Skokie, Illinois

Print-O-Tape, Mundelein, Ill., a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive label materials and printer of pressure sensitive label products, recently hired two new staff members for its sales and marketing division. Jon Barrere, formerly with Skokie, Illinois-based Lord Label Group and Mail-Well Label, joined Print-O-Tape as vice president of sales and marketing. He comes with 19 years of sales and marketing experience in a variety of industries. Under Barrere's direction, Print-O-Tape experienced a 60 percent annualized growth in 2003. He credits a number of factors for this exceptional performance. "Our strategy was to re-focus on the company's core competencies, including speed, reliability and cost-effective manufacturing," said Barrere. "We

New Tickets to Paradise The coupons Aloha Airlines designed for its promotional campaign are purchased in bulk by travel agents and resold at special discounted rates in groups of five to end-users. Contained in unit sets, the coupons require intricate numbering and security features to protect against duplication and theft. To address these production challenges, Aloha consulted Kerry Lam of Honolulu-based Monarch Business Forms to refine the security features of the original design and get it to the printing press. Lam, in turn, contacted Skokie, Illinois-based GBF Graphics. Having partnered with GBF in the past, Lam was aware of the manufacturer's special numbering capabilities.

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