NILES, Ill. July 14, 2014—Shure has named Pro Tech Marketing as their Sales Representative of the Year. Pro Tech President Dean Hinton and Vice President Shane Tunnell received the award along with Outside Sales rep Jaylon Shane at this year’s InfoComm convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Shure “Rep of the Year” Award is based on specific sales results and input from various departments within Shure. The chosen rep firm displays qualities including strong inside and outside sales, adaptability to ever-changing markets, consistency in performance, and strong decisive leadership. The winner always has the fundamental elements of a “best in class” firm.
“Pro Tech is an example of a company who has reinvented itself in the past four years to modernize its approach and heed the call to become more strategic in the vertical markets that are target areas of growth for us,” said Mark Humrichouser, Vice President of the Americas BU. “They empower their associates to embrace change and make decisions to improve on a local level. Pro Tech is very well run, has a very progressive approach to training and education, and is well-staffed for both inside and outside sales. They know their territory and the unique and special markets it contains and adjust to those markets to glean the best results.”
“Being named Shure Rep of the Year is an incredible honor, especially coming from a company that represents quality, innovation, service, and an overall commitment to excellence. These are attributes that our team at Pro Tech strives for each and every day,” said Dean Hinton, President. “Simply put, when our customers think Pro Tech, they think Shure, and for this association we are very proud and very grateful.”
Pro Tech Marketing has been a Sales Representative for Shure since 1987. They have offices located in Denver, Tempe, and Salt Lake City. Their territory includes Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and parts of Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, and Texas.
A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.
Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.
A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.
Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.
Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.
Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.
Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.
With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.
By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.
Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.
Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.
Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.
