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Expansion and Strategy: Looking West

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Fresh off a record-setting year, Namify™ Chairman, Bryan Welton Jr., announced their approval for expansion into a second U.S. branch location, to be opened up March 8th in Portland, Oregon. Additionally, the Board of Directors selected inside-hire David Komp to spearhead the expansion as Branch Manager of the Portland office.
Namify LLC is nationally recognized for their promotional manufacturing (screen
printing, embroidery, engraving , wide-format printing, etc), graphic design, and brand management services. The branch location in Portland is intended as the first of many regional locations to come, as Namify™ prepares to offer even more direct service to a growingly dynamic customer base.

“Our business is to vitalize people’s brands, the very concepts that are dear and guarded by our customers, and to do it more efficiently than anyone else in America,” explained Welton. “These additional locations will allow us to increase our availability, visibility, and trust-relationships with clients in their own market area.”

Namify CEO, Christopher Jensen, was pleased with the unanimous choice of David Komp for the Branch Manager position. “David has a great sense for business, he has a winning attitude, and above all he understands how important Customer Service is to our team,” said Jensen.

Mr. Komp is currently employed as the Customer Service Manager at Namify™ headquarters in Springville, UT. Having been with the company for two years, he will finish out his given responsibilities in Utah at the end of February, and prepare for the ribbon cutting ceremony in Portland two weeks later.

“Opening the Portland branch will be an amazing opportunity,” said Komp. “It is a
diverse, yet very tight-knit metropolitan area where we have quite a large grouping of clients. The face-to-face interaction there will allow me to do what I love most … building relationships and making those same people look smart and amazing.”

Initially, Namify™ intends to house processes at each location that allow for 24-hour turnaround on small to mid-size jobs, and then cooperate with headquarters to meet any high-volume needs.

The store location in Portland, as well as the details of their ribbon cutting ceremony will be released at a later time. Worldwide, Namify™ serves over 120,000 customers, including over 60% of Fortune 500 businesses.

A Monumental Celebration

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This year’s Christmas Party was fun-filled with lasting tributes, pivotal announcements, and loads of laughs.

The unveiling of the new name and company logo evoked standing applause from an audience of 400 employees and guests, gathered at company headquarters in Springville, Utah. The excitement, in part, was attributed to now having a solid name to accurately depict our broadened capabilities. Originally founded as The Nametag Source in 2001, then changed to Namifiers in 2006, Namify has far outgrown its beginnings of just making nametags and placards for other local businesses. Over the past decade, we have incorporated an array of in-house processes that empower clients from all industries to handle their branding needs with one universally-competitive producer.

“We feel strongly that altering our brand to Namify will sure up our relevancy in the global marketplace,” Welton explained in a separate interview. “We are very well-rooted on the manufacturing side, but we have also dedicated an equally-aggressive pace to pre and post-production support in terms of graphic design, brand management, search engine optimization, and other marketing services. To ‘namify’ and to brand are synonymous; we capture the whole experience into one affordable, client-driven solution.”

Mr. Welton revealed that our company will press forward under the executive direction of Christopher R. Jensen, who has occupied our position of Chief Operations Officer for the previous eight years. Having been with the company from its founding, Jensen was the clear candidate to help maximize Namify’s impact in the coming years.

“It is always humbling and exhilarating to step into this type of a role,” said Jensen. “We have such a great mentor, associate, and friend in Bryan, and I am very enthused to further execute strategy with him and the Board of Directors to grow the Namify family.”

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Scott Bishop was mildly excited to win an ipad

Lots of laughs courtesy of Cary Long

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Namify Employee of the Year: Kevin Wright

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Jen Larios rewarded for a record-breaking performance

A heart-felt tribute to our mentor and friend Bryan L. Welton, Jr

Employee of the Year: Kevin Wright

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Congratulations to Kevin Wright for being selected as both our Employee of the Month for December andthe Namify Employee of the Year for 2011. Kevin has been with Namify for over 4 years, working in both Production and Sales. He has proven himself as an assertive leader in Sales, setting most every individual sales record in the company.

