George Curran Earns BASI Certificate through the Advertising Specialty Institute

HUNTLEY, Ill. - Nov. 30, 2017 - PRLog -- The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) has awarded George Curran, Vice President/Founder of Proforma Century Promotions in Huntley, IL with a Bachelor of Advertising Specialty Information (BASI) certification – the industry equivalent of a bachelor's degree.

To date, more than 40,000 promotional product professionals have registered for free classes leading to BASI designation. More than 1,700 graduated have received their certifications.

"We are so proud of the graduates of the Advertising Specialty Institute Certification Program," said ASI President and Chief Executive Officer Timothy M. Andrews. "We launched this program to provide members with the skills they need to out-think, out-perform and out-service the competition. We couldn't be happier so many members are seizing the opportunity to set themselves apart through quality education."

As a BASI holder, Curran is now recognized as an industry expert who can thoroughly understand and navigate the promotional products marketplace, develop effective marketing campaigns and foster solid relationships with his colleagues that will help him flourish in the industry. In order to receive his certification, Curran had to complete a variety of ASI education courses, participate in qualified Keynotes and ASI Shows and pass a final comprehensive examination. To maintain certification, he will continue to participate in ongoing training.

Proforma Century Promotions provides brand management solutions for their customers. They are committed to bringing ideas, inspiration, strategy and tools to help their customers grow their business and achieve success. Their proven solutions have helped customers achieve their goals in a variety of areas.

For more information on Proforma Century Promotions, please visit https://centurypromotions.proforma.com/

About Proforma

With over 35 years of experience and more than $500 million in sales, Proforma remains clearly focused on providing solutions to businesses worldwide for their graphic communications needs. A leading provider of promotional products, printing services, business documents, and eCommerce solutions, Proforma has received numerous awards and is recognized as one of the top five largest companies in our industry. Proforma serves approximately 60,000 clients through more than 750 member offices across the globe, backed by more than 160 Team Members in the Proforma Worldwide Support Center located in Cleveland, Ohio and Tampa, Florida. www.Proforma.com.

About ASI
The Advertising Specialty Institute is the largest education, media and marketing organization serving the advertising specialty industry, with a membership of over 26,000 distributor firms (sellers) and supplier firms (manufacturers) of advertising specialties. Supplier firms use ASI print and electronic resources to market products to over 23,000 ASI distributor firms.  Distributor firms use ASI print and electronic resources, which contain nearly every product in the industry from more than 3,500 reputable suppliers, to locate supplier firms and to market services to buyers. ASI provides catalogs, information directories, newsletters, magazines, websites and databases, and offers e-commerce, marketing and selling tools.