Castelli Adds New Midwest Reps : Promotional Industry News

Castelli North America, Sparks, Nev., has hired eight new multiline reps to cover 14 states in the Midwest. These reps support Castelli's entire line by providing spec and virtual samples, co-op and online program options, artwork services, and sales and marketing support.

The new Midwest sales team is:

Illinois:
Lisa Bennett, (312) 804-04040, lisakbennett@sbcglobal.net

Michigan:
Maureen Dwyer, (248) 797-5808, dwyermk2@aol.com

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska:
Patrick Eppert, (314) 406-0734, peppert@charter.net

Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota:
Scott Hareid, (612) 308-4888, shareid@charter.net

Wisconsin:
Tom Jamieson, (414) 372-8199, tjameson@wi.rr.com

Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia:
Tom Spoltman, (937) 609-2593, tom@trsplotman.com
Darrell K. Wilson, (765) 969-5577, wilco22@frontier.com
Doug Yount, (937) 773-6409, doug@trspoltman.com

"We have adjusted our strategy for 2011 by hiring eight reps to take the place of three in the Midwest," said Missy Kilpatrick, CAS, Castelli North America executive vice president. "The goal is to increase territory sales by at least 25 percent, and I'm confident this group has the drive, talent and experience to make it happen."

About Castelli North America
For more than 16 years, Castelli North America has been manufacturing sophisticated and stylish appointment books, planners, journals, notebooks, padfolios and related accessories for the North American promotional products and retail marketplaces. Its 40,000 square-foot Sparks, Nevada-based facility houses sales and sales service, warehousing, distribution, customization and fulfillment.

Castelli North America is a privately held corporation and division of Bergamo, Italy-based Lediberg S.p.A., which was founded in 1965 by Lindo and Maria Castelli. Today, the Lediberg Group's subsidiaries produce more than 100 million diaries per year worldwide.