ASI Announces New Member Affiliation With Xpedite Fulfillment, Inc.

TREVOSE, PA – November 23, 2015 – The Advertising Specialty Institute^® (ASI) today announced a new affiliate partnership with Xpedite Fulfillment, Inc. that will allow members to save up to 25% on warehousing and fulfillment services.

The affiliation is part of ASI’s ongoing effort to provide a variety of value-added benefits to members. With a variety of locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, Xpedite Fulfillment offers many marketing and fulfillment solutions for both distributor members and suppliers, including:

• Warehousing and distribution
• Order fulfillment (pick/pack/ship)
• Hand production (kitting and assembly)
• Inventory management
• Direct mail production
• Packaging solutions

All ASI members and suppliers can qualify to receive a 25% discount on fulfillment services and 10% off of direct mail production by signing up at www.xpeditefulfillment.com/asi.

In addition, members can visit booth No. 1253 at ASI Show^®Orlando, Monday, January 4 through Wednesday, January 6 at the Orange County Convention Center to sign up or to get more information on Xpedite services. The Orlando trade show will feature over 6,000 distributors and 700 suppliers along with thousands of the latest promotional products.

“ASI is excited to work with Xpedite Fulfillment to offer distributor members and suppliers more options and discounts to help provide them with essential services they need to operate their business more easily and efficiently,” said Timothy M. Andrews, president and chief executive officer of ASI. “As always, we work hard to select useful benefit programs and trusted partners who will offer reliable service.”

The Xpedite Fulfillment program is one of 12 ASI member benefits offering savings on a variety of products and services, including shipping, credit card processing, payroll services, graphic and artwork services, office supplies and health insurance assistance. ASI estimates that the average distributor saves $4,000 per year using discounted member services.
 
“We’re delighted to work together with ASI to offer distributor members and suppliers a terrific turnkey solution to their order fulfillment needs,” said Laura Harper, president and CEO of Xpedite Fulfillment. “Our goal is to deliver best-in-class warehousing and fulfillment services so that distributors have more time to devote to building and maintaining client relationships.”

For more information about Xpedite Fulfillment, contact Laura Harper at 978-478-5250.

For more information about additional ASI savings programs, visit www.asicentral.com/member-benefits.

About ASI
The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) is the largest media, marketing and education organization serving the promotional products industry, with a network of over 25,000 distributors and suppliers throughout North America. ASI leads the industry in technology solutions, providing cloud-based e-commerce, enterprise resource planning software (ERP) and customer relationship management software (CRM). ESP Web^® is the industry’s leading tool for sourcing hundreds of thousands of products. A family-owned business since 1962, ASI also provides online research, marketing, advertising opportunities, trade shows, education, award-winning magazines, newsletters, custom websites and catalogs to help members sell, market and promote their brands. Visit ASI at www.asicentral.com and on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and the CEO’s blog.

About Xpedite Fulfillment 
At Xpedite Fulfillment, our team is ready to work with you and provide fast, accurate and economical ways to get your marketing materials and products where they belong – in your clients’ hands. With our 20 years of experience, we're able to bring you complete back-end high-quality fulfillment solutions. We have innovative solutions in marketing production essentials such as kit assembly and in-house digital printing. Our cost- and time-saving capabilities like multiple product storage options and same-day order fulfillment make us a one-stop shop for all your logistics and fulfillment needs.