April 19, 2012 - PRSA-Nashville
Southwestern Advantage was recognized by the Public Relations Society of America – Nashville Chapter at the 26th Annual Parthenon Awards in Nashville in two areas. The Parthenon Awards recognize Middle Tennessee’s public relations practitioners and the quality and results ... Read More
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Take the Stairs book #1
Southwestern Consulting’s Rory Vaden’s new book, Take the Stairs, hit the #1 spot worldwide in all categories including the Best Sellers in Books category on Amazon! It was also #1 on the Barnes and Nobles listings in all categories. In Take the Stairs, Rory focuses on the importanc... Read More
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Trinity Taylor, MTSU - senior: Marketing
From over 2,700 college students, Middle Tennessee State University senior Trinity Taylor was honored as the 2011 Student Excellence Award winner by Southwestern Advantage™ in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to the award and recognition, Taylor, a Chapel Hill, TN native, will receive a $1,00... Read More
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Great American Opportunities, Inc. aquires QSP, Inc.
John Davis, President of Great American Opportunities, Inc., and Henry Bedford, CEO of Southwestern/Great American, Inc. announced the acquisition of QSP, Inc., QSP Canada and eFundraising last week. All QSP assets and business will be part of the deal. The QSP sales for... Read More
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Southwestern Advantage to appear on TODAY Show on December 12, 2011
Southwestern Advantage had the privilege once again this year to take part in the TODAY Show’s annual Holiday Toy Drive. This was Southwestern’s 7th year to participate. Former Southwestern Advantage Dealer, and now Southwestern’s current Online Product Manager, Hale... Read More
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Student dealers make a difference
On the most recent company-wide incentive trip, the Southwestern Advantage dealers went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The trip featured three days of ‘Share The Advantage‘ service projects that allowed each sales group to give back to the local community. Day 1 Summary – RISE Orphana... Read More
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50 years with the Better Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau of Middle Tennessee celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. In 1961, Southwestern, along with 509 other Middle Tennessee businesses pledged $50,200 for the first year’s operating budget for the new charter of incorporation for a Better Business Bureau as approved ... Read More
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Nashville Business Journal; Sept. 16, 2011
Southwestern continues to grow their family of companies. The Nashville Business Journal has ranked Southwestern Company in their Top Private Companies Ranking for 2011. Southwestern has been ranked #23 with a 20.07% growth in revenue from 2007 to 2010 and is recognized by the Busi... Read More
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Working with inner-city Miami youth
On June 5, Southwestern Advantage executives and hundreds of other direct selling executives converged on the YWCA of Greater Miami-Dade by the busload. The charitable event was sponsored by the Direct Selling Education Foundation (DSEF). It has become an annual event for dire... Read More
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Trey Campbell a finalist for the 2011 NELA Award
Trey Campbell, Southwestern Company's Director of Communications, is a finalist for an award from the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. The Nashville Chamber and Young Professionals Nashville announced finalists in 14 industry categories for the 2011 Nashville Emerging Leaders Awards. This r... Read More
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Fifth award for consumer blog
Southwestern Company’s consumer blog was recognized as one of the Achievement in Marketing (AIM) award winners by the Nashville chapter of the American Marketing Association (NAMA). The awards are a celebration of the work the elite marketers in Middle Tennessee produce, and more importan... Read More
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Southwestern Advantage recognized by local PR society
Southwestern Advantage has been recognized with two Awards of Merit at the 25th Annual Parthenon Awards by the Public Relations Society of America - Nashville Chapter (PRSA-Nashville). The annual awards recognize the best public relations programs and projects in Middle Tennessee.&nbs... Read More
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For every subscription of Southwestern Advantage Online a student dealer sells, one will be donated.