Kevin is originally from Anaheim, CA. He has been married for a year and a half and recently built a home in Spanish Fork about six months ago. He is big sportsfan … loves to play golf and watch both BYU sports and his brother play high school basketball. The things that Kevin enjoys most about Namify are the great people, the fun atmosphere, and the “sky’s the limit” type of opportunity.

Favorite Season: Golf season
Self-Description in 3-5 words: Awesome, Intelligent, Dominating Sales Person
Where he plans to go with his 2 ROUND TRIP TICKETS to anywhere in theworld: England

Employee of the Month: Trevor Watts

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Congratulations to Trevor Watts for being voted as our Employee of the Month of November! Trevor has been with Namifiers since August as a proofer in Graphics. He is also a student at Provo College in the Graphic and Web Design program and has one year left before he graduates. If he’s not spending time with his family, Trevor says he’s pretty much doing all things design related, whether it’s learning or creating. His favorite thing about working for Namifiersis that he gets to know lots of good people, and learn the production end of design as he enjoys learning how to design things so that they are print-ready from the start.

Fun Facts:
Favorite Season: Autumn
Nickname: I’ve always been really thin, so people used to call me “T-bone.” That didn’t stick after High School, though.
Self-Description in 3-5 words: I’m a fun guy.

Adding A Little Flavor

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Our “Hydrify” station is up and running … and quickly becoming the favorite pit stop throughout the day-to-day. In addition to the variety of Coke and Pepsi products that are now free to consume, on Mondays and Wednesdays, employees are welcome come get a Beef Hotdog from the hotdog cooker during their lunch hours.

Plus, this past month we held a Pulled-Pork Sandwich Party to coronate the new favorite area. Thanks again to our Admin team and to everyone for making Namifiers an even cooler place to work.

Employee of the Month: DeAnne Wood

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Congratulations to DeAnne Wood for being voted as our Employee of the Month for October! DeAnne has been working with Namifiers for two years as a Sales Executive. She is from Las Vegas, has been married to her husband for almost 3 years, and is expecting a baby boy in February! DeAnne’s favorite thing about Namifiers is that she loves the people here. Outside of work, she enjoys the outdoors (at least in nice weather . . . once winter comes around she says she becomes a hermit ).

Favorite Season: Fall!!!

Halloween Workspace Decorating Contest

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When: October 3-31, 2011 with winners announced at the Halloween Party

Where: Your office, desk, pod, line, etc.

Who may participate: All Namifiers employees. You may choose to participate individually or as a team with you area.
Please be smart with safety: no open flames, sharp objects, tripping hazards, etc. Also, please use sticky putty or tape; no excessive nail holes.

Prizes will be awarded for winners in various categories. See the flyers for more details!

Racin’ for Greyson

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Friends and supporters from all over gathered at Foothill Elementary on September 24th to participate in Racin’ For Greyson. This event, conceived by our CEO Bryan Welton Jr., offered a chance for the Namifiers family to come together for one of their own. As you know, the namesake for the race is Greyson Brown, son of Joe Brown in our Graphics Department. Greyson’s rare health condition leaves him teetering a foggy line for the future, but with more research and treatment, the family and physicians can better assess and increase his chance for survival.

It was truly touching to get behind such a cause, and more touching to witness the generosity of so many, including complete strangers. Over 300 people stepped up to contribute to this fund raiser, whether by participating in the race, volunteering their time, sponsoring, or making donations.

We’re please to note that out of the Namifiers race participants, CEO Bryan Welton outpaced the rest to finish line. For his victory, Bryan received a commemorative Racin’ For Greyson 1st Place plaque and brag ging rights as “King of Fitness” here at work. Will we see another victorious when we hold the event again next year … well, that depends on you.

Thank you to all those helped make it a success for Greyson!

