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EPWI Presents 2012 Vendor And Rep Of The Year Awards DENVER, Colo. – Engine & Performance Warehouse (EPWI) recently named its 2012 Vendor Of The Year and Representative Of The Year at an awards dinner held during EPWI’s annual summer conference Aug. 8 in Vail, Colo. Federal-Mogul was named the EPWI 2012 Vendor of the Year. Daniel DiTommaso, director of branded sales; Brent Fletcher, regional sales manager; and Dan Molde, regional sales manager; accepted the award for FederalMogul, which is EPWI’s largest engine parts supplier. The annual Vendor of the Year award is presented to the supplier or manufacturer based on performance scores during the prior year in seven categories. Categories include distribution/sales policies, pricing policies, inventory, returns, labor claims, office support and shipping/packaging. Past recipients of this award include S.A. Gear, Total Seal, Pioneer, B&P Rods, COMP Cams, Cylinder Head Center, Clevite Engine Parts, Dura-Bond Bearing Co., Damper Doctor, Melling Engine Parts, Joe Gibbs Racing, Howard Enterprises, SB International and Hastings Piston Rings. Engine & Performance Warehouse named the late Jerry Nunez of Innovative Marketing Services as the EPWI 2012 Representative of the Year. Nunez, founder of Innovative Marketing Services, is the only repeat winner for this award. Nunez passed away in November. His wife, Lynne Trimble, now heads IMS and accepted this award during the Thursday night dinner. The Rep of the Year is selected annually, on a rotating basis by region, using combined votes based on performance scores during the prior year in three categories: sales support, distribution philosophies, and timely and accurate followthrough. Engine & Performance Ware-
Engine & Performance Warehouse named the late Jerry Nunez of Innovative Marketing Services as the EPWI 2012 Representative of the Year. His wife, Lynne Trimble, now heads IMS and accepted this award.
house is a full-service warehouse distributor specializing in engine kits and parts, high-performance parts, related components and shop supplies. Founded in 1972, EPWI serves customers from warehouses
in Denver, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Anaheim, Oakland, Portland (Ore.), Tacoma and Anchorage. EPWI is a member of the Engine Pro distributor network.
My DENSO Rewards Program Now Available On Web-Enabled Mobile Devices LONG BEACH, Calif. – My DENSO Rewards, a sales incentive program for warehouse distributors, jobbers and professional technicians who sell and install DENSO cabin air filters and wiper blades, now has mobile enhanced functionality making the program even easier to participate in and benefit from. “The mobile functionality is a huge benefit to our customers who can now access the program from just about any device with Internet access,” said John Doran, senior manager, marketing and product management group. “Most of the features available online, are now available on the go!” Using a Web-enabled mobile device, customers simply access the Internet using the mobile browser and visit the rewards program website at www.MyDENSOrewards.com to monitor their point balance, view program rules and information, redeem snap codes and update personal profiles. Claims also can be entered, however, it’s recommended that customers use their desktop computers for faster processing time. Announced earlier this year by DENSO Products and Services Americas Inc., the My DENSO Rewards program runs through Nov. 30 for DENSO warehouse distributors, jobbers and technicians in the United States and Canada. Participants earn rewards points, redeemable for more than 2,500 items for customers in the United States and more than 600 items in Canada, when they sell or install First Time Fit Cabin Air Filters or Wiper Blades.
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