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PLI wins 2019 Élan Awards of Excellence at ICMA

PLI wins 2019 Élan Awards of Excellence at ICMA

PLI Announced as the Winner of the Loyalty, Promotional, Gift Card Category in 2019 Élan Awards of Excellence

PLI Card Marketing Solutions [Las Vegas, NV, April, 2019] was named the winner of the Loyalty, Promotional, Gift Card category in the prestigious Élan Awards of Excellence, honoring best-in-class manufacturing within the global card industry.

The Élan Awards, presented annually by The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA), is a distinguished Showcase for the World’s Best Cards and Technology. The independent panel of card industry experts recognized one winner and two finalists for each award category.

The winning card, a unique gift card and carrier combination designed to celebrate the winter holiday season was produced by PLI for Starbucks, well-renowned for their marketing excellence and innovation.

 “PLI has a proud history of winning Elan Awards and we are pleased to add another to our list of achievements,” said Tom Garland, PLI’s CEO. “PLI appreciates the opportunity to work with partners like Starbucks, who enable us to continually push for excellence.”

PLI is a leading provider of key card, gift, loyalty and membership card marketing solutions, including card production, personalization, fulfillment, direct mail and print services.

For more information on the Élan Excellence Awards, please visit https://icma.com/elan-awards.

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