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=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size: 32px; li=
ne-height:normal; color: #666666">ASI Announces Outstanding Winners of Pres=
tigious 2018 Counselor Awards</span></p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D=
"font-size:20px; line-height: normal">ETS Express CEO Sharon Eyal honored a=
s Person of the Year; National Pen President and CEO Peter Kelly selected a=
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><strong>C=
HICAGO, IL</strong> <strong>=E2=80=93 July 26, 2018 </strong><strong> =
=E2=80=93 </strong>The <u><a href=3D"https://go.asicentral.com/e/148181/201=
8-07-26/3vxgyb/283043445">Advertising Specialty Institute</a></u><sup>=
=C2=AE</sup> (ASI) today announced the winners of the <a href=3D"https://go=
.asicentral.com/e/148181/ly-2018-counselor-awards-2018-/3vxgyd/283043445">2=
018 Counselor</a><span style=3D"color: blue"><sup>=C2=AE</sup></span> <a hr=
ef=3D"https://go.asicentral.com/e/148181/ly-2018-counselor-awards-2018-/3vx=
gyd/283043445">Awards</a>, including ETS Express CEO Sharon Eyal as Person =
of the Year and president and CEO of Cimpress-owned National Pen, Peter Kel=
ly, as International Person of the Year.</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09<p>The awards, nominated by industry peers and chosen by the ed=
itors of ASI=E2=80=99s award=C2=AD-winning Counselor magazine, recognize ou=
tstanding individuals and companies in eight categories. The winners repres=
ent the best and brightest entrepreneurs, small=C2=AD-business leaders and =
CEOs in the $23.6 billion promotional products industry.</p>

=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><a href=3D"https://go.asicentral.com/e/148181=
/ly-2018-counselor-awards-2018-/3vxgyd/283043445">Click here</a> for storie=
s and videos on each of the 2018 award recipients and <a href=3D"https://go=
.asicentral.com/e/148181/adspecialtyinstitute-/3vxgyg/283043445">here for a=
 photo gallery and livestream videos</a> of acceptance speeches from the Co=
unselor Awards black-tie ceremony on ASI=E2=80=99s Facebook page (#ASIaward=
s), held Wednesday evening at The Geraghty in Chicago.</p>

=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>During the industry=E2=80=99s most anticipate=
d awards ceremony, Counselor also unveiled the <a href=3D"https://go.asicen=
tral.com/e/148181/2018-top-40-distributors-2018-/3vxgyj/283043445">Top 40 D=
istributor</a> and <a href=3D"https://go.asicentral.com/e/148181/ly-2018-to=
p-40-suppliers-2018-/3vxgyl/283043445">Top 40 Supplier</a> rankings =
=E2=80=93 the largest companies in the industry based on 2017 revenue. For =
the first time in many years, the number-one companies topping the Top 40 l=
ists are brand new to the top slot.</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09<p>Among suppliers, SanMar (asi/84863) was number one, setting an ind=
ustry record with $1.4 billion in sales, with alphabroder (asi/34063) and P=
olyconcept North America rounding out the top three spots on the list.</p>=


