{"id":2129,"date":"2016-06-06T13:37:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/asi-promotes-dave-vagnoni-to-editor-of-advantages-magazine\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T14:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:11:03","slug":"asi-promotes-dave-vagnoni-to-editor-of-advantages-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/asi-promotes-dave-vagnoni-to-editor-of-advantages-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI Promotes Dave Vagnoni to Editor of Advantages Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013November 20, 2015 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(ASI) today announced it has promoted Dave Vagnoni to editor of\u00a0<em>Advantages<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Vagnoni, a recipient of a national Jesse H. Neal Award and several ASBPE awards, will continue as a top-rated speaker and spokesperson at ASI trade shows and\u00a0Power Summit conferences. In addition, he will serve as co-host of PromoTalk, ASI\u2019s new online video series, when it debuts in January.<\/p>\n<p><em>Advantages<\/em>\u00a0is published by ASI and is the $21.5 billion promotional products industry\u2019s go-to resource for distributor sales reps looking for new products, ideas and sales strategies. More suppliers advertise in\u00a0<em>Advantages<\/em>\u00a0than any other industry publication. Notable issues include the \u201cBest Reps\u201d issue in January, the September \u201cGift Guide\u201d and \u201cNew Product Preview\u201d in mid-December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDave is, first and foremost, a terrific journalist who has made enormous contributions to the overall success of ASI\u2019s award-winning editorial department as well as to our national trade shows and industry events,\u201d said ASI Editor in Chief Melinda Ligos. \u201cNow that we\u2019re in the process of re-shaping\u00a0<em>Advantages<\/em>magazine to appeal more to salespeople who are, by nature, always on the go, we couldn\u2019t think of a stronger leader to usher in a new era for our most popular magazine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under Mr. Vagnoni (Twitter handle\u00a0@VagnoniASI)\u00a0<em>Advantages<\/em>will offer print and online readers more one-page, quick-read sections, along with a greater focus on self-help and career improvement tips and stronger targeted research to help sales reps narrow in on new and emerging markets. The magazine is also revamping its e-newsletter \u201cHot Deals,\u201d creating a monthly sales expert online podcast and launching a \u201cGreat Debate\u201d video series, featuring Mr. Vagnoni and\u00a0<em>Counselor\u00a0<\/em>Editor Andy Cohen.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Vagnoni began working as a writer for ASI\u2019s editorial department in October 2008. Three years ago, he was promoted to senior editor of ASI\u2019s award-winning\u00a0<em>Counselor<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0magazine. Prior to joining ASI, Mr. Vagnoni worked as an on-air reporter at multiple network affiliates on the East Coast. He was recognized as one of the top TV storywriters in the country in 2004, honored by his peers with a national Edward R. Murrow Award. He has also been nominated for two television Emmys and several individual Neal Awards. He has appeared on CNN and Headline News, and was named the 2014 ASI Employee of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Vagnoni graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University in 2001 with degrees in political science and broadcast journalism, with a minor in psychology. He and his wife, Nanette, live in Pennsburg, PA, with their 3-year old daughter Audriana and 10-month-old son Dominic.<\/p>\n<p>ASI publishes\u00a0five magazines,\u00a0eight catalogs\u00a0and nine digital newsletters. ASI\u2019s growing magazine circulation is audited, which ensures the quality of the readership, and\u00a0<em>Counselor<\/em>\u00a0magazine\u2019s collection of \u201ctop\u201d lists \u2013 including the Top 40 Distributors and Suppliers \u2013 are now the industry standard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TREVOSE, PA \u2013November 20, 2015 \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute\u00ae\u00a0(ASI) today announced it has promoted Dave Vagnoni to editor of\u00a0Advantages\u00ae\u00a0magazine. 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