Brown & Bigelow's News
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March 2008
Adrienne Hartmeier, Sales Professional from Portland, OR, is the newest member of Brown &Bigelow’s Hall of Fame. Adrienne received the honor from B&B President Bill Smith at the company’s national sales meeting in Las Vegas.
Adrienne joined B&B in 1986. She has earned many awards in her sales career and was named District Account Executive of the year in 1998 and Regional Account Executive of the year in 1998 and 1999. Adrienne’s career-high 2007 sales earned her membership in the Executive Club.
Selection to the Hall of Fame is B&B’s highest form of recognition. Selection criteria includes: sales success, personal commitment to B&B and our industry, leadership qualities, and a strong desire for excellence. Adrienne joins an exclusive group of B&B Hall of Famers including Jack Bodie, Cliff Neal, Al Daynor, Mel Prestamo, Catherine Jones-Butler, Joe Bach, Charlie Chastain, Jeff King, Sandy Bottner, and Cash Hilliard.
February 2008
B&B’s Sales Advisory Board (SAB) Celebrates Fifth Anniversary. The SAB was formed five years ago with the following mission: “The Sales Advisory Board seeks to enhance the success of the sales organization and the Company by creating a facilitate channel for communication between management and sales people. The board will accomplish this objective both reactively and proactively by providing responses to Company-solicited input from the Board on planning and implementation and also by highlighting unaddressed needs of the sales organization.”
2008 Sales Advisory Board Members are: Lori Barber, East; David Peskin, East; Michele Kaye, South; Paula Gossett, South; Jeff King, Central; Cindy Jorgenson, Central; Bill Arthur, West and Meredith DiOro, West.
January 2008
Cindy Jorgenson, B&B Eagles Club member and Sales Advisory Board Co-Chair, has been elected President of UMAPP (Upper Midwest Association of Promotional Professionals). Cindy has served on the UMAPP Board for four years and has been an active volunteer for the association throughout her sales career.
B&B Sales Professional Tom Todd, East, has been elected to the MiPPA (Michigan Promotional Products Association) Board of Directors.
Continuing its long-term strategy to expand its presence at regional and local levels, B&B has hired the following sales professionals:
South Region - Victoria Lanier-Johnson, Atlanta, GA; Bruce Potter, Atlanta, GA: Debra Budny, Atlanta, GA; Lori Hamilton, Dallas, TX; Steve Poland, Winter Haven, FL; Erica Sweeney, St. Augustine, FL; and Kathleen Abrahams, Miami, FL
East Region - Adam Freidus, Long Island, NY; Jill Willinger, Long Island, NY; Joe Curiazza, Woodbridge, NJ; and Ryan Villig, Woodbridge, NJ
Central Region - Maury Halverson, Minneapolis, MN; Dorie Pulse, St. Paul, MN; Timm Lovaas, St. Paul, MN; Laurel Grey, St. Paul, MN; Adam Stovall, St. Paul, MN; and Anthony Ramella, Phoenix, AZ
West Region - Debra Phillip, Denver, CO; Barbara Schweke, Los Angeles, CA; Rinisha Roberson, San Diego, CA; Marc Lee, San Diego, CA; and John Showalter, San Diego, CA; and Stephanie Yurchak, San Francisco, CA