Proforma News

Proforma Opens Five New Offices in June 7/1/2010 CLEVELAND – Proforma, a leading North American provider of graphic communications solutions, is pleased to welcome five new Owners to our network.   More...

Proforma Named Top Distributor By Promo Marketing Magazine 5/26/2010 For the second consecutive year, Proforma is excited to announce the recent ranking as the Top Distributor by Promo Marketing magazine. Maintaining the top position, Proforma’s total sales in 2009 were $312 million with $234 million in promotional products sales.   More...

Proforma Named #2 Distributor By Counselor Magazine 5/6/2010 On the heels of a challenging economy, Proforma is excited to announce the company has been ranked the #2 Distributor by the Advertising Specialty Institute’s Counselor magazine.   More...

Proforma Opens Ten New Offices in March 4/6/2010 Proforma, a leading North American provider of graphic communications solutions, is pleased to welcome ten new Owners to our network.   More...

Proforma Partners with Global Source Link 3/9/2010 Proforma, a leader in the printing and promotional products industry announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Fort Scott, Kan. based, Global Source Link (GSL). This transaction will result in more than 100 GSL sales professionals becoming individual members of the Proforma Network.   More...

Proforma Inducts New Members to the Million and Multi-Million Dollar Clubs 3/1/2010 After what most would call a challenging economic year, the Proforma Million and Multi-Million Dollar Clubs have something to celebrate. With the addition of eleven new members to the Million Dollar Club and four new members to the Multi-Million Dollar Club, the prestigious group of Owners is heading to the Atlantis Resort and Spa on Paradise Island as a reward for their 2009 sales achievements.   More...

Proforma Ranked as Top Franchise by the Franchise Business Review 2/23/2010 Proforma is proud to announce their recognition as the Top Franchise in the Advertising & Sales Category and the 9th Top Franchise Opportunity for 2010, according to the Franchise Business Review.   More...

Multi-Million Dollar Distributors Transition Business to Proforma Fine Incentives 2/17/2010 Proforma is excited to announce that multi-million dollar distributors, Stanley Fine and Michel Egnal have joined the Proforma Family as Co-Owners of Proforma Fine Incentives. With more than 25 years of combined industry experience, Fine and Egnal have transitioned Carrollton, Texas based Fine Incentives, Inc. to Proforma.   More...

Proforma Opens Eight New Offices in January 2/4/2010 Proforma, a leading North American provider of graphic communications solutions, is pleased to welcome eight new Owners to our network.   More...

Proforma Founder Continues Education at ASI Dallas 1/25/2010 Greg Muzzillo, Founder of Proforma encourages printing and promotional products distributors to ‘Outsell Your Competition’ with your G.P.S. System at the 2010 ASI Dallas Show. Muzzillo will hold an educational session on Monday, February 1 from 9:45 – 10:45 am in room C152 to give sales professionals tangible tips for putting more money in their pockets, maximizing selli   More...

Proforma Founder Named to the Advertising Specialties Institute Advisory Board 1/8/2010 The Advertising Specialties Institute (ASI) announced yesterday that Greg Muzzillo, Founder of Proforma has been elected to the 2010 ASI Advisory Board which represents ASI’s more than 25,000 members.   More...

Proforma Climbs 29 Positions in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 12/28/2009 Climbing the ranks of Entrepreneur magazine's 31st Annual Franchise 500, Proforma jumped from #101 in 2009 to #72 in 2010. The Franchise 500 ranking is based on financial and statistical data from July 2008 through July 2009 evaluating the criteria of financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system.   More...

Proforma Featured in the November Issue of Wearables Magazine 12/4/2009 Proforma Founder, Greg Muzzillo and Co-Owner of Proforma Albrecht & Co., Fred Albrecht are featured in the November issue of Wearables Magazine.   More...

Proforma Featured in The Wall Street Journal 12/1/2009 Proforma was creative this year when developing perks to thank employees for a job well done in 2009. Not only will employees receive monthly breakfasts, the Proforma Executive Team will also scrape the snow off of employees’ cars several evenings this winter.   More...

Proforma Named #3 Top Distributor By Print Professional Magazine 11/25/2009 Proforma was recently named the #3 Top Distributor by Print Professional magazine. Included in the Top 10, for more than 10 years, Proforma has established a consistent presence in the annual listing of the Top 100 Distributors.   More...

Proforma Asks, “What Are you Thankful For?” 11/10/2009 Coming off of what was a challenging year for businesses and consumers alike, Proforma is turning the focus from the negative to the positive with the “What Are you Thankful For?” promotion. Launching on 11-10-09, the promotion encourages people across the country to submit photos of the things for which they are the most thankful. Photo submissions will be posted at http://bit.ly/thankful_pics, and new photos will be accepted until Thanksgiving, Novembe   More...

