{"id":2658,"date":"2016-09-27T14:13:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T14:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/asis-counselor-names-best-places-to-work-in-promo-products-industry\/"},"modified":"2016-09-27T14:13:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T14:13:04","slug":"asis-counselor-names-best-places-to-work-in-promo-products-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/asis-counselor-names-best-places-to-work-in-promo-products-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI&#8217;s Counselor Names Best Places to Work in Promo Products Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Employees vote Alabama\u2019s Concepts &amp; Associates, Inc. number one in ad specialty industry<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO, IL &#8211; July 18, 2014 \u2013 <\/strong>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/\">Advertising Specialty Institute<\/a><sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> (ASI) celebrated the most innovative and unique companies in the $20.5 billion ad specialty industry at the <em>Counselor<sup class=\"register\">\u00ae<\/sup> <\/em>Best Places to Work conference in Chicago, naming Alabama-based Concepts &amp; Associates, Inc. number one in the ad specialty industry.<\/p>\n<p>Concepts &amp; Associates, Inc., of Birmingham, was lauded by its employees for its helpful and tight-knit work force, thoughtful leadership, family environment and stellar hiring practices. The company was celebrated at a reception Thursday. To learn more about the company, click here.<\/p>\n<p> <em>Counselor<\/em> magazine, the voice of the promotional products industry, is published by ASI. At <em>Counselor<\/em>\u2019s one-day conference, a slate of speakers shared best practices and offered insightful advice on empowering employees while boosting productivity. Topics ranged from hot-button issues like health care to motivators like happy hours.<\/p>\n<p>At the conference, ASI celebrated all 90 companies on <em>Counselor<\/em> magazine\u2019s annual Best Places to Work list. The list is a mix of large and small, geographically diverse companies identified by an in-depth survey process. <em>Counselor<\/em> partnered with third-party research firm Quantum Workplace, which conducts Best Places to Work contests in numerous major cities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt ASI, a family-owned company that\u2019s been in business over 50 years, we\u2019re always trying to think outside the box<strong> \u2013 <\/strong>and this conference is a great way for all of us to share things we\u2019ve done at our companies in a similar attempt to impact the culture,\u201d said Timothy M. Andrews, president and CEO of ASI.<\/p>\n<p>The top 10 Best Places to Work are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Concepts &amp; Associates, Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama<\/li>\n<li>The Book Company of Delray Beach, Florida<\/li>\n<li>Bullpen Marketing of Houston Texas<\/li>\n<li>Proforma Albrecht &amp; Co. of Milford, Ohio<\/li>\n<li>Custom Logos of San Diego, California<\/li>\n<li>Successories of Boca Raton, Florida<\/li>\n<li>Proforma of Independence, Ohio<\/li>\n<li>Talbot Marketing of London, Ontario<\/li>\n<li>Commotion Promotions of Phoenix, Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Corporate Imaging Concepts of Northbrook, Illinois<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the complete list of winning companies, click here. In September, <em>Counselor <\/em>will publish its annual Best Places to Work issue. <em>Counselor<\/em> magazine editors embarked on a cross-country tour in search of the industry\u2019s best places to work, logging about 5,400 miles by car and plane in the span of five days. To read about the Counselor Best Places to Work Road Tour<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asipublications.com\/Counselor\/roadtour\/default.aspx\" title=\"2014 Counselor Best Places to Work Road Tour\"><\/a> visit <em>Counselormag.com\/Roadtour<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>ASI\u2019s Best Places to Work conference took place after ASI Chicago<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">,<\/span> which ended Thursday at McCormick Place. The show attracted over 4,000 distributors and featured numerous <em>Counselor<\/em> Top 40 suppliers, along with over 100 exhibitors new to Chicago. 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