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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