=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>Among distributors, 4imprint (=
asi/197045) was number one, with a record-setting $608 million in North Ame=
rican promotional products sales, with Staples Promotional Products (asi/12=
0601) and HALO Branded Solutions (asi/356000) coming in at numbers two and =
three.</p>
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e-height:22px; color: #666666;" class=3D"">=E2=80=9CThe acclaimed Counselor=
 award recognizes the hardworking companies and creative individuals who ar=
e always moving forward, helping to grow our industry,=E2=80=9D said ASI CE=
O Tim Andrews</td>
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<p>=E2=80=9CThe acclaimed Counselor award recognizes the hardworking compan=
ies and creative individuals who are always moving forward, helping to grow=
 our industry,=E2=80=9D said Timothy M. Andrews, ASI president and chief ex=
ecutive officer. =E2=80=9CASI is delighted to commemorate their contributio=
ns.=E2=80=9D</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>The winners of the 2018 Counselo=
r Awards are:</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<ul type=3D"disc">
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=09=09=09<li><strong>Person of the Year</strong>: Sharon Eyal, CEO of ETS E=
xpress (asi/51197)</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><strong>International Pe=
rson of the Year</strong>: Peter Kelly, president and CEO of Cimpress-owned=
 National Pen (asi/281040)</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><strong>Supplier=
 Entrepreneurs of the Year</strong>: Erin Reilly and Sterling Wilson, found=
er/CEO and founder/president of Pop! Promos (asi/45657)</li>
=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09<li><strong>Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year</strong>: Mitch M=
ounger, CEO of Sunrise Identity (asi/339206)</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<l=
i><strong>Family Business of the Year</strong>: Scarborough Specialties (as=
i/319940)</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><strong>Technology Executive of t=
he Year</strong>: Jonas Temple, CIO at The Magnet Group (asi/68507)</li>
=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><strong>Distributor Woman of Distinction</strong>:=
 Faride Jarufe, owner of Grupo Fama (asi/215405)</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09<li><strong>Supplier Woman of Distinction</strong>: Kellie Claudio, seni=
or vice president of sales/marketing at Sweda (asi/90305)</li>
=09=09=09=
=09=09=09=09<li><strong>Marvin Spike Lifetime Achievement Award</strong>: G=
ene Geiger, owner/CEO of the Geiger Group (asi/202900)</li>
=09=09=09=09=
=09=09=09<li><strong>Bess Cohn Humanitarian Award</strong>: Peter Hirsch, p=
resident of Hirsch Gift (asi/61005)</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09</ul>

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=09=09=09=09=09<p>With the 2018 Person of the Year at the helm, Oxnard, CA-=
based ETS Express is the market leader in the industry=E2=80=99s drinkware =
category, setting the standard for customer service and production with a f=
ive-year overall growth rate of 97% and nearing $100 million in annual sale=
s. ETS was also named the number-one large company on Counselor=E2=80=99s 2=
018 Best Places to Work list, as voted on by Eyal=E2=80=99s 500+ employees.=
 Also this year, ETS won a unanimous jury decision in a massive trademark i=
nfringement case brought by S=E2=80=99well. Eyal emigrated to the U.S. from=
 Israel when he was nine, mastered English and soon began climbing the rank=
s of the supplier firm his father, Ely Eastman, founded in 1985.</p>

=
=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>=E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m especially happy to present this =
award because I think this winner represents one of our industry=E2=80=
=99s greatest success stories,=E2=80=9D said Andrews when honoring Eyal at =
the awards ceremony. =E2=80=9CIn fact, it=E2=80=99s one of our country=
=E2=80=99s greatest success stories. Our winner began working part-time as =
a teenager at ETS. By 18, he was full-time, doing everything from washing m=
ugs and unpacking shipments to loading and unloading trucks, driving a fork=
lift and running printing equipment. By his early 20s, he was managing the =
company, working 20-hour days and displaying an enthusiasm and energy that =
became legendary.=E2=80=9D</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>For in-depth profi=
les of all the winners, visit <u><a href=3D"https://go.asicentral.com/e/148=
181/news/3vxgyn/283043445">www.asicentral.com/news</a></u> or read this mon=
th=E2=80=99s special State of the Industry issue of ASI=E2=80=99s Counselor=
 magazine, available in print and online.</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>The=
 2018 Counselor Awards took place during <em><a href=3D"https://go.asicentr=
al.com/e/148181/shows-2018-chicago-/3vxgyq/283043445" title=3D"More info on=
 ASI's Chicago trade show">ASI Show</a></em><sup><span style=3D"color: blue=
">=C2=AE</span></sup> <a href=3D"https://go.asicentral.com/e/148181/shows-2=
018-chicago-/3vxgyq/283043445" title=3D"More info on ASI's Chicago trade sh=
ow">Chicago</a> at McCormick Place, held Tuesday, July 24, through Thursday=
, July 26, and featuring a keynote by <em>Shark Tank</em> co-host investor =
Robert Herjavic.</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><strong>For more info on the=
 Counselor Awards, please contact Counselor Editor-in-Chief Dave Vagnoni at=
 <a href=3D"mailto:dvagnoni@asicentral.com">dvagnoni@asicentral.com</a>.</s=
trong></p>

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keting chain. ASI also produces award-winning digital and print content, li=
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and online education courses for over 40,000 professionals. The company, fa=
mily owned and operated since 1962, is
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