Bill Orleans, President of PP&D Brochure Distribution, is proud to announce he has purchased the Blue Map and nineteen brochure display locations, including the Church Street Marketplace Information Kiosk, from Brant Dinkin, owner of Information Gallery.
"I’ve admired the Information Gallery displays and The Blue Map for decades. Brant has done a great job promoting Burlington businesses for a long time. I look forward to assisting his clients and the tourism community to continue those efforts,’’ says Orleans.
The brochure distribution locations include the Church Street Kiosk, six Lake Champlain Ferry Docks, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne Vineyards, Vermont Teddy Bear, University Mall, The Courtyard Burlington Harbor Marriott, and the new Hotel Vermont.
‘Bill and his locally-owned and independent organization’ is the ideal choice to continue this’ responsibility as well as the Blue Map. Bill is an integral long-standing part of our community and has been a highly regarded specialist in the’ field of brochure’ distribution’ for over thirty years,’’ says Dinkin.
Dinkin has operated the Blue Map and Information Gallery for thirty years. He had a staff of eleven. Many of the staff, including Sales Director Kit Antinozzi, Distributor Chuck Conn, Art Director Anne Linton, and Church Street Booth Manager George Commo will be continuing to work with PP&D Brochure Distribution.
PP&D, headquartered on Pine Street in Burlington, was founded in 1981. They currently distribute in the Burlington area as well.’ ‘I am very pleased to add these new displays to our routes. We will better serve our current clients and offer a wider variety of brochures to the new host locations.’
PP&D currently has seven employees. They have over 700 brochure displays in Vermont, New York and New Hampshire. Some of their over 300 clients include: Lake Champlain Chamber, Magic Hat Brewery, Church Street Marketplace, Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont Gift Barn, Spirit of Ethan Allen, Skinny Pancake, Ben & Jerry’s, Jay Peak Resort, Cabot Creamery and the Vermont Attractions Association.
Source: PP&D 11.7.2013
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