Proforma Founder Featured in the "A Talk with the Boss" Column 11/8/2009 Proforma’s Founder, Greg Muzzillo had a conversation with The Plain Dealer reporter, Marcia Pledger about the success of his company.   More...

Proforma Opens Ten New Offices in October 11/2/2009 Proforma, a leading North American provider of graphic communications solutions, is pleased to welcome ten new Owners to our network.   More...

John Calardo and Eric Marasco Highlighted in the October Issue of Counselor Magazine 10/7/2009 John Calardo, Owner of Proforma Grafix in Cincinnati, OH and Eric Marasco, Owner of Proforma Distinctive Marketing in Indianapolis, IN were included in the October issue of Counselor.   More...

Jeff Brooke Featured in the October Issue of Counselor Magazine 10/7/2009 Jeff Brooke, Owner of Proforma Business Builders in Peoria, IL, was recently featured in the article “Ink the Deal” in Counselor magazine.   More...

Proforma Opens Eight New Offices in September 10/1/2009 Proforma, a leading North American provider of graphic communications solutions, is pleased to welcome eight new Owners to our network.   More...

Proforma Executives to Teach at the University of Notre Dame 10/1/2009 Proforma’s Founder, Greg Muzzillo, CEO, Vera Muzzillo (class of 1986) and Vice President of Business Development, Frank Ciraci (MBA class of 1990) combine forces to teach the Entrepreneurial Franchise Development Deep-Dive Course to the University of Notre Dame Executive MBA Students on October 12th-16th.   More...

Proforma Opens 13 New Offices in August 9/1/2009 Proforma, a leading North American provider of graphic communications solutions, is pleased to welcome 13 new Owners to our network.   More...

Proforma Recognized as ‘Best Place to Work’ by Counselor magazine 8/28/2009 For the second year in a row, Proforma has been named one of the Best Places to Work by the Advertising Specialty Institute’s (ASI) Counselor magazine. This year Proforma moved up in the list and is ranked #41.   More...

Proforma Shows Benefits of Incentives in August Issue of Print Professional 8/26/2009 Proforma’s Million and Multi-Million Dollar Club is featured in the August issue of Print Professional magazine. In the article “The Bonus Round: Money, trips and other incentives make for good business,” Greg Muzzillo, Founder of Proforma highlights the Annual Proforma Million Dollar Club trips.   More...

Patrick Doyle Featured in Local Paper for Charity Work 8/26/2009 Patrick Doyle, Owner of Proforma Synergy in Pickering, ON, was featured in the Ajax-Pickering News Advertiser for his work distributing 2,000 toys and stuffed animals to local children.   More...

Proforma Named in Forbes ‘Top 20 Franchises to Start’ 8/25/2009 Proforma is recognized for a favorable survival rate, large Support Center Staff and low initial franchise fee by Forbes. Ranked #7 in the publication’s inaugural ‘Top 20 Franchises to Start,’ Proforma rises to the top as a good option for distributors and entrepreneurs who are looking to get into business for themselves, but not by themselves.   More...

Suzette Albrecht Featured in the September Issue of Corporate Logo 8/21/2009 Suzette Albrecht, Co-Owner of Proforma Albrecht & Co. in Milford, OH, is featured in the September issue of Corporate Logo. In her byline article, "Valuing Voice: Strengthen your company through great staff communication," Suzette highlights seven key factors for reducing staff turnover and fostering a productive working environment.   More...

Dan Stenchever Highlighted in the August Issue of Advantages 8/17/2009 Dan Stenchever, Owner of Proforma Garden State Graphics in Glen Rock, NJ, was recently featured in the article '5 Hottest Marketing Trends.' He was included under the Hot Trend: Mobile & Experimental Marketing section for his work on Wise Foods Inc.'s 'Big City Crunch' Promotion at the Mets-Reds game at Citi Field in Flushing, NY.   More...

John Siracusa Featured in Wearables Magazine 8/17/2009 John Siracusa, senior account representative at Proforma MOSA Enterprises in Oakland, NJ is featured in the August 2009 issue of Wearables for his charity work with the National Guard.   More...

Six Proforma Owners Named to the 2009 Inc. 5000 List 8/12/2009 In the past year, Proforma Owners did not get the memo that the economy was slow. As the competition was struggling, Proforma Owners were growing which is proven by the number of them appearing on the Inc. 5000 list for 2009. Proforma placed six Owners on the list, doubling the number of Owners who appeared in 2008.   More...