One of the traits that has always defined the Southwestern Advantage Internship Program and the student dealers is service, and specifically, being service-minded towards others. Recently, Southwestern Chairman and CEO, Henry Bedford, came to a realization while watching the documentary Waiting for ... Read More
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Partnership Announcement
One of Nashville’s oldest companies has teamed up with one of Nashville’s hottest online companies. The two companies with not much in common on the surface have formed a partnership because of their common audience – college students. Southwestern helps young people achieve t... Read More
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United Way of Metro Nashville Honors Southwestern Company
Southwestern was recognized by the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville at company headquarters in Nashville for the results of the 2010 corporate giving campaign. On hand to present the awards to members of the 2010 United Way Committee and Henry Bedford was Nicole Langlois, our United Way Ca... Read More
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Part of a citywide awareness campaign for public school system
Southwestern has joined with ONE NASHVILLE as an endorsing partner. ONE NASHVILLE is a citywide public awareness campaign created by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce to bring together people, organizations and businesses with a common commitment- to make Metro Nashville Public Schools the best... Read More
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Jill Poston takes top honor at company awards banquet
Out of over 2,800 college students, Clemson University graduate Jill Poston was honored on Jan. 15, 2011 as the 2010 Student Excellence Award winner by Southwestern Company in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to the award and recognition, Jill will receive a $1,000 scholarship to be used for educat... Read More
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Nashville Business Jouranl 2011 "Forty Under 40" Awards
Southwestern Company's Trey Campbell has been selected by the Nashville Business Journal (NBJ) as a "Forty Under 40" winner for 2011. The third annual Forty Under 40 publication and awards luncheon celebrates 40 professionals under the age of 40 for their contributions to their companies and co... Read More
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Newly created corporate position
Chris Layfield has been appointed to the position of Corporate Director of Advertising and Marketing at Southwestern/Great America, Inc., parent corporation to Southwestern. This new role was created to advance the brand and raise awareness of Southwestern and its family of companies on the w... Read More
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2010 TODAY Show Toy & Gift Drive; Dec. 13, 2010
Nashville’s Southwestern Advantage has been asked by the NBC’s TODAY Show to appear on December 14 in response to a large donation of educational products. 2010 marks the 17th Annual TODAY Show Holiday Toy and Gift Drive. This year, through the Washington, DC-based trade associ... Read More
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2010 TODAY Show Toy & Gift Drive
Forty one direct selling companies donated a total of more than $16.5 million in products and cash to the Toy Drive. Of the 41 participating companies, at least 10 will be featured in their own spots on the TODAY Show during the holiday season. In its seven years of participation, DSA member compani... Read More
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Consumer blog recognized by IABC-Nashville; October 13, 2010
Southwestern Advantage was presented with the prestigious Gold Pen Award by the Nashville Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for our consumer and PR blog, Southwestern Difference. Southwestern Difference was established in late 2008 for the purpose of educating... Read More
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Profiled on Forbes.com
In an annual survey, CollegeGrad.com polls employers about the number of interns they plan to recruit, typically for the summer months. For 2010, Southwestern Advantage moved into the #1 position, up from #2 in 2009. Southwestern Advantage projects 2,750 interns from nearly ... Read More
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Student dealer, commuity safety as impotant as ever with Southwestern Company
Nashville, TN – Southwestern Advantage, recently honored with the Century Award from the Direct Selling Association (DSA) for its contribution to the industry for 155 years, has strengthened their resolve to the continuous promotion of safety to the independent student dealers who sell their e... Read More
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Southwestern Advantage - honored by the Direct Selling Association
Nashville, TN – Southwestern Advantage was honored in San Francisco at the Direct Selling Association’s (DSA) 2010 Annual Meeting and 100th Anniversary Celebration with the organization’s Century Award. The meeting closed with a black-tie Centennial Celebration Banquet in which Sou... Read More
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Southwestern Advantage was honored with two Awards of Merit at the 24th Annual Parthenon Awards by the Nashville chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Southwestern Advantage was honored with two Awards of Merit at the 24th Annual Parthenon Awards by the Nashville chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The awards recognize the best public relations programs and projects in Middle Tennessee. The annual ceremony, hosted... Read More
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Southwestern Chairman and CEO, Henry Bedford, was recognized at the inaugural, Dancing for Safe Haven Family Shelter, as the recipient of the Safe Haven Hero Award.
Southwestern Chairman and CEO, Henry Bedford, was recognized at the inaugural, Dancing for Safe Haven Family Shelter, as the recipient of the Safe Haven Hero Award. Befdford was instrumental in the development of Saint Patrick’s Family Shelter, now known as Safe Haven Fam... Read More
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Maryville College student overcomes adversity to turn life around
Out of over 2,600 college students worldwide, Bobby Nicholson has been honored as the 2009 Student Excellence Award winner by the Southwestern Advantage in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to the award and recognition, Bobby will receive a $1,000 scholarship to be used for further educational ... Read More
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For the second year, Southwestern Advantage asked student dealers to nominate their host families for the prestigious “Host Family of the Year” Award. This year's winners hailed from Pittsfiled, MA and Mesa, AZ
For the second year, Southwestern Advantage asked student dealers to nominate their host families for the prestigious “Host Family of the Year” Award. The company was flooded with entries. With both an alumni category and another for non-alumni hosts, it was difficult to narrow... Read More
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National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators recognize www.southwesterndifference.info
Southwestern Advantage was honored with a national ACE Award at the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrator's (NACAA) 34th Annual Conference on June 29 in Madison, Wisconsin. The recognition was for Southwestern's consumer awareness blog,... Read More
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To be featured on Forbes magazine online
Southwestern Advantage has been recognized by CollegeGrad.com in their annual Top 10 list titled “Top Intern Employers for 2009." Southwestern achieved a ranking of #2 in the list, behind Walgreens, which is based on number of internships filled in a given year. In an e-... Read More
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College students choosing to stick around summer internship program to outlast sluggish economy and set themselves apart in the job market.
