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=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><span style=3D"font-size: 32px; li=
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ous 2018 Power 50 List</span></p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p style=3D"font-s=
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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA =
=E2=80=93 October 16, 2018</strong> <strong> =E2=80=93 </strong>Counselor<s=
up>=C2=AE</sup> magazine, the most authoritative trade publication in the $=
23.6 billion promotional products industry, today named the <a href=3D"http=
s://go.asicentral.com/e/148181/ve-october-2018-power-50-2018-/3xf65q/327693=
879">50 most influential business leaders</a> in the industry, a prestigiou=
s and hotly anticipated list topped this year by Marc Simon, CEO of HALO Br=
anded Solutions.</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>Counselor =
is published by the <u><a href=3D"https://go.asicentral.com/e/148181/2018-1=
0-16/3xf65s/327693879">Advertising Specialty Institute</a></u><sup>=C2=
=AE</sup> (ASI), a membership organization and technology provider that ser=
ves a network of 23,500 suppliers, distributors and decorators of logoed pr=
omotional products in 55 countries.</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=
=09=09<p>For the second time, Simon was ranked number-one in Counselor=
=E2=80=99s Power 50 rankings, the result of a whirlwind stretch of mergers =
and acquisitions in 2017 and 2018 that positioned HALO as an increasingly d=
ominant player in the promo market. The 66-year-old Sterling, IL-based comp=
any, with 1,300 employees, became the third-largest distributor in the indu=
stry after reporting 2017 North American promotional products sales of $416=
.4 million =E2=80=93 a 47.5% increase over the previous year.</p>

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=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>=E2=80=9CEvery one of the impressive pe=
ople on this year=E2=80=99s list are inspiring, accomplished leaders,=
=E2=80=9D said Timothy M. Andrews, ASI=E2=80=99s president and chief execut=
ive officer <a href=3D"https://go.asicentral.com/e/148181/Tim-Andrews-ASI/3=
xf65v/327693879">(@Tim_Andrews_ASI</a>). =E2=80=9CThey=E2=80=99re navigatin=
g tremendous change and withstanding powerful forces reverberating througho=
ut the marketplace while posting financial gains that are truly impressive.=
=E2=80=9D</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>The annual rankin=
gs are determined by surveys of the industry and reviews of company financi=
als, along with input from last year=E2=80=99s Power 50 and an influential =
panel.</p>
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=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>The top-ranked execu=
tives on the 2018 Counselor Power 50 list are:</p>

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ul>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Marc Simon, CEO, HALO Branded Solutions (asi=
/356000), 2017 rank: 6</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Marty Lott (CEO) and=
 Jeremy Lott, (president), SanMar (asi/84863), 2017 rank: 3</li>
=09=09=
=09=09=09=09=09<li>Kevin Lyons-Tarr, CEO, 4imprint (asi/197045), 2017 rank:=
 4</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Norm Hullinger, CEO, alphabroder (asi/34=
063), 2017 rank: 5</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Chuck Fandos, CEO, Facil=
isgroup, 2017 rank: 1</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Ely Eastman (founder)=
, Taly Eyal (CFO) and Sharon Eyal (CEO), ETS Express (asi/51197), 2017 rank=
: 18</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>CJ Schmidt, president, Hit Promotional=
 Products (asi/61125), 2017 rank: 2</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Greg Mu=
zzillo (founder) and Vera Muzzillo (CEO), Proforma (asi/300094), 2017 rank:=
 8</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Ross Silverstein, president/CEO, iPROMOT=
Eu (asi/232119), 2017 rank: 10</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Gene Geiger =
(CEO) and Jo-an Lantz (president), Geiger (asi/202900), 2016 rank: 7</li>=

=09=09=09=09=09=09</ul>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><u><a href=3D"https://=
go.asicentral.com/e/148181/ve-october-2018-power-50-2018-/3xf65q/327693879"=
>Click here</a></u> for the entire Power 50 list, along with profiles of ea=
ch executive.</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>=E2=80=9CWe believe this is our=
 most comprehensive Power 50 list ever =E2=80=93 a group of founders, disru=
ptors and influencers who are setting the industry=E2=80=99s agenda in 2018=
 and beyond,=E2=80=9D said Dave Vagnoni, editor-in-chief of Counselor. =
=E2=80=9CNotably, this year=E2=80=99s list includes 15 newcomers =E2=80=
=93 seven of them women =E2=80=93 demonstrating that our industry is not on=
ly growing in overall sales, but in opportunity for everyone.=E2=80=9D</p>=


=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>In advance of the Power 50 issue, Counselor maga=
zine surveyed this year=E2=80=99s leaders, with highlights below:</p>

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=09=09=09=09=09=09<ul>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Average number of years i=
n industry: 23</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li><a name=3D"_Hlk526937254">Nu=
mber who founded their company: 25</a></li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Perc=
entage who think the industry is headed in the right direction: 99%</li>
=
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Percentage who plan to add employees in 2018: 90%<=
/li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09=09<li>Percentage who expect to retire in next thr=
ee years: 1%</li>
=09=09=09=09=09=09</ul>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>The h=
igh-ranking executives on the 2018 Power 50 list were recognized at a celeb=
ratory dinner during the 12th annual <a href=3D"https://go.asicentral.com/e=
/148181/events-asi-power-summit-/3xf65x/327693879">ASI Power Summit</a> hel=
d October 14-16, at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort &amp; Spa in Tucson, =
AZ, and attended by entrepreneurs, multinational CEOs and small-business ow=
ners. Speakers included industry experts, along with Jesse Itzler, co-found=
er of Marquis Jet, the world's largest private jet card company, and former=
 partner in Zico coconut water.</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p>Learn more ab=
out the Power 50 in the November online and print editions of <u><a href=3D=
"https://go.asicentral.com/e/148181/news-magazines-counselor/3xf65z/3276938=
79" title=3D"ASI's award-winning Counselor magazine">Counselor</a></u> maga=
zine. Published 13 times a year by ASI, the Jesse H. Neal award-winning Cou=
nselor magazine has served as the voice of the promotional products industr=
y for over 60 years. The magazine has recognized the industry=E2=80=99s Pow=
er 50 every year since 2006.</p>

=09=09=09=09=09=09<p><strong>For more=
 info about the CounselorPower 50 list contact Dave Vagnoni at </strong><st=
rong><a href=3D"mailto:dvagnoni@asicentral.com">dvagnoni@asicentral.com</a>=
.</strong></p>

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