LEED’S GIVES $20,000 LUXURY DREAM VACATION TO DISTRIBUTOR
A winner has been picked from the thousands who stopped by Leed’s 2007 PPAI
Las Vegas Expo booths to enter the sweepstakes
PITTSBURGH — February 20, 2007 — Leed’s, an industry leader and innovative supplier of promotional products, surprised Tammy Wilmsmeyer from Elite Promotions Ed McMahon style announcing that she had won by dropping in Elite’s Springfield, Missouri office. Completely taken aback, Tammy had been suspicious of the unplanned meeting with Leed’s regional sales manager, Scott Anderson, but had not anticipated being the sweepstakes winner. While her colleague and husband, Brian Wilmsmeyer, ordered samples and toured booths at the PPAI Expo, Tammy attended to the fun job of picking up tradeshow totes and entering to win Leed’s Dream Vacation Sweepstakes. Lucky for Brian, Tammy plans to include him in her travels.
To unveil and build excitement around its new brand statement, "Make it Yours," Leed's wanted to give one of its customers the chance to create a one-of-a-kind vacation with its "Make it Yours Dream Vacation Sweepstakes." Leed’s awarded a luxury vacation worth approximately $20,000 to one lucky attendee at the PPAI 07 Expo who visited booth of Leed’s booth and participated in the sweepstakes by getting a stamp from each location and dropping off the entry form. All trips are arranged through Abercrombie and Kent, Inc., “the original travel luxury company," recently written up in Business Week for its custom vacation options. The Sweepstakes winner could create his or her very own custom vacation or chose from one of the advertised options: a safari on the Serengeti, staying the night in an Irish castle, dining in the nicest restaurants in Paris, basking on the beaches of Spain, or hitting the legendary links in Scotland.
Still unsure of how to spend the $18,500 in travel credit with Abercrombie & Kent and $1,500 American Express gift card, Tammy – gravitating towards beach destinations – muses whether to choose somewhere like Australia “because that’s not really a vacation we’d ever randomly pick up and go on” or to explore the first-class side of Hawaii or the Caribbean. The travel credit can be used on any destination offered through Abercrombie & Kent from safaris on the Serengeti to the hillsides of Ireland and includes primary modes of transportation, lodging, and guided tours.
Tammy and her brother, Roger Wasson Junior, own and operate Elite Promotions, which was started by their father, Roger Wasson Senior. With one computer, a fax machine, and a whole lot of tenacity, Roger Senior started Elite in 1994 with over a dozen of years of experience in the industry. Tammy has over 16 years of experience with promotional products starting in high school when she helped with filing, researching, price negotiations, quotes, and order writing. Tammy’s favorite aspect of the promotional products industry is that “everyday brings something new, whether it’s a new product or a new customer. Everyone needs promotional products, so there are always new customers to collaborate with.”
Leed’s regional sales manager, Scott Anderson, is “thrilled to hear that the winner resides in my region, especially since Elite Promotions is such a class act.” As for Tammy and Brian, they are thrilled to get a second honeymoon and Tammy, an accountant, is excited to travel without having to worry about being economical.
About Leed’s
Leed’s is the fourth leading supplier of promotional products and advertising specialties. Headquartered in New Kensington, Pa. and with offices around the globe, Leed’s products, programs and services are recognized throughout the United States and Canada. Leed’s offers relentless product innovation, energetic customer service and dynamic client collaboration to the industry. Information about Leed’s is available at
www.leedsworld.com
About Elite Promotions
Elite Promotions is a family owned and operated company dedicated to providing effective, efficient, and quality promotional products to various industries and businesses. Centrally located in Springfield, MO, we will quickly find products that will "Give you a reason" to use Elite. As one of the fastest growing Advertising Specialty / Promotional Products companies in the Midwest, we can assist you with: incentive programs, name recognition, safety awareness, service awards, project development items, and giveaways for special events
http://www.elitepromo.com/