While the state of the economy may seem like a wet blanket, it has not dampened the spirits for thousands of college and university students who will try their hand at running a business this summer with hopes of financial success. Recruiting projections point to an increase in student dealer... Read More
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Southwestern Advantage Receives Awards from Nashville’s Public Relations Society of America
Southwestern Advantage was recognized at the Public Relations Society of America – Nashville Chapter’s 23rd Annual Parthenon Awards in several categories. The Parthenon Awards can be compared to the Academy Awards of the Middle Tennessee PR industry. It’s a wh... Read More
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Southwestern Company Legend, Dortch Oldham, passes on February 26, 2009
On Thursday morning, February 26, 2009, one of the greatest pillars in the history of Southwestern Company, Dortch Oldham, passed away. He was 89 years old. Dortch grew up on a farm north of Nashville, and heard about running his own summer business selling books from a friend. In ... Read More
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Southwestern District Sales Manager Matt Ross is recognized as the 2008 Excellence Award Winner
Matt Ross, District Sales Manager, has been recognized as the Southwestern Company’s Excellence Award Winner for 2008. This prestigious company award promotes stiff competition between Southwestern sales managers and leaders from all over the world. The award serves as the "best o... Read More
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Out of over 2,500 college students, recent University of Miami’s graduate Valerie Wasveiler was honored as the 2008 Student Excellence Award winner by the Southwestern Company in Nashville, Tennessee.
Out of over 2,500 college students, recent University of Miami’s graduate Valerie Wasveiler was honored as the 2008 Student Excellence Award winner by the Southwestern Company in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to the award and recognition, Valerie will receive a $1,000 scholarship to be use... Read More
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Tim and Nancy Timmons of Rusk know what it’s like to be hospitable hosts, but roles were reversed when they found themselves being hosted by the Southwestern Company and its Chairman and CEO, Henry Bedford, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tim and Nancy Timmons of Rusk know what it’s like to be hospitable hosts, but roles were reversed when they found themselves being hosted by the Southwestern Company and its Chairman and CEO, Henry Bedford, in Nashville, Tennessee. Long-time hosts for exchange students with the Lions Club and ... Read More
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recognize legitimate door-to-door sales people
Summertime Safety Advice: stay cool, wear protective clothing, recognize legitimate door-to-door sales people Summertime has several certainties: extreme heat, pesky mosquitoes and door-to-door sales calls. Some consider this a triple-threat. While the heat and mosquitoes can prove sometimes ... Read More
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WINS PRESTIGIOUS COMPANY AWARD
EDINBURGH MAN TOPS IN COMPANY, WINS PRESTIGIOUS COMPANY AWARD Robin Mukherjee, President of International Sales, has been recognized as the Southwestern Company’s 2007 Excellence Award Winner. This prestigious company award promotes stiff competition between Southwestern sales managers and le... Read More
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ABLE TO PAY FOR TUITION UP-FRONT, SAVE OVER $100K
UT STUDENT WINS AWARD & SCHOLARSHIP - ABLE TO PAY FOR TUITION UP-FRONT, SAVE OVER $100K - UT RANKS #3 WORLDWIDE IN STUDENT GROSS PROFIT FOR SUMMER PROGRAM Out of nearly 3,000 college students, the University of Texas’ Jeff Armstrong was honored as the 2007 Student Excellence Award winner ... Read More
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Nashville Business Journal Awards
Southwestern Advantage was recognized last night by the Nashville Business Journal (NBJ) at the 19th Annual Best in Business Awards as the 2006 winner in the large company category. Each year, the Best in Business Awards program spotlights some of the most dynamic and unique Middle Tennes... Read More
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