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Visions, Ink. Celebrates 30th Anniversary; Welcomes New Staff

April 2009 – This year Visions, Ink. will celebrate its 30th year in business. Since opening their doors in 1979, they have been committed to providing the highest level of quality marketing services to the credit union community.

During the past 30 years, Visions has grown from three employees to a one-stop shop with 25 staff members. Today, Visions can handle credit union marketing promotions from concept and design to printing and mailing all under the same roof.

To celebrate their 30th anniversary and to show their clients how much they are appreciated, Visions is offering a $300 coupon to both existing and new clients for their next project. Clients will receive $300 off the design of a custom piece started after Feburary 1, 2009, and completed before July 1, 2009.* To find out more about this special offer or to obtain a coupon, call 866-844-4775.

In addition to the anniversary celebration, they welcome new sales representative Mike Mohney to the team. Mike joins sales team members Maggie Fielding, Holly Foster, Mike Newman and Chris Johnson.

Mike first began working with credit unions in 1999 while employed by Liberty Check Printers, and later for Innovative Strategic Solutions, a CUSO based in Rockville, Md. Mike hits the ground running with more than 10 years of experience in the credit union industry. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Communications from the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

To find out more about what's happening at Visions, call 301-868-9577 or visit their new website at www.visionsink.com.

*This coupon may only be redeemed once per credit union up to a value of $300 on a single project. The coupon does not apply to Online Store pieces.

Four Visions Clients Receive Marketing Awards

June 18, 2008 – Congratulations to First Financial of Maryland FCU, Del-One FCU and Transportation FCU each for receiving a 2008 Credit Union Executives Society (CUES) Golden Mirror Award. Congratulations also to Fed Choice FCU for winning an American Marketing Association Award.

CUES Golden Mirror Awards

Each year CUES recognizes credit union marketers nationwide in 25 categories for the creativity and success of their marketing campaigns and stand-alone pieces. Applicants must be able to prove their campaign or stand-alone piece was successful by providing data on the cost of the campaign and the return on investment. The results for Visions clients were:

• First Financial of Maryland FCU, First Place, Direct Marketing/Mail Single category, Assets $351 to $700 million
• Del-One FCU, Award of Merit, Membership Kits, Assets less than $350 million
• Transportation FCU, Award of Merit, Newsletters, Assets $150 to $350 million

Each year the MDDCCUA recognizes credit union staff and volunteers who creatively market and communicate products, services and activities to members. The results for Visions clients were:

• KC Councils FCU, Best Newsletter, Assets under $20 million
• KC Councils FCU, Best Annual Report, Assets under $20 million
• KC Councils FCU, Best Marketing Campaign, Assets under $20 million
• E&P FCU, Best Marketing Campaign, Assets $20 to $50 million

Visions, Ink. Celebrates 29 Years of Service to Credit Unions by Re-Branding

We may have a different look, but we still offer the same quality products and services including:

• Creative Development
• Project Management
• Copywriting, Editing and Proofreading
• Graphic Design, Illustration and Photograph
• Corporate Identity and Branding
• Web Design, Coding and Flash Animation
• Printing, Mailing and Bindery
• Data Analysis and Focus Groups
• Marketing Consultations