Canadian News March 10, 2023
Facilisgroup Hosts Annual Supplier Showcase in Dallas
The event, which welcomed more than 1,100 attendees, was the largest in the company’s history.
Facilisgroup, the partnering community and software-as-a-service company for the promotional products industry, has concluded its largest event ever.
Attendees enjoy dinner during the 14th-annual TASA Awards at Facilisgroup’s Supplier Showcase.
The organization’s 2023 Supplier Showcase, held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas from Feb. 27 through March 1, welcomed over 1,100 attendees to a two-day trade show featuring more than 60 suppliers from the Facilisgroup Preferred Supplier network; education sessions with the theme “Attitude of Gratitude”; the 14th-annual TASA awards; and a 1980s-themed afterparty at Texas Live! in Arlington.
An opening keynote address featured Ashley McCune, president of Facilisgroup and a member of Counselor’s Power 50 list of the most influential people in the industry; Mark Whiffen, senior product manager at Facilisgroup; and ASI President and CEO Timothy M. Andrews.
The award winners included:
• Partner of the Year: Brandito (asi/325944)
• Supplier of the Year: Top 40 supplier Gemline (asi/56070)
• Facilis Cares Award: McCabe Promotional Advertising (asi/264901) and Top 40 supplier PCNA (asi/78897)
• Finance Person of the Year: Christine Cardinal, Gorilla Marketing (asi/212051)
• CSR of the Year: Malinda McKinnon, HF Custom Solutions (asi/173250)
• The Randy Shippam Award: Kevin Mullaney, Brandito
• The Inspire Award: Amy McCray, Eskimo Joe’s Promotional Product Group (asi/189402)
Attendees also volunteered as part of a Facilis Cares initiative to help Birthday Party Project in Dallas, assembling gift bags and writing cards for local youth experiencing homelessness.
“Bringing our distributor partners and preferred suppliers together under one roof is easily the highlight of our year,” said McCune. “Our combined community includes the best-of-the-best in our industry, so to provide the venue to share that energy and knowledge with each other, celebrate our wins together and strategize our future is beyond gratifying.”
In September, the organization, which is headquartered in St. Louis and has a Canadian location in Ottawa, also hosted a Women in Leadership event for suppliers and distributors.