AIA Adds Two New Members to the Corporate Team

(Neenah, WI)—-To achieve greatness in business as well as in life, you must have the best possible team in place to tackle the inevitable challenges that will come your way. Adventures in Advertising (AIA) firmly believes in this and, to ensure their continued success, has added two new members – Gary Goodhart and Troy Mingo – to its corporate team, effective October 1.

Goodhart joins AIA as the company’s Northeast Regional Manager where he will be working closely in the field with franchisees in the northeastern region of the United States. Armed with a 20-year career in sales and experience from companies including Hudson Valley Umbrella, Barker Jones, Trivec and Goodhart Enterprises, Goodhart is well-equipped to handle the responsibilities of his new position.

Mingo’s position as Director of Corporate Recruiting will focus on developing leads and relationships with potential franchisees and vendors in conjunction with the company’s overall business development efforts. His experience in the field has been extensive, holding recruiting and managerial positions at Goldman Promotions, The Vernon Company, National Print & Packaging Services and Indoff. He also worked for AIA as a recruiter in 2002.

Adventures in Advertising is a network of franchised and affiliated promotional product and corporate apparel distributorships throughout the United States. The independently owned and operated offices develop strategic marketing and promotional solutions for businesses of all sizes using top-quality products and creative techniques tailored to their clients’ unique needs. AIA is among the 15 largest distributors in the promotional products industry that includes more than 22,000 distributors and is the largest franchised company in its niche. Systemwide sales were $135 million in 2006. AIA currently has 315 franchised distributors in more than 40 states. For more information, visit www.exploreaia.com