{"id":2028,"date":"2018-05-03T12:25:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T12:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/asi-launches-dynamic-new-sgr-online-digital-platform-for-promo-suppliers\/"},"modified":"2018-05-03T12:25:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T12:25:26","slug":"asi-launches-dynamic-new-sgr-online-digital-platform-for-promo-suppliers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/asi-launches-dynamic-new-sgr-online-digital-platform-for-promo-suppliers\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI Launches Dynamic New SGR Online Digital Platform For Promo Suppliers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Real-time supplier news now available from around the globe<\/em><\/header>\n<\/article>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 April 24, 2018 \u2013<\/strong> (ASI) today announced the launch of a dynamic new SGR\u2122 Online platform, providing real-time news and information from around the globe for suppliers and importers along with the latest advertising opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The digital-only platform is a natural progression from ASI\u2019s award-winning <em>Supplier Global Resource<\/em>\u2122 print magazine, offering continuously updated content along with breaking industry news. The platform is dedicated to North American suppliers only, providing trending features and hot-button issues on key topics like emerging markets, manufacturing, sourcing, importing, product safety, product design, patents and overseas markets in Europe, China, India and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn today\u2019s climate, with news on tariffs and trade wars continually hitting the front pages, we\u2019re covering all the issues that affect today\u2019s industry suppliers, like mergers and acquisitions and new market competition, along with daily challenges suppliers face from their distributor clients, such as the rise of rebates and buying groups,\u201d said SGR Online Editor Michele Bell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASI_MBell?lang=en\">(@ASI_MBell<\/a>), who authors a weekly editor\u2019s letter.<\/p>\n<p>The platform offers in-depth analysis on hot topics like California\u2019s Prop 65, the burgeoning marijuana industry and the future of cotton. Plus, SGR offers conversations with the most interesting people in promo each week, including Sai Koppaka, president and CEO of BEL USA (asi\/39552); Nicole McNamee, national sales manager of Counselor Top 40 distributor Boundless (asi\/143717); and Kim Bakalyar, chief compliance officer\/director of vendor relations for Top 40 distributor, PromoShop (asi\/300446).<\/p>\n<p>SGR Online also offers an array of <a href=\"http:\/\/go.asicentral.com\/310-4982B?Business_Unit=Supplier&amp;Task=SS&amp;URL=http:\/\/go.asicentral.com\/310-4982B\" title=\"Click here for info on advertising in SGR\">new advertising opportunities<\/a> for suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re constantly trying to help suppliers grow their business by taking full advantage of innovative ways to market their brand, products and company through leading-edge platforms like SGR,\u201d said Gene Rahill, ASI\u2019s senior vice president of supplier sales and marketing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For information on editorial opportunities in SGR Online, please contact Michele Bell at <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mbell@asicentral.com\"><strong>mbell@asicentral.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>. To advertise in SGR Online, contact Matt Barnes, ASI\u2019s vice president of publishing and media services, at <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mbarnes@asicentral.com\"><strong>mbarnes@asicentral.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About ASI<br \/> <\/strong>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/\" title=\"Click here for more info on ASI\">Advertising Specialty Institute<\/a> (ASI<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>) serves a network of 23,500 suppliers, distributors and decorators in the $23.6 billion promotional products industry. ASI\u2019s flagship product, the technology platform ESP<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, manages the industry\u2019s entire supply and marketing chain. ASI also produces award-winning digital and print content, live events and educational programs that enable companies in 55 countries to be more efficient, productive and profitable. ASI\u2019s Counselor<em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em> magazine provides the most authoritative business content in the industry, and the ASI Certification Program features 500+ live and online education courses for over 40,000 professionals. The company, family owned and operated since 1962, is proud to have been consistently ranked among the \u201cBest Places to Work\u201d in Philadelphia and Bucks County, PA. 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