{"id":2642,"date":"2016-06-06T13:38:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/1173-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:48:50","slug":"1173-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/1173-industry-professionals-now-awarded-with-education-certifications\/","title":{"rendered":"1,173 Industry Professionals Now Awarded with Education Certifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Seven new grads certified; 29,000 enrolled in ASI&#8217;s free Online Learning Center<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA &#8211; February 28,<\/strong> <strong>2014 <\/strong><strong>&#8211; <\/strong>The Advertising Specialty Institute<sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> (ASI) today announced seven more industry professionals were recently certified through the ASI Education Certification Program, bringing the total to 1,173, with more than 29,000 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>The latest BASI graduates are:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Thomas Biggerstaff, Flytrap Promotional (asi\/291783)<\/li>\n<li>Chad Haberstroh, M &amp; M Promotions (asi\/258046)<\/li>\n<li>Stacey Jeffers, TLC Specialties, Inc. (asi\/345167)<\/li>\n<li>Mujtaba Khoja, Craftwell Canada (asi\/169543)<\/li>\n<li>Colleen Lanigan, Team Creative Connections (asi\/341187)<\/li>\n<li>Jody Martin, PMM Promotions (asi\/296609)<\/li>\n<li>Kirstie Pool, SPC Office Products (asi\/522409)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cASI\u2019s comprehensive education curriculum offers businesspeople the latest in real world strategies,\u201d said Timothy M. Andrews, president and chief executive officer of ASI. \u201cBy obtaining their MASI or BASI through ASI, our students are able to immediately apply what they\u2019ve learned to garner fast results in their businesses and careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ASI annually invests $1.3 million to educate its members. To date in 2014, 3,751 industry professionals have attended live education classes at ASI trade shows in Orlando and Dallas. During the 2013 ASI Show<sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> season, a total of 6,131attended 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. 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