{"id":2132,"date":"2016-06-06T13:37:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/asis-counselor-magazine-names-best-places-to-work-in-promo-products-industry\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:07:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:07:06","slug":"asis-counselor-magazine-names-best-places-to-work-in-promo-products-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/asis-counselor-magazine-names-best-places-to-work-in-promo-products-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI&#8217;s Counselor Magazine Names Best Places to Work in Promo Products Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Florida-based supplier The Book Company is No. 1 on list of 75 top workplaces<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 October 6, 2015 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><em>Counselor<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0<\/em>magazine today named Florida-based supplier The Book Company number one on its annual list of\u00a075 best places to work\u00a0in the $21.5 billion promotional products industry.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-employee\u00a0The Book Company\u00a0(asi\/41010), of Delray Beach, FL, was founded by Doug Greenhut and supplies blank and customized books. Surveyed employees cited the company\u2019s refreshing flexibility and fun, laid-back atmosphere as key ingredients of a winning corporate formula.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn short, a company that is a best place to work makes a deeper connection to its employees than can normally be found at companies today and goes out of its way to ensure the pure happiness and satisfaction of its employees,\u201d said\u00a0<em>Counselor<\/em>editor Andy Cohen. \u201cAs companies battle for skilled workers, they need to focus their attention on employee retention, and right now that means appealing to the changing needs of today\u2019s workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Counselor<\/em>\u00a0magazine, published by the\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(ASI), delivers award-winning content to industry leaders, distributor decision-makers and top salespeople throughout the promotional products industry. Its annual Best Places to Work issue profiles several of the 75 companies on the 2015 list and offers information on how to create a great workplace, from motivating employees and retaining top talent to creating unique jobs and celebrating staff accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of the top-ranked companies are in the U.S., with seven based in Canada. California and Illinois topped the states with the most \u201cbest\u201d companies at eight each. There are 55 distributors and 20 suppliers in the overall rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The top 10 best places to work are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Book Company (asi\/41010)<\/li>\n<li>InkHead, Inc. (asi\/231159)<\/li>\n<li>Proforma Albrecht &amp; Co. (asi\/116308)<\/li>\n<li>imprintID (asi\/73651)<\/li>\n<li>Corporate Imaging Concepts (asi\/168962)<\/li>\n<li>HP2 Inc. (asi\/217284)<\/li>\n<li>Dri Duck (asi\/50835)<\/li>\n<li>IDProductsource (asi\/62088)<\/li>\n<li>Proforma (asi\/300094)<\/li>\n<li>Piel Leather Inc. 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