Providence

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iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., recently announced 17 promotional products distributors joined the organization in June. The annual sales volume represented by the new affiliates is approximately $2,400,000. Already this year, a total of 93 promotional products distributors have affiliated with iPROMOTEu. The annual sales volume represented in total is approximately $18,800,000. Presently, more than 300 distributors from 42 states (Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, as well) are affiliated with iPROMOTEu. The following individuals are among June’s affiliates: Denise Bajtos of Betterply Business Forms, Santa Clara, Calif.; Jay Flanzraich of 1st Source Promotional Products, Las Vegas; Bob and Karen

Providence, a promotional products manufacturer and marketer based in Providence, R.I., will celebrate its centennial in 2007. Founded by Harry Klitzner in 1907 as a mail-order company serving fraternal organizations, the family-owned business today sells exclusively to promotional products distributors. Providence’s management team, consisting of Dean Klitzner and Hank Riccitelli points to innovation and customer service as the keys to the company’s longevity. “You have to constantly reinvent yourself,” said Klitzner. “If you can’t change rapidly to meet customer demands, you simply won’t survive.” In addition to being a manufacturer, Providence is now also considered a marketer, with sourcing relationships dating back 50 years. The company’s