{"id":2068,"date":"2018-05-03T12:21:21","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T12:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/1720-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:53:24","slug":"1720-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/1720-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/","title":{"rendered":"1,720 Industry Professionals Now Awarded With Education Certifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Twenty-eight new grads certified; 40,000 enrolled in ASI\u2019s free Online Learning Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 March 27, 2017 \u2013<\/strong>The\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(ASI) today announced 28 more industry professionals were recently certified through the\u00a0ASI Education Certification Program, bringing the total to 1,720, with more than 40,000 enrolled in the free ASI University digital campus.<\/p>\n<p>The ASI Education Certification Program is free for ASI members and user\u00a0 friendly, with all 500 courses automatically tracked via ASIUniversity.com. The extensive educational program supports the needs of everyone, from newcomers to proven industry veterans, with sales, marketing, social media, business-building and technology courses offered online and in-person at\u00a0<a title=\"ASI shows and events schedule\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asishow.com\/\">ASI shows and events<\/a>, presented by experts in their field.<\/p>\n<p>The ASI Certification Program offers two certification levels: BASI\u2122\u00a0(Bachelor of Advertising Specialty Information) and MASI\u2122\u00a0(Master of Advertising Specialty Information).<\/p>\n<p>The latest BASI graduates are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matt Anderson, Tag Ink and Thread (asi\/341414)<\/li>\n<li>Craig Aukamp, Chief Marketing Advisors Inc. (asi\/161682)<\/li>\n<li>Tristen Comegys, Generate Sales and Marketing (asi\/444517)<\/li>\n<li>Heather Comerford, 1338Tryon Inc. 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