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Otis Technology Gun Care

Lyons Falls, NY --(Ammoland.com)- Otis Technology, manufacturer and industry leader in firearms cleaning systems and accessories is pleased to announce a new partnership with Sokol Associates to provide sales support for dealers, catalog customers, and distributors in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes Regions effective January 1, 2012.

Based in Oakdale, Minnesota, Sokol Associates is an award-winning sales agency that has represented premium sporting goods brands for over thirty years. The Sokol Associates team includes an active field sales staff to represent the Otis brand within the territory and will also represent Otis Technology at the store and customers’ headquarter levels.

“We are excited to take our customer focus to the next level in this area of the country,” says Otis’ Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Len Nelson “and our partnership with Sokol Associates will allow us to best deliver the sales excellence that our customers expect from Otis. Sokol Associates’ reputation for best-in-class service aligns very well with Otis’ core values of quality service to all of our customers.”

Sokol Associates

President of Sokol Associates, Paul Sokol commented, “We are extremely enthused with the opportunity to work with Otis Technology and their sales management team. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship.”

Otis will continue to support marketing, customer service, and warranty support through their Lyons Falls, New York facility.

Otis Technology is known for manufacturing the most advanced gun cleaning systems available.

The superior Breech-to-Muzzle design combined with unmatched quality has positioned Otis as the gun care system of choice with the US Military. Otis Technology is SMART GUN CARE. Visit: otisgun.com

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Swarovski Optik

Cranston, Rhode Island --(Ammoland.com)- SWAROVSKI OPTIK NORTH AMERICA has announced the hiring of four new sales representatives to join their direct sales force for the Southeast, South, Central and Northeast territories.

These new representatives will serve as the primary outside sales and service contact for accounts within their assigned territory; identifying and maximizing sales opportunities, promoting the brand, ensuring proper merchandising of displays, and product training.

Gray Farnsworth – Southeast Territory Sales Representative
Gray has worked in the outdoor industry on a part-time basis as a Pro-Staffer for Dunkin Lewis since 2002, and has been very successful as a real estate agent.

She began working consumer shows for SWAROVSKI OPTIK in 2004 and was selected for SWAROVSKI OPTIK’S Field Tech Team in 2006.

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She is an avid naturalist and huntress and enjoys everything from the Carolina swamps to the excitement of big game in Africa.

Mike Canzian – South Territory Sales Representative
Mike has over 27 years of experience working in the sporting goods industry; he spent 18 years working for the nation’s largest distributor of hunting and fishing products as a Sales Representative, Sales Manager and Account Executive and also as a Territory Manager for one of the outdoor industry’s most respected agencies in Dunkin Lewis, Inc.

This experience coupled with his upbringing in a hunting family make him a natural to provide his customers with the knowledge and service that they need in order to grow their business.

Christopher Gosselin – Northeast Territory Sales Representative
Chris is an avid hunter and outdoorsman whose career spans nearly 20 years in the firearms industry. Starting his career as a competition shooter, he has successfully applied his shooting knowledge and experience to help many leading firearms manufacturers grow sales, improve customer service and enhance their product lines.

Chris is an experienced firearms instructor and certified Range Safety Officer. He taught at the Sig Sauer Training Academy and currently holds an Armorer certification from nearly every major firearms manufacturer.

Blandford Bolte – Central Territory Sales Representative
Blandford is a lifelong hunter and wildlife watcher in both Virginia and North Carolina, where he has had the good fortune to benefit from many different hunting environments.

His sales career began in the lumber industry, where he worked for several prominent manufacturers. He enjoys working together with customers to become valued business partners.

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