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HDS Gets Into The Spirit Of Giving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – December 22, 2005 – Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Kelly Chiccitt, spearheaded a toy drive for underprivileged children and made the donation to The Bradley Center. Bradley was founded by The United Methodist Women in 1905 as The Elizabeth A. Bradley Home for Children and operated as an orphanage for many years. In 1972, it was incorporated as The Bradley Center and served primarily abused, neglected and dependent children. In 1991, Bradley was reorganized by a new non-denominational, community-based Board of Trustees and executive management. Bradley—as it is now known—has since evolved into an accredited, multi-campus, regional organization in the Pittsburgh area serving the needs of mentally-disabled and developmentally-delayed children and their families. Chiccitt said, “We have been doing this for a couple of years now and this was by far our biggest donation.” The HDS employees that participated each received a card with a child’s name and a small list of toys that they requested from Santa Clause. Chiccitt added, “Our employees at HDS Marketing were very generous and will hopefully put smiles on many children’s faces on Christmas morning.” You can learn more about The Bradley Center by visiting their website at www.thebradleycenter.org .
HDS Garners Best Place To Work Award Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – October 14, 2005 – President, Martin Bohinski announced today that HDS Marketing is ranked as the sixth Best Place To Work In Western Pennsylvania. This past August the Pittsburgh Business Times notified HDS Marketing that they were a finalist for the “Best Places to Work In Western Pennsylvania” award. During a luncheon at the Omni William Penn in Pittsburgh, HDS was awarded with an overall ranking of sixth place out of fifty finalists and a fourth place finish in the small company category out of eighteen finalists. Bohinski said, “Being nominated for this award in July was an honor for our company and ranking sixth overall is just outstanding. Our employees should be very proud of this accomplishment.” In order to qualify for the nomination, 85 percent of HDS Marketing’s employees had to fill out a confidential on-line survey administered by QMR Market Research. This “employee engagement” survey measured items across 10 different themes including but not limited to Team Effectiveness, People Practices, and Trust. HDS Marketing is a full service marketing agency that specializes in assisting companies and organizations with their branding needs utilizing promotional products and apparel. They currently employ thirty-three people and are looking to add ten to fifteen over the next year specifically in their customer service, marketing, and warehouse fulfillment departments. Bohinski indicated, “Our employees exhibit a high level of pride in our company. They take ownership in their responsibilities and trust in the team as a whole to perform at extraordinary levels for our clients and each other.” HDS Marketing is headquartered in the RIDC West Office Park near Pittsburgh International Airport.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – September 16, 2005 – Our thoughts are with all of the people who have been affected by the destruction that Hurricane Katrina has left behind. In this time of need HDS Marketing is making efforts to assist the people who live in devastated areas of the Gulf Coast. While some of HDS's clients have donated their companies' logoed apparel, HDS Marketing has given a portion of their showroom apparel to the victims. As a part of 84 Lumber’s Fast Response Program, HDS donated box loads of apparel that were driven directly to the Gulf Coast region and given to the victims in need. Company CEO, Howard Schwartz, said, “Outside of the individual monetary donations our employees have been making, this was an area that we knew we could help immediately.” In other efforts, HDS Senior Sales Partner, Jim Shade has partnered with Alpha Shirt Company to provide t-shirts "at cost" for a benefit concert in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to be held on October 2, 2005 at Latrobe Memorial Stadium from noon to 9PM. Please help to support the millions of people in the Gulf Coast region who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. Use this link to visit the Network for Good, an organization that makes it simple, safe, and easy to contribute through your preferred organization.
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania – September 14, 2005 – Dana Zezzo from Alpha Shirt Company today awarded HDS Marketing for being a Top 25 Supplier of the Devon & Jones apparel line. Devon & Jones is a line of apparel created for customers who demand nothing but the absolute finest. The brand focuses on providing the corporate market with apparel that often exceeds the quality that can be purchased via retail at almost a half of the cost. Last week, the apparel line introduced Devon & Jones Blue a collection that features high end fabrics and “famous-name” designer styling. The new collection will be available this October. Zezzo said, “HDS has consistently been one of our top producers since the inception of the brand.” HDS Marketing competes with over 20,000 companies in the apparel and promotional product industry. Zezzo added, “HDS really understands the value of the line and what it can provide for their clients. We are committed to giving them all of the support they need to service their clients’ apparel needs.” Zezzo awarded HDS Marketing with a Tiffany vase that will be filled with roses once per month for an entire year.
Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania – August 25, 2005 – The Pittsburgh Business Times announced today that HDS Marketing is the 62nd fastest growing company in western Pennsylvania with a revenue growth increase of 48% and an employee growth increase of 30%. This is the sixth year in a row that HDS has made the list. They ranked 6th in the Retail/Wholesale/Distribution category. HDS Founder & CEO, Howard Schwartz, said, “It is amazing at what we have accomplished over thirteen years in business.” HDS Marketing was established in 1992 right after Schwartz graduated from Penn State University and now employs over 30 people. Schwartz indicated, “I attribute all of our successes to our employees. They work hard every single day for our clients and it shows in our numbers.” HDS Marketing ranked 61st in 2000, 20th in 2001, 12th in 2002, 32nd in 2003, and 16th in 2004. Schwartz said, “I think people are starting to take notice of HDS Marketing as a business leader in the Pittsburgh area. We’re on pace for the same growth and have already exceeded the number of jobs that we have created in 2005.”
HDS Marketing Named Top Place To Work Michele Begly, Director of Creative Services, said, "The team environment here is conducive to making this a great place to work and allowing additional career opportunities to prosper. We can be creative and take responsibility for our clients’ needs.” Begly has been with HDS for over 6 years and is the company’s first fulltime employee. She further explains, “I look forward to coming to work everyday and am proud of the successes that we have accomplished together as a team.” The actual “Best Places To Work” rankings will be announced at a luncheon on October 12, 2005 in Pittsburgh. Harpst exclaimed, “We were honored just to have been nominated for this prestigious award and are ecstatic that we are now a finalist.”
HDS Launches New Brand Identity Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania – August 5, 2005 – HDS Marketing today announced the launch of a new corporate identity and branding campaign including the newly re-designed HDS web site, www.hdsmarketing.com “We take part in helping build our clients’ brands on a daily basis and decided to do a little building of our own brand,” said Howard Schwartz, CEO of HDS Marketing. With the launching of a new website, today, HDS officially presented their new logo, tagline, and color scheme. “We are no longer a regional company,” Schwartz indicated. “We’ve been servicing national and global audiences for several years and it’s time that our brand represents a more universal appeal,” he said. The “HDS” in the logo stands for the company’s core values: Honest, Dedication, and Service. Furthermore, the HDS “swoosh” relates to the organization’s forward thinking. “While we have been utilizing our tagline in our print material, we made it an official part of our logo,” Schwartz related. The tagline “innovative branding solutions” represents the HDS commitment to the consultative services they offer their clients. HDS Marketing is located just outside of Pittsburgh, PA and works with over 2,000 clients assisting them with their corporate identity and branding.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- July 1, 2005 Martin Bohinski, President, today released plans that HDS Marketing will be moving its headquarters, currently in Carnegie, PA to RIDC West near Pittsburgh International Airport. The scheduled move will take place in September, 2005. Bohinski indicated, “We have been looking to relocate for the last year simply because we have out grown our current facility.” HDS Marketing has grown consistently since 1992 and has developed a client base of over 2000 accounts. Bohinski said, “We arranged a deal that basically triples our size with only a 15 percent increase in expenses.” HDS will operate out of 35,000 square feet including a 2,500 square foot showroom. Bohinski indicated, “Besides the additional space, one of the best features of our offices will be our state of the art showroom in which our employees and clients can utilize as a resource center for ideas.” A research center and library will adjoin the showroom consisting of catalogs and computer terminals linked to promotional search engine websites. Bohinski exclaimed, “We’ve worked hard to put a comprehensive plan in place that will allow us to move over a weekend ending our operations in our current location on a Friday evening and beginning operations in our new location at 8 o’clock Monday morning. There should not be an interruption in service to our clients.” HDS plans on sending more detailed information about the move to their clients sometime in mid August.
HDS Named to Top 100 “Any company would be proud to be named to the Top 100, but we are honored to have achieved this for the sixth year in a row,” said Schwartz. Howard attributes the success of HDS to the company’s diverse employee base. “I believe in surrounding myself with great people and keeping them. Our turnover rate has been less than 5% since our incorporation leading to consistency with our clients. When a client calls, they get the same HDS associate that they have been work with for years.” HDS Marketing employs over 30 people coming from many different disciplines and plans to hire an additional 15 over the next year. The Pittsburgh business times will officially announce HDS’s ranking at their annual banquet on August 25, 2005. HDS ranked 61 st in 2000, 20 th in 2001, 12 th in 2002, 32 nd in 2003, and 16 th in 2004.
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