Mitchel Rodeback on Stage

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On Tuesday, September 6th at 7:00pm, Mitchel Rodeback, son of our very own Karen Rodeback will be performing LIVE at Comedy Sportz in Provo (36 West Center St.). Tickets are only $1 at the door to come enjoy the loads of laughs and support these aspiring comedians. Mitchel is a graduate of the “Comedy Boot Camp” that is held in Salt Lake City and is also a part of the newly formed Improv Club at Provo High.

Namifiers Hosts Utah Business Leaders

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On August 17th, Namifiers hosted the UV Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors meeting here at their Springville facility. The Chamber Board consists of 50 business and educational leaders from all over Utah County, and they meet each month to further initiatives to make Utah Valley a better place to live and do business. The board members were very generous in their compliments of our facility, production capabilities, and the overall organization of the event.

Calling All Volunteers!

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Our 5K Run, Racin’ For Greyson, is coming up fast and we want to ask for your help in spreading the word. Saturday, September 24th is the magic date and everything will kick off at Foothill Elementary School (921 North 1240 East) in Orem, UT at 7:30am.

If you are willing to contribute, here are some ways to get involved …

1. Register for the race online and run/walk for the cause. All the proceeds go to the Greyson Foundation.

2. Post an announcement for the event on your Facebook or Twitter account.

3. Volunteer to distribute flyers in your neighborhood or at any clubs or other organizations you participate in outside of work. We have stacks of ¼ sheet flyers ready to take in the Graphics Department.

4. Think of specific friends or relatives that would come out and run, and email them

Heroism and Social Media

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Most of you are aware that we post challenges on our Namifiers Facebook page each Wednesday and give away weekly prizes. Well, this last month, this practice actually made a big difference for one of our non-profit customers representing the cause, Montgomery Stop Trafficking Now, which fights to prevent illegal exploitation of children. They were following our weekly posts and ended up winning a 4’ x 8’ Banner to help publicize their upcoming events. Their organization expressed deep gratitude for the sign and a great willingness to spread the word about Namifiers.

Employee of the Month: Jordan Draper

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Congratulations to Jordan Draper for being voted as our Employee of the Month of September! Jordan has been with Namifiers for 14 months, working with our Textile Printing. Jordan is from American Fork, Utah and is the 5th out of 6 children. One of his favorite hobbies includes fly fishing (a convenient hobby to have in Utah).

Fun Facts:
Favorite Season: Print Season
Self-Description in 3-5 words: Most Awesomest Ever

Namifiers Spotlighted in the Springville City Blog

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The Springville City Blog highlights companies when they are impressed with their products or services. Check out what they had to say about Namifiers! http://springvilleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/namifiers.html

Racin’ for Greyson

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Many of you are well acquainted with our talented Director of Graphics, Joe Brown. You may or may not be as familiar with his wife and children, particularly the condition of their youngest, Greyson.

Greyson was born in 2009 with a singularly rare disease that was ultimately deemed closest to Nemaline Myopathy. The symptoms include low muscle tone, respiratory weakness, and intestinal difficulties . . . these alone can be very difficult for adults to deal with, but to small children, it is particularly life-threatening because of the way it leaves one defenseless against other illnesses.

Shortly after birth, it became very apparent that Greyson’s bout would be a race against time to diagnose and determine the right, ongoing treatment to help him survive.

Our CEO, Bryan Welton Jr., has kept close tabs on Greyson’s condition and progress. And, understanding the weightiness of such a challenge, has asked to rally our Namifiers “family” to help put on a community event to celebrate and support the most worthy cause of all … life.

On Saturday, September 24th, 2011, Namifiers will direct a 5K Fun Run to benefit the Greyson Foundation, furthering the treatment and research towards this unique illness. The event will kick off at 8am from Foothill Elementary School (921 North 1240 East) in Orem, UT.

We encourage all Namifiers to get involved to make this a success for one of our own. We’ll need many volunteers the morning of to ensure that things go smoothly. If you are willing and able to help for a few hours that morning, please notify Melanie Hansen at Melanie@Namifiers. com. Those wanting to participate in the run can register at namifiers.com/5KforGreyson. Tell your families and friends!

