3 Things I Learned In Vegas

Another year and another PPAI Expo conquered. Miss out on the show? Here are a couple things I learned from this year's exhibitions:

1. Color is going to be big for 2013
I talked to a bunch of exhibiting suppliers, both at Vegas and Orlando, and I was surprised how many were focused on promoting new colors. Not sure I can figure out why this is a big trend besides the obvious "more colors equals more sales," but it's definitely a trend. Small companies, average companies, huge companies-just a ton of suppliers are focusing on offering more colors, mostly in brights but also a lot of neat stuff like crisp semi-pastels.