Simon Marketing, Inc., located in Elgin, Illinois is a certified MWBE owned manufacturer of Laser and Copier labels. The company was founded with 51% ownership in 1993 and became 100% minority owned in May of 1995.

The business has been an on-going concern for just over ten years, mostly serving the baking industry. Our focus has been to expand our presence within the food, beverage & baking community while seeking other opportunities in the packaging, automotive, electronics, hardware, manufacturing; and Laser and Copier labels for the commercial and governmental environments. At the present time, our press capacities are six colors with widths up to eleven and a quarter inches.

Since 1995, Simon has grown from a regional supplier to an international supplier to a number of INC 500 firms and many of America's fortune 500 companies. We are especially proud of our design group. We will assume responsibility for all your labeling needs from preliminary design to the final printed product. Our designers develop a creative strategy by partnering with your organization's Product Management and Marketing personnel. Jointly, we survey your market, assess your competitive position and strategically plan and develop designs that meet the market requirements and your specification, schedule and budget.

Our office products offer a Non-Ooze adhesive that reduces machine jams because it virtually eliminates adhesive build up in all production laser and copier products. The fifty (50) pound face stock combined with a fifty (50) pound liner allows our product to easily migrate through any printer paper path. Because of our aggressive pricing, we are confident that we offer the best value in the market-place today. Simon Marketing, Inc. offers a total 100% guarantee. We have established a climate that will drive our customers to view Simon as a strategic partner for their Laser and Copier labeling requirements.

Our goal is to offer the best quality and customer service in the six color arena plus, providing the best turn around times and service. We want our customers to view Simon as a strategic partner for their labeling requirements. Simon can play a major role to help your organization meet many of your customers' requirements.

It is important that we continue to earn our way based SOLELY on our product quality and service

About Our Staff

Lewis S. Scott, President and Chief Executive Officer

Before becoming the president of Simon Marketing, Inc., Mr. Scott was with the Xerox Corporation, in a number of senior sales, marketing and service management positions spanning over fifteen years. Prior to Xerox, he was a Project Manager with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, an Executive level manager within the Chairman's Office of The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a senior level personnel manager with the Weyerhaeuser Company.

Mr. Scott received a BS Degree in 1968 and his MA degree in Business in 1970 from Oregon State University. In 1975, he attended Stanford University as a Sloan Fellow. A former Denver Bronco, he is a member of the National Football League Player's Association.

Dawn Adams, Marketing Manager

Ms. Adams has worked in the office products industry since 1995 when she joined the Labelon Corporation. At Labelon, she worked as a Marketing Assistant responsible for preparation of all catalog and presentation materials, printed product sample design and customer information publications. Later, as a Product/Marketing Manager, she continued these activities as well as assuming responsibility for three product lines and two product brands.

Prior to her tenure at Labelon, she held marketing positions in the electronics and publishing fields. In 2000 she moved to Simon and along with product management, is responsible for all catalog preparation, product pricing, packaging design coordination and product & packaging sourcing. She is also responsible for the design of Product Show fliers specifically designed for individual customers.

Freda Esunis, Comptroller

Freda Esunis, has over 40 years of accounting experience in the Fastener and Construction Industry.  Freda moved to Simon Marketing Inc, in June of 2006.  She is responsible for reporting financial information to the President.  

Michele Brazzell, Financial Analyst

Ms. Brazzell received her BS in accounting from Georgia State University in 1982 and became a certified public accountant in 1985. She worked as an auditor for Ernst and Young and performed audits of both publicly and privately held companies. In 1985, she joined The Coca-Cola Corporation and held various accounting positions over a 10 year period in the Corporate and USA divisions of the company.

Prior to coming on board with Simon Marketing in April of 2007, Ms. Brazzell worked with several small businesses in the areas of initial accounting system setup, financial reporting and budgeting.