AOPD Welcomes New Business Partner Zebra Pen Corporation
St. Charles, IL (March 1, 2019) – AOPD is pleased to announce that the AOPD Board of Directors has approved Zebra Pen Corporation as their newest Business Partner. With over 115 years of excellence behind them, Zebra Pen is leading the way with a wide range of quality writing products including its Steel®, Sarasa®, and Z-Grip®.
“Zebra Pen is extremely excited to partner with AOPD and the opportunity to expand our relationship with the important dealer base that they represent,” said Brian Kerrigan, Zebra’s National Sales Manager. He continued, “Zebra’s expansive product offering of writing instruments and strategic approach to vertical markets are poised to enhance both local and national account sales opportunities.”
AOPD Executive Director, Mark Leazer, stated, “On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff of AOPD, I am pleased to welcome Zebra Pen to the AOPD family of Supplier Business Partners. In this dynamic time of change and disruption in the Business Products Industry, manufacturers such as Zebra continue to see value in the work that the AOPD network of Dealers are doing to bring growth opportunities to the IDC. AOPD Business Partners are sharing in the success of our sales and marketing efforts to regional and national accounts. We are looking forward to our new relationship with Zebra which will begin with their participation in our upcoming Annual Meeting, “Engage 2019”, March 10-13 in Carlsbad, CA.”
Kerrigan concluded, “Zebra has been a staple in the commercial market for over 30 years; today we are as focused, if not more, on continuing our support of the dealer basis. This partnership with AOPD is an example of that importance and we are excited to begin what we anticipate to be a long and prosperous relationship.”