December 10, 2004 -- Bruce Mars, Planet Printing, Davie, FL, and Brigid Kaye, Creative Characters Copies Printing and Graphics, Philadelphia, PA, has been named Sales Persons of the Year by CPrint (Certified Printers International). CPrint is an international alliance of printing companies. The couple were represented their awards at the organization’s ninth annual sales conference in Memphis, TN recently. According to Tom Crouser, president of the CPRINT, “Mars and Kaye are wonderful examples of printers who have the knowledge and experience to make the print buying experience easy for their customers. Over the past year, both have successfully implemented the use of some of the most advanced printing technology in their markets. Their business and sales practices are an example to all the participants in the CPrint organization and the printing community.” The recent national sales conference focused on how the country’s leading printers are using the Internet and special software applications to make the print buying easier with customer-friendly technology. Planet Printing and Creative Characters are providing new services that can give their businesses a competitive edge in their markets. They are among some of the first printers in North America to use the SeePrint Driver and CPrint Gateways to give businesses 24/7 access to printing services. CPRINT is an international organization of independently owned family-based businesses that strive for professionalism and performance among small businesses. This Cprint designation is available only to printers who demonstrate exceptional quality and service by maintaining standards in operations, training, equipment and software as well as worker benefits and working conditions. This program requires annual onsite recertification as well as participation in continuing educational programs. For more information about participation in CPrint, printing companies can call George Yoxtheimer at (304) 965-7100 or email him at [email protected].