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PPAI Names Suppliers Achievement Award Winners
Issue: 2008aug
Fifty-two promotional product suppliers were named 2009 Suppliers Achievement Awards winners by PPAI. More than 450 entries were submitted for consideration this year.
“With the outstanding creativity that is so frequently displayed within this industry it is always difficult to select just a few award recipients,” says Steve Slagle, CAE, PPAI president and CEO. “This year’s winners are an exceptional group and a true testament to the exemplary craftsmanship and ingenuity that continues to demonstrate promotional products as an effective advertising medium.”
The level of each award winner, either gold or silver, will be announced at a special ceremony held at The PPAI Expo 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday, January 14.
Additional awards sponsored by PPAI include the PPAI Web Awards, which recognize the best websites in the promotional products industry; PPAI Supplier Star Awards, which honor the promotional products suppliers who deliver the best customer service and highest quality products; the PPAI Regional Association Pyramid Awards, which reward outstanding growth in a regional association through the use of promotional product campaigns; and the prestigious PPAI Pyramid Awards, for effective use of promotional products in business and institutional marketing programs.
This year’s Supplier Achievement Award finalists are:
Most Beneficial Sales & Marketing Aids
SnugZ/USA, UPIC: SNUGZUSA
The Platform Group Gallery, UPIC: PLATFORM
Most Beneficial Sales Kit
Bullet Line, LLC, UPIC: BULLET
Senator USA, UPIC: SENATOR
Most Creative New Entry Designed For Promotional Product Use
EcoSphere Associates, Inc., UPIC: EcoSphr
KTI Networks / KTI Promos, UPIC: pendrive
Most Creative New Entry Designed Primarily For Business Gift Use
EcoSphere Associates, Inc., UPIC: EcoSphr
Jornik Manufacturing Corp., UPIC: JORNIK
Sanford Business-To-Business Division, UPIC: SANFORD
Most Creative Calendar
American Calendar Co., UPIC: AMERCAL
Style-Rite Planners, Norwood Promotional Products, UPIC: STYLE1
Best Full Line Catalog (S1-S5)
St Regis Crystal, Inc., UPIC: stregis
The Bag Factory, UPIC: bagfctry
Best Full Line Catalog (S6-S8)
Canyon Outback Leather Goods, Inc., UPIC: canyon
Dart Manufacturing Co., UPIC: DART
Best Full Line Catalog (S9-S16)
TradeNet Publishing, Co., UPIC: TRADENET
Vitronic Promotional Group, UPIC: ACHIEVER
Screen Printing On Textiles
Anthony Enterprises, Inc., UPIC: ANTHONY
In Your Face Apparel, UPIC: InYou682
Screen Printing On Surfaces Other Than Textiles
Gill Studios, Inc., UPIC: gill
Screen Printing (Decal Transfers)
W. C. Bunting Co., Inc., UPIC: 42440
Foil Stamping On Soft Surfaces
BAG MAKERS, Inc., UPIC: BAGMAKRS
Metropak, Inc., UPIC: METROPAK
Foil Stamping On Hard Surfaces
Dart Manufacturing Co., UPIC: DART
Pad Printing
Logomark, Inc., UPIC: logomark
Prime Resources Corp., UPIC: PRIME
Offset Process On Paper
Gemaco, Inc., UPIC: GEMACO
Triumph Calendars, Norwood Promotional Products, UPIC: TRIUMPH1
Offset Process On Surfaces Other Than Paper
CounterPoint, UPIC: DOYOUPOP
Prime Resources Corp., UPIC: PRIME
Etching-Engraving
Crystal D, UPIC: CRYSTALD
J. Charles Crystalworks, Inc., UPIC: JCHARLES
Laser Engraving On Any Surface
Advance Corporation, UPIC: ADVANCE
Logomark, Inc., UPIC: logomark
CastingIndiana Metal Craft, UPIC: imc
Meridian Metal Works, UPIC: CUSTOM1
R.S. Owens & Co., Inc., UPIC: RSOWENS
Metal Striking (includes cloisonné)
Indiana Metal Craft, UPIC: imc
S & S Time Corp., UPIC: watches
Embroidery
BIC Graphic USA, UPIC: BIC
Vantage Apparel, UPIC: vantage
Combination Of Processes That Create A New Imprinting Process
Gordon Ind. Ltd., UPIC: GORDON66
Two Or More Distinct Processes To Produce A Special Visual Effect
Advance Corporation, UPIC: ADVANCE
Jaffa, Norwood Promotional Products, UPIC: JAFFA
Special Process Not Otherwise CategorizedCrystal D, UPIC: CRYSTALD
YAFA, Inc., UPIC: YAFAINC
Customized Non-Catalog Product
Awardcraft, UPIC: AWARDCRAFT
R.S. Owens & Co., Inc., UPIC: RSOWENS
Supplier/Distributor Partnership
Heritage Creations USA, UPIC: heritcre
Meridian Metal Works, UPIC: custom1
Supplier Self-Promotion
Visstun, UPIC: VISSTUN
Supplier and Multi-Line Reps, Associates, Supplier Canadian Affiliate Self-Promotion
The Identity Group, Inc., UPIC: IDG
If you would like more information about the PPAI awards program, contact the special events department at 972-258-3088, PriscillaB@ppai.org or www.ppai.org.
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