{"id":2616,"date":"2016-06-06T13:38:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/1088-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:45:28","slug":"1088-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/1088-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/","title":{"rendered":"1,088 Industry Professionals Now Awarded with Education Certifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Five new grads certified; 27,000 enrolled in ASI&#8217;s free Online Learning Center<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 August 13, 2013 \u2013 <\/strong>The Advertising Specialty Institute<sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> (ASI) today announced five more industry professionals were certified in July through the ASI Education Certification Program, bringing the total to 1,088, with more than 27,000 enrolled in ASI\u2019s free Online Learning Center.<\/p>\n<p>Participation in the ASI Education Certification Program costs nothing for ASI members and is user-friendly, with all courses automatically tracked electronically via ASI\u2019s proprietary digital campus. ASI\u2019s extensive educational programs support the needs of everyone from newcomers to proven industry veterans.<\/p>\n<p>The ASI Certification Program offers two certification levels: BASI\u2122 (Bachelor of Advertising Specialty Information) and MASI\u2122 (Master of Advertising Specialty Information).<\/p>\n<p>BASI graduates are:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Denise Herbert, Bob Lanier Enterprises Inc. <em>(asi\/249050)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Amy Maley, WorkflowOne <em>(asi\/333647)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Robert Gordon, UFG Corporation <em>(asi\/384000)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Whitney Young, Proforma Complete Solutions for Business <em>(asi\/491791)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Joseph Thompson, Stitch Designers Inc. <em>(asi\/741145)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cContinuing education is the key to success and one of the best ways for industry pros to improve their chances in a competitive world is to obtain their ASI certification,\u201d said Timothy M. Andrews, president and chief executive officer of ASI. \u201cIncluding your MASI or BASI on your email signature or on your website sends a clear signal that you take your job and our industry seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ASI annually invests $1.3 million to educate its members. During the 2013 <em>ASI Show<\/em><sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> season, 6,131 industry professionals attended live education classes, making ASI the largest educator in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>With a full spectrum of education, information and research programs, ASI has everything it takes to help ad specialty professionals learn the business and remain competitive. ASI offers an unmatched portfolio of educational opportunities, incomparable publications and insightful research reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About ASI<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) is the largest media, marketing and education organization serving the promotional products industry, with a network of over 25,000 distributors and suppliers throughout North America. ASI leads the industry in technology solutions, providing cloud-based e-commerce, enterprise resource planning software (ERP) and customer relationship management software (CRM). ESP Web<sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> is the industry\u2019s leading tool for sourcing hundreds of thousands of products. 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