Audio-Technica’s annual awards dinner and ceremony was held atthis year’s Summer NAMM Show. Sales, Signal Marketing was namedthe company’s Rep of the Year. Additionally, United SalesAssociates received Audio-Technica President’s Award foroutstanding commitment and dedication.
Steve Trump and Ron Mileur, principals of Signal Marketing (SaltLake City), accepted the award for Professional Products Rep of theYear; Signal Marketing covers the sales territory encompassing theRocky Mountain region.
Pictured: Audio-Technica presents Signal Marketing with theirSamurai Award in honor of winning Rep of the Year. Shown from left:Philip Cajka, Audio-Technica president and CEO; Steve Trump, SignalMarketing president; Ron Mileur, Signal Marketing VP; and Marc LeeShanon, Audio-Technica VP of sales.
High Pont, N.C.-based United Sales Associates’ principals, EdRider and Wendel Hartman, were presented with the Audio-TechnicaPresident’s Award for showing outstanding commitment anddedication in their territory; the company is responsible for theSoutheast region and Florida.
Commenting on the awards presentation, A-T VP of sales Marc LeeShannon said, “Signal Marketing addressed the changes in theirterritory, realigned resources internally and through awell-implemented plan, pioneered new Audio-Technica products in themarketplace. United Sales Associates made an enormous contribution tothe bottom line, and in fact contributed the strongest profit dollarsof any rep firm in 2003.”