Gill Studios

iPROMOTEu hosted its biennial Affiliate Forum from June 24 to-26 in Boston. Nearly 150 of iPROMOTEu's top affiliates attended the forum and were treated to an array of educational and professional development programs as well as an exclusive trade show.

Gill Studios recently expanded to five field sales managers with the hire of Danielle Davidson. She joins Gill as its Greater Texas Territory field sales manager.

Prior to joining Gill Studios, Danielle worked for Bullet Marketing as a field sales representative.

Lenexa, Kansas-based Gill Studios has been presented three Grand Awards and an Award of Excellence from the Print Services and Distribution Association (PSDA) as part of the 2012 Print Excellence and Knowledge (PEAK) Awards.

Gill Studios, Lenexa, Kan., has been presented three Best of Category Awards and three Awards of Excellence from Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica, a regional affiliate of PIA.

Gill Studios has established an outside sales force to enhance the distributor's one-on-one contact with the company. The company announced the next extension of its sales team with the addition of field sales managers Joe Gavern, Jamie Becker, Gene Guire and Jennifer Sedran.

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Gill Studios Inc. has recently announced that is has hired Lisa LeMond as its director of sales for the development and management of a new outside sales force. Lisa comes to Gill with 17 years of promotional products experience working as the international account manager from Norwood/BIC. This newly created position is to support the company's inside sales management team and to develop a bigger presence in the field. "Lisa will bring a wealth of outside sales knowledge and relationships to the company," said Paul Lage, president and CEO of Gill Studios. LeMond officially starts January 4, 2012, and will be working at the PPAI Expo in Las Vegas and the ASI Show in Orlando.

Additional information is available at www.gill-line.com.

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Gill Studios, Lenexa, Kan., was honored with a visit from Kansas' 3rd District Congressman Kevin Yoder on Thursday, Sept. 29.