Accelerating Innovation: Inside PromoStandards
PromoStandards committees meet with one goal: to standardize the flow of crucial information that makes your business run.
Want to have a say in the future of promotional products technology? We encourage all members to participate in the committees or workgroups that align with their expertise. It is the best way to collaborate with industry leaders, gain early access to new tech, and elevate your company’s profile.
Read on to discover how this month’s committee updates translate into direct benefits for your team!
Best Practices Committee:
The goal of Best Practices is simple: reduce the friction of adopting standards so your development team can work faster and smarter.
- Better Data, Less Troubleshooting: The committee is doubling down on the Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) and reviewing a new proof-of-concept for automated data validation. Read more about the SAQ here!
- What this means for you: Higher compliance and better data quality across the network, saving your team from manual data cleanup and order errors.
- Clearer Roadmaps for Your Dev Team: We are advancing critical documentation across Order Shipment Notification 2.1.0 scenario best practices, enhanced XML examples, and guidance for Inventory 1.2.1, and Invoice 1.0.0.Â
- What this means for you: Clearer, scenario-based guidance that eliminates the guesswork for your developers during implementation.
- A Smoother Onboarding Experience: The committee’s updated charter and goals were finalized by the Board. They will move forward with developing revamped implementation guidance to complement PromoStandards specifications for improved onboarding and ongoing use.
- Stay Tuned: With growing interest in this committee, we are exploring new workgroups to give even more members a chance to contribute!
Standards Committee:
The goal of Standards is simple: Develop, maintain, and continuously improve PromoStandards technical integration specifications that enable accurate, consistent, and efficient data exchange across the promotional products industry.
Coming off the excitement of Tech Summit, the Standards Committee is excited to welcome new perspectives. Sheldon Humber (FDM4), Hector Rivas (SanMar), and Ana Hanna (Cimpress) have been added to the Standards team!
- REST Services Are Coming: Our new credentialing process is fully defined. We’ll be hosting a live demo at our next meeting to show exactly how it works.Â
- What this means for you: We are one step closer to our first REST service release, paving the way for lighter, faster, and more modern API integrations.
- Real-Time Updates via Webhooks: We are nearing the finish line on beta testing for our Event Subscriptions service (Webhooks) with six member companies. This means there will be no more constant server polling. Soon, your systems will be able to receive automatic, real-time updates when an event occurs, dramatically reducing server load and costs.
- Future-Proofing Product Data: Work on Product Data 3.0 continues. By defining soft enumerations and restructuring the data model now, we are laying vital groundwork.Â
- What this means for you: Future enhancements and custom data requirements will be infinitely easier to support without breaking your existing setups.
Membership & Marketing Committee:
The Membership & Marketing Committee is focused on growing the PromoStandards network and ensuring our members get the latest tech industry updates.
- The Industry & PPAI: After seeing incredible networking and visibility success at The PPAI EXPO, we are planning an even larger presence next year.Â
- What this means for you: More opportunities to network with potential partners and associate with industry innovation.
- Are You Heading to ASI Chicago? We want to connect with you! Please take 30 seconds to Fill Out Our Attendance Form so we can coordinate networking opportunities.
- Community in Tech: We are revamping our Member Spotlights series! If you are an Advisory or Adopting member, keep a close eye on your inbox—you may be selected for a dedicated feature in our community communications.
- Video Content: Have you seen our short-form video content yet? Be sure to follow the official PromoStandards social media channels to catch our latest interviews and highlights, and engage with the content to boost your own social visibility!
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View the Full List of Committees & Workgroups Here
Get Involved: Email admin@promostandards.org to let us know which committee best suits your skills. We would love to have you on board!
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