Akran Marketing Receives Prestigious ASI 2010 Best Places to Work Award

Top Quote The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) honours Akran Marketing with its prestigious 2010 Best Places to Work Award. End Quote
  • (1888PressRelease) September 22, 2010 - Akran Marketing announced today that it won the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) 2010 Best Places to Work Award. Recognized as an industry leader and a preferred employer, Akran ranked number one in Canada as the best mid-sized company to work for and fifth in North America.

    The ASI award is the industry standard for developing and branding the best companies to work for in the ad specialty industry. The prestigious award recognizes Akran Marketing based on its leadership, strategic HR practices, and commitment to continuous improvement, corporate social responsibility and its active support of employees.

    Raman Agarwal, president and CEO of Akran Marketing said, "our greatest asset is our people. We have always been able to attract, retain, develop and engage top talent. We could not have established the kind of reputation that Akran Marketing has today, both in Canada and the United States, without them. Our deep commitment to our employees, supply chain, and most importantly, our clients and the community, is reflected in this award."

    Akran Marketing's goal is to help employees reach their full potential on the job. The company takes practical steps to promote training and development opportunities, to mentor and establishing career paths, and to set proper expectations while helping its people achieve a healthy work-life balance to keep a smile on their face. Trust-based relationships are at the heart of Akran's business environment and everyone works together to build the business. When asked, Akran employees describe the company as not just a "fun place to work", but "the best place to work in the industry."

    All 55 employees feel a sense of pride, ownership and accomplishment in offering the best customer service available and in the company's solid financial record and steady growth. Management understands the significance of each employee's contribution to the success of the business. It is extremely proud of its employees and how hard they work to exceed customers' expectations. They collectively deserve to be recognized for making the company a market leader and a world-class place to work.

    About Akran
    Akran Marketing is a privately owned Canadian company specializing in branding, premium incentive and licensing with offices across North America. Akran provides promotional product branding, marketing and trend consulting, sales promotion and specialty advertising solutions to corporations worldwide. The company offers a broad array of comprehensive and modular, ready-to-use consulting, warehousing, contact support, order fulfillment and eBusiness services. Core competencies include product sourcing and custom manufacturing combined with logo imprinting, engraving and embroidery. Akran powers some of the most successful branding campaigns in North America.

    For More Information:
    David Wendt
    Executive Director, Communications
    Akran Marketing
    12-2000 Thurston Drive
    Ottawa, ON K1G 4K7
    Tel.: 613-739-4000/ Fax 613-739-4444
    Email: dave ( @ ) akran dot com
    Web: akranmarketing.com

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