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A boat trip on the Donau brought the meeting to a pleasant close.

The get-together was also used as a belated occasion for celebrating the thirty-year anniversary of the association that was founded in 1991. At the same time, the course was set to assist the members in overcoming future challenges. In this way, for example, the offer of digital tools for internal processes and virtual advanced training and informative formats is to be intensified in the future. In this connection, the digitalisation expert, Nahed Hatahet, held a lecture outlining the employee and workplace situation of the future. The VÖW President, Klaus Pohn, stated, “Due to the restrictions of the physical teaching activities at universities, technical colleges and industry-relevant educational institutions, we had to scale back the promotion of the coming decision-maker and buying generations as future partners of the promotional products trade over the past two years. However, now we can continue and further extend our commitment in the field of teaching and further education and keep the newcomers to the industry informed about the manifold possibilities of haptic advertising media and its special emotional impact within the marketing mix.”
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WIL Langenberg was distinguished as “Supplier Partner of the Year”. F.t.l.: VÖW Financial Board, Stefan Radlgruber; VÖW President, Klaus Pohn; Gunther Langenberg, Manager at WIL Langenberg and his daughter, Anna-Madeleine together with the VÖW Association Secretary, Roman Klucsarits.

On the second day of the event, more than 30 VÖW supplier partners presented products from their line-ups. The distributors used the opportunity to inform themselves about the latest developments in the production and customisation of promotional products in a relaxed and nevertheless professional setting. Finally, WIL Langenberg was distinguished as “Supplier Partner of the Year” during a boat trip on the Donau, which brought the meeting to a sociable close.

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