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ETS Express CEO Sharon Eyal honored as Person of the Year; National Pen President and CEO Peter Kelly selected as International Person of the Year CHICAGO, IL – July 26, 2018 – The Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) today announced the winners of the 2018 Counselor® Awards, including ETS Express CEO Sharon Eyal as Person of the Year and president and CEO of Cimpress-owned National Pen, Peter Kelly, as International Person of the Year. The awards, nominated by industry peers and chosen by the editors of ASI’s award­-winning Counselor magazine, recognize outstanding individuals and companies in eight categories. The winners represent the best and brightest entrepreneurs,…

Third annual program attracts 237 member companies and 288 interns TREVOSE, PA – June 29, 2018 – The Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) today announced its increasingly popular industry internship program continued its strong momentum, enjoying an 89% increase in the number of participating member companies, with 288 interns now working at 237 supplier and distributor companies for the summer. Overall, the number of participating interns grew 73% over last year. The number of participating supplier companies more than doubled from last year, with the number of distributor companies coming in at 84% over 2017. “The industry response to ASI’s summer internship program has…

ASI responds to Supreme Court ruling on complex online sales tax changes TREVOSE, PA – June 26, 2018 – The Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) today assured distributors in the promotional products industry rocked by the recent Supreme Court ruling forcing internet retailers to collect sales taxes on internet sales that ASI offers real-time automatic sales tax computations across the ESP® platform, including ESP Websites™. ASI’s ESP Websites automatically calculate and add tax rates, in real time, at no additional fee, for any order in the user’s customer shopping cart. In addition, distributors can either use the integrated sales tax service or set up their own tax rates on…

Younger distributor sales reps desire alternatives to straight commission pay TREVOSE, PA – June 27, 2018 – The 2018 Sales Compensation Survey published in the latest issue of Advantages® magazine found straight salary compensation for distributor salespeople and managers in the $23.6 billion promotional products industry continued its upward trend, hitting 21% of all sales personnel this year. The annual report also found that while older distributor sales reps are still comfortable with commission pay, younger reps increasingly want a hybrid method of salary plus commission or bonus or both. Advantages is published by the Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI). The award-winning magazine is the leading publication for…

40,000 more enrolled in the free ASIUniversity.com TREVOSE, PA – May 31, 2018 – The Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI) today announced 21 more industry professionals were recently certified through the ASI Education Certification Program, bringing the total to 1,824, with more than 40,000 enrolled in the free ASI University digital campus. The ASI Education Certification Program is free for ASI members and user friendly, with all 500 courses automatically tracked via www.ASIUniversity.com. The extensive educational program supports the needs of everyone, from newcomers to proven industry veterans, with sales, marketing, social media, business-building and technology courses offered online and in-person at ASI shows and…

The bold, brash and beautiful on annual list are heating up the promotional products industry TREVOSE, PA – June 7, 2018 – Counselor® magazine today announced the movers and shakers on its 2018 Hot List, an annual celebration of the bold, the brash and the beautiful people heating up the promotional products industry. The 2018 Hot List is an international mix of suppliers and distributors that features lawyers, marketing execs, product designers and second-career standouts as well as ace salespeople, with the majority under 40. “This year’s Hot Listers represent an exclusive club of 20 top performers who are idealists at heart, but…