Beacon Promotions

Beacon Promotions Inc., New Ulm, Minn., was recognized as an Outstanding Supplier by Newton Manufacturing, Newton, Iowa, during the 2009 selling season.

New Ulm, Minnesota-based Beacon Promotions Inc. announced customers can now follow Beacon Promotions on Twitter.

POSING A QUESTION distributors could ask end-buyers, Gary Haley, senior vice president of sales for Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., asked, “‘Where are your customers when they make a buying decision?’ The answer is going to be one of three places—either the office, the home or the car.

New Ulm, Minnesota-based Beacon Promotions Inc. announced the company introduced a new Web-based functionality enabling distributors to find the status of placed orders and access tracking information on shipped orders.

Beacon Promotions announced Sharon Schiffelhuber joined the company this April as its vice president of sales in the Eastern regions.

New Ulm, Minnesota-based Beacon Promotions Inc. announced its acquisition of the Ready Reference Line of pocket and desk planners from MeadWestvaco Consumer & Office Products, a division of the Glen Allen, Virginia-based MeadWestvaco Corporation.

Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., has launched a new Web site at www.beaconpromotions.com. According to Art Olsen, president and CEO, the new site brings all the Beacon brands together, which will improve navigation for distributors. “Beacon’s strength and growth has come from providing exceptional customer service and delivery everyday for our customers,” said Olsen. “Now, with this new Web site, our customers will be able to quickly see all the product categories we have to support their selling needs.” The home page is set up by categories and there is a feature that allows visitors to browse products from the company’s catalogs.

LOYALTY HOLDS POWERFUL sway over many people’s actions. It is difficult to settle for good when the best is just a little further. Loyalty will see the extra mile traveled, the extra call made and the extra cost paid. Often, it is a result of superior quality or superior service, while other times familiarity can be held accountable, and yet other people will have a simple affection toward a brand. This is the dream of any corporation: To be known of not as a source, but as the definitive source for a commodity. Promotional Marketing’s 2007 Supplier Excellence Awards recognize the best in more

Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., recently purchased adjoining land and buildings in New Ulm in an effort to expand the business. The company now owns 8.0 acres of land and 54,500 sq. ft. of building space. In 2005, Beacon Promotions added an additional 15,000 sq. ft. of warehouse and manufacturing space to keep up with the growing business and expanding product lines. “We continue to need additional space for both manufacturing and warehousing, and this purchase allows us space to keep moving forward,” said Kevin Poirier, senior vice president of operations. “This ensures our capability to deliver quality product on time for our distributors.”

Art Olsen, president/CEO of Beacon Promotions, New Ulm, Minn., recently announced the acquisition of Four Star Incentives, Niles, Ill. Four Star is known for its name brand products, including Waterford Crystal, Mag-Lite flashlights, Sony electronics, Thomson (RCA & GE) electronics, Bulova watches and clocks, Wittnauer watches, Citizen watches, Canon digital cameras and camcorders, Lenox China and other internationally recognized brands. The acquisition was completed on October 5, and all operations were moved to Beacon’s headquarters and production site in New Ulm. Gary Haley, senior vice president of sales, said, “The Four Star Line has a very strong product offering of international name brand products,