Namifiers Lands on Inc. 5000 for 5th Year in a Row

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New York’s own Inc. Magazine selected Namifiers to the Inc. 5000 for the 5th year in a row. The Inc 5000 list is an annual publication that touts the fastest growing private companies in America. The eligible companies are evaluated by revenue growth over the previous three fiscal years. Namifiers has been featured on the list each year since 2007, with it’s best ranking coming at #717. This years official rankings will be made available to the public towards the end of August.

Springville Chamber Business of the Month

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Namifiers was awarded Business of the Month for the month of August by the Springville Chamber of Commerce. The selection committee chose Namifiers for its positive impact locally with job growth, economic stimulation, and community involvement. Namifiers had received the honor once before in 2007.

Employee of the Month: Melanie Hansen

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Congratulations to Melanie Hansen for being voted as our Employee of the Month of August! Melanie has been with Namifiers for 7 months and works as a Marketing Assistant. She is from Payson, UT and graduated from BYU with a degree in Piano Performance. Melanie loves to travel and has been to 3 continents so far. One of Melanie’s favorite things about working at Namifiers is the variety of projects she is involved with.

Fun Facts:

Nickname: My nieces and nephews call me Aunt Melly
Self-Description in 3-5 words: Cultured, Driven, Loving, Problem-Solver, Globetrotter

Namifiers Named Chamber Business of the Month – Reposted from the Springville Independent News

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Robb Hicken wrote the following article that was placed in the Springville Independent Times:

“Bryan Welton stands beneath the hoop at the west backboard in the gymnasium inside the Namifiers building on 900 North in Springville. As Namifiers’ CEO, he said it’s important for all his employees to remain healthy.

“We put this gym into our building to develop team spirit and to promote healthy activity among our employees,” he said. As a 30-something executive of one of the fastest-growing companies in Springville, Welton encourages employees to be mentally and physically creative when they come to work.

“We had a ‘Jimmer Day’ on the basketball court,” he said, referring to Brigham Young University basketball standout Jimmer Fredette. “We couldn’t get him to come here, but we had a cutout of him present.”

Namifiers has an international presence, yet lacks immediate name recognition among residents of Utah Valley. Most recently, however, the Springville Chamber of Commerce presented the company with its Business of the Month Award for July. Chamber president Brian Miner said the chamber takes pride in acknowledging the businesses it has in the community.

Founded in 2001, this full-service marketing center provides screen and large-format printing, engraving, embroidering and marketing solutions. It had more than $14 million in business last year and expects to do between $18 and $20 million in the coming year. Its projected growth is between 30 and 50 percent this coming year.

“When we told our board we were only going to have 50 percent growth this year, they didn’t know what to expect,” Welton said, leaning against the chest-high planning table in his office. “They’d been accustomed to seeing 200 percent growth.”

Welton said, with emphasis on the 2008 downturn, that the 40 percent growth they have been experiencing is almost unheard of in a recession period. However, the customer service, availability of product and fast turnaround has earned Namifiers an international reputation. He said they have more than 120,000 clients at present, and that number is growing daily.

Brad Gasaway, vice president for marketing, said it’s quick turnaround that has drawn many customers.

“We had a group from New York call and order name tags and lanyards for a convention they were having,” he said as an example of service to customers. “They hadn’t ordered enough and they needed them that same day. We made special air shipment for the delivery that same afternoon .”

Namifiers burst on to the market at approximately the same time as e-commerce exploded. The way Welton puts it, the business started in a 7,000-square-foot warehouse in Provo, then moved to a 80,000-square-foot warehouse in Springville and is now in the process of expanding into a 250,000-square-foot facility. A location for the facility has not been selected.

Gasaway said this circumstance was a bit extreme, but it clearly shows the capacity of the company to develop and deliver. The Internet has made it convenient to order, oversee the development and sign off on the project.

“Automatic notifications are sent to the customer so the order can be made and shipped,” he said.

