Hall of Fame
The Print Solutions Conference & Expo featured 360 booths offering business forms, commercial printing, plastic products, direct mail, promotional products, digital printing, labels, security documents, integrated products and more. The following nine booths were chosen as winners.
Best Overall
With an ice cream vendor theme, Dayton, Ohio-based Wilmer touted its flavorful products, including pressure seal mailers, stock and custom labels, and software-compatible checks and forms. Front row, from left: Jan Burden, product marketing manager of Specialty Market Solutions; Lorrie Hall, marketing specialist; Julie Geier, customer service supervisor; Doug Apple, director and general manager; and Chick Hatton, senior account representative. Back row, from left: Joel Wynne, product marketing manager of Advanced Document Solutions; John Foxworth, senior account representative; Nathan Jenkin, product marketing manager of Core Document Solutions; Robert Menker, account representative; Eric Schroeder, account manager; and Joe Briski, marketing specialist.
Most Entertaining
Visitors to Envelope Mart USA's booth were greeted with colorful leis, music and staff members of the Elyria, Ohio-based firm who were dressed in Hawaiian shirts. The booth featured a tiki hut decorated with torches, totems and tropical fruit. From left: Andy Thompson, vice president; Dave Hobbs, account manager; Bradley Parke Thompson, president; Kelly Krause, sales representative; Jim Gates, sales representative; Robert Thompson, CEO; Norm Shapiro, president. In front: Chris Arnold, marketing manager.
First Place
FormStore® Incorporated, Fenton, Mo., showcased its Technology Center booth with live demonstrations of LaserWell® and LaserWell Plus® products imaged on printers such as Xerox DocuTech, Heidelberg Digimaster, HPs and Lexmarks. Co-exhibitor Response Builders gave live demonstrations of its Web Sites for Distributors program. Front row from left: Amy McQueen, web designer; Christi Fentress, Response Builders president; Diane Hearst, executive sales; Cathy Barnett, manager of national accounts; Julie Ellebrecht, sales coordinator; Kathryn Fuller, web designer; Andrea Garber, web designer; Rich Burgdorf, manager of direct impact products. Back row from left: Paul Edwards, FormStore Incorporated president; David Edwards, corporate development; Bob Wagner, business development; Dave Tobik, manager of distributor accounts; Mark Losch, production manager; Bosy Colak, business development.
Second Place
InfoSeal LLC, Roanoke, Va., showcased its complete range of pressure sealing machines and provided live demonstrations of its pressure seal forms and equipment. From left: David Harnett, partner; Andrew Harnett, partner; David Yost, general manager; Ralph Laurita, show representative; Rick Amundson, technical product support manager.
Third Place
Ward/Kraft Inc., based in Fort Scott, Kan., provided information about and live demonstrations of its computer-based services, including its online ordering system and W/K Live interactive online training, sales and service tool. From left: Michael Del Chiaro, senior vice president of sales and marketing; Shana Emerson, marketing coordinator; A.J. Wood, graphic designer.
Honorable Mention
MAR Graphics, Valmeyer, Ill., presented booth visitors with "Tools for Success." Designed to look like a building under construction, the booth included wall frames, unfinished-wood flooring, saw horses and more. Booth personnel sported hard hats and tool belts. From left: Bobbie Klinkhardt, accounting; Rick Priest, sales service; Brian Coats, CDC, sales representative; Scott Roever, CDC, chief financial officer; Allen May, CFC, customer service specialist.
Most Knowledgeable/ Helpful
Visitors to PrintXcelSM's booth learned how to grow their sales with the Englewood, Colo.-based firm's VersaSeal® pressure seal products, XcelPro™ integrated products, XcelCombo™ label/form combinations, VariPrint™ high color, direct mail, and more. From left: Bernie Pasquantino, director of
e-commerce; Debra Roach, national account center manager; Mike Vejar, vice president of sales and marketing--labels; Tom Lawrence, vice president of sales and marketing--documents; Dan Furry, sales and marketing director--commercial print; Cory Blatz, account representative--labels; Kevin Lombardo, president; Bob Hardig, regional sales manager; Angela Chatham, marketing manager.
Most Graphically Appealing
Visitors to Victor Printing Inc.'s booth saw a 60-inch, vibrantly colored display with an image of a football player, showcasing the Sharon, Pa.-firm's wide-format, full-color printing capabilities. The display was designed in house by Kelly Evans, graphic designer; John McConnell, digital manager; Shari Resinger, creative director; and Dave Wedlake, digital large format specialist. The booth was staffed by Jim Lumpp (left), sales executive; Marilyn Maruskin, customer service manager; and Craig Belcik, sales executive.
Honorable Mention
Genoa Business Forms, Sycamore, Ill., invited booth visitors to "Move Ahead with Genoa." The booth featured a road construction theme and was decorated with safety cones, construction barriers and a banner marked with tire tracks. Booth personnel Rex Young (left), sales; Hope Tucker, customer service; and David L. Paulson, president/COO, wore hard hats, tool belts and work boots.
