{"id":17,"date":"2007-07-12T19:58:25","date_gmt":"2007-07-12T19:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/archives\/17"},"modified":"2008-09-26T17:22:27","modified_gmt":"2008-09-26T17:22:27","slug":"chicago-actioncounselor-awards-winners-and-watch-video-for-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d-products-to-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2007\/07\/12\/chicago-actioncounselor-awards-winners-and-watch-video-for-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d-products-to-sell\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Action|Counselor Awards Winners and Watch Video for \u201cGreen\u201d Products to Sell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to share with you some of the new \u201cgreen\u201d products that are environmentally-friendly and a trend that is providing more selling opportunities for suppliers and distributors in the advertising specialty industry this year.<\/p>\n<p>[flashvideo filename=wp-content\/uploads\/videos\/timchicagoshow2007final.flv \/]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The video includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A T-shirt made of organic cotton and water-based inks, from Vantage Apparel (<em>asi\/93390<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Candles made of soy, from De Carte Candle (<em>asi\/48903<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>A personal-size crank flashlight with LED lights that requires no disposable batteries, from Zipline (<em>asi\/99030<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Paper plates and plastic cups that decompose in as soon as 50 days, from Tranter Graphics (<em>asi\/91880<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>A Frisbee made of recycled plastic, from Gemini (<em>asi\/56100<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>An energy-efficient light bulb that comes in 100% recycled and imprintable packaging that is manufactured using wind energy, from Okina Sales (<em>asi\/74930<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We also announced the winners of the 2007 Counselor Awards in Chicago to recognize outstanding individuals in seven categories and the Top 40 distributors and Top 40 suppliers rankings. Visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/counselorawards\">www.asicentral.com\/counselorawards<\/a> for photos from the beautiful event, the complete Top 40 rankings and more about the winners \u2013 including the story behind Paul Lage, the \u201cPerson of the Year\u201d and how he\u2019s turning Norwood around.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all of this year\u2019s winners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Person of the Year &#8211; Paul Lage, President, Norwood Promotional Products<\/li>\n<li>International Person of the Year &#8211; Ray Titus, President, EmbroidMe<\/li>\n<li>Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year &#8211; Jack Levine, President and CEO, CorpLogoWare<\/li>\n<li>Supplier Entrepreneur of the Year &#8211; Dolly Duffy and Dan Fangman, Owners, Atchison Products Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Counselor Woman of Distinction &#8211; Mary Ann Farmer, President and CEO, Magna-Tel<\/li>\n<li>Bess Cohn Humanitarian Award &#8211; Cheryl Brungardt, Owner, Thank Em Promotions<\/li>\n<li>Marvin Spike Lifetime Achievement Award &#8211; Bob Waldorf, Founder and Former CEO, Idea Man, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Email me anytime about the Chicago Show, environmentally-friendly products you\u2019ve found this year, or anything else on your mind \u2013 my email is <a href=\"mailto:tim.andrews@asicentral.com\">tim.andrews@asicentral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regards,<br \/>\nTA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to share with you some of the new \u201cgreen\u201d products that are environmentally-friendly and a trend that is providing more selling opportunities for suppliers and distributors in the advertising specialty industry this year. 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