Namifiers developed a running shirt to wick away perspiration and provide quicker cool-down. Welton said the outfit has been a combination of experimentation and consumer input over the past four years.

“We just talked to the people who were using the shirts,” he said. “Now, we’re keeping a number of them on hand, to aid with the turnaround.”

These Wickify running shirts are always sought after during the fall clearance sale, Gasaway said. Namifiers LLC is headquartered in Springville at 280 W. 900 North. For more information, visit www.namifiers.com.”

July Employee of the Month: Suzy Chriswell

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Congratulations to Suzy Chriswell for being voted as our Employee of the Month for July! Suzy has been working as a Branding Expert at Namifiers since April 2010. She was born in Indiana and was recently married in December. She loves her husband and when she talks about him she says he’s so great he’s practically a superhero. Some of Suzy’s favorite things about working here are the people, the parties, and the free massages. Outside of work, Suzy enjoys mountain biking, swimming, cooking and reading.

Fun Facts:
Favorite Season: Fall
Nickname: I actually go by my nickname. My full name is Suzanne, but the only
person who calls me that is my Grandmother.
Self-Description in 3-5 words: Hard-working optimist who loves life.

June Employee of the Month: Robli Bell

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Congratulations to Robli Bell for being voted as our June Employee of the Month. Robli has worked as a Branding Expert in our Customer Service Department at Namifiers for almost four months. Born in Ogden, UT, Robli is now living in Provo while her husband is going to school. The thing Robli enjoys most about working at Namifiers is the people she works with. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing games, and camping.

Fun Facts:
Nickname: My grandpa has called me Peanut since I was a baby.
Self-Description in 3-5 words: Just plain awesome!
Favorite Season: Summer

May Employee of the Month: Abraham Soria

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Congratulations to Abraham Soria for being voted as our Employee of the Month of May. Abraham has been with Namifiers for 3 years, processing vinyl banners and signs at our Wide Format Printing station. He was born in Monterey, Mexico as the 10^th of 11 children. Some of Abraham’s favorite things about working here are his co-workers, the company parties, and paycheck Fridays. Outside of work, he enjoys sports and spending time with his family.

Fun Facts:
Nickname: Zurdo or Papa Pio
Self-Description in 3-5 words: Smart, Speedy . . . Superman.

March Employee of the Month: Kristina Kayda

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Congratulations to Kristina Kayda for being voted as our Employee of the Month for March! Kristina is one of our Branding Experts in Customer Service, having worked here at Namifiers for seven months. Kristina is originally from Norco, California, but moved to Utah three years ago with all three of her wonderful children. Her favorite part of working at Namifiers is her co-workers.

Fun Facts:

Favorite pastime: I love doing anything outdoors
You in 3-5 words: Positive, Energetic, Competitive, and Smooth
Favorite season: Spring

February Employee of the Month: Vanessa Alldredge

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Congratulations to Vanessa Alldredge for being voted as our Employee of the Month for February. Vanessa is a Pod Leader for team Awesome in our Sales/Customer Service Department. She has worked for Namifiers for a year and a half. Vanessa was born in Southern Utah, but grew up in Provo and Orem. She is a mother of two children, Takoda (9) and Sidney (3). Vanessa’s favorite part of working at Namifiers is the positive energy and team-driven attitude of the employees… and the paycheck also comes in handy.

Fun Facts:

Favorite pastime: I love hiking, fishing, hunting, and camping.

Self-description: Fun, outgoing, and hardworking.

Favorite season: I like all of them but Winter. The snow is just not for me.

Namifiers to Exhibit at Upcoming ARA Show in Las Vegas

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Namifiers will be exhibiting at the 2011 ARA International Awards Market Show from Feb 23-25. Each year, 3,500 awards and engraving professionals from all over the world gather in Las Vegas to see the newest products and trends. Among the products we will be showcasing are: Nametag Backings and Accessories—like the Green Magnet—and our business class badge printers, the XID Series.