ClearVision Optical is #42 among the Best Companies to Work for in New York
Hauppauge, NY (April 21, 2017) – ClearVision is pleased to announce that it is #42 among the top 46 small/medium employers in the state, according to the New York State Society for Human Resource Management’s (NYS-SHRM) annual Best Companies to Work for in New York State awards program.
Created in 2007, this annual program evaluates and ranks the best places of employment in the State based on employee satisfaction and engagement, as well as workplace practices and policies. It is unique because employees’ survey responses count for 75% of the ranking formula.
"ClearVision is tremendously proud to accept this award as one of the Best Companies to Work for in New York,” says Jennifer Trakhtenberg, Senior Talent Leader at ClearVision. “We were fortunate to be recognized for the third year in a row. Selection for this designation is determined based on employee feedback. We view the input given as a great tool for continuing to make the company even better. Being chosen among this esteemed group of organizations gives CVO access to new ideas of how to engage and delight our family members. The bar has been raised, and we are looking forward to participating next year.”
Founded in 1949, ClearVision Optical is an award-winning leader in the optical industry, designing and distributing eyewear and sunwear for top brands such as BCBGMAXAZRIA, BluTech Eyewear, Ellen Tracy, IZOD, Jessica McClintock, Op, Revo, and Steve Madden. ClearVision’s house brands include Aspire Eyewear, ClearVision Collection, Dilli Dalli pediatric eyewear, DuraHinge, Junction City, PuriTi Titanium, and Red Raven. A privately held company, ClearVision is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York and has more than 200 associates throughout the U.S. ClearVision’s collections are distributed throughout North America and 20 countries around the globe.
The Best Companies to Work for in New York State program is a partnership between the NYS-SHRM, The Business Council of New York and Best Companies Group. The Presenting Sponsor of the 2017 awards was Bethpage Federal Credit Union; Supporting Sponsors were Anchin, Blue 449, Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC and UPSCO, Inc. For more information on the Best Companies to Work for in New York State program, please visit www.BestCompaniesNY.com.
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eyeOs Moves to New Headquarters
Southborough, MA May 30, 2017 ─ eyeOs, Inc., producer of eyeOs Premium Readers, has relocated its office and distribution headquarters to Southborough, Massachusetts.
“We are very excited to be in our new location” said Sam Kotob, founder and designer of eyeOs. “With the rapid growth we have experienced, we needed to expand our distribution capabilities. We were successful in completing the move without impacting our daily operations.”
eyeOs’s new headquarters are located at 155 Northboro Rd, Ste 23, Southborough, MA 01772.
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WestGroupe Announces New Partnership with Spectill in South Africa
WestGroupe, a leader in the Canadian eyewear industry, announced today that it has appointed Spectill (SA) (Pty) Ltd as its new distributor for their FYSH UK, KLiiK denmark and Superflex brands in South Africa. This partnership began in May 2017 and aims to facilitate the sale of WestGroupe’s three collections in South Africa by combining WestGroupe’s eyewear expertise with Spectill’s knowledge of the South African market.
“Over the past 20 years, Spectill has established itself as the leading optical supply company in South Africa. Their focus on developing solid, mutually beneficial, long-term relationships and their understanding of the South African eyewear market lead us to believe that this new partnership will strengthen our position and business in South Africa”, said WestGroupe President, Michael Suliteanu.
Craig Till, Managing Director for Spectill, commented: “We are excited to be partnering with a market leader such as WestGroupe and look forward to creating a strong proposition for their FYSH UK, KLiiK denmark and Superflex brands. The South African market is constantly looking for innovative, high quality frames and I think that these collections are the perfect fit.”
All FYSH UK, KLiiK denmark and Superflex collections are now available in South Africa through:
Spectill (SA) (Pty) Ltd
14 Lomac Park, 122 Richards Drive
Halfway House
Midrand, South Africa 1685
Contact: Craig Till
Phone: 27 11 312 9243
Direct E-mail: [email protected]
ABOUT WESTGROUPE
With over 50 years of industry insight, WestGroupe’s mission has always been to provide unique and superior quality eyewear for the fashion-focused consumer. The company is driven by their customer commitment to excellent service and exceptional product. WestGroupe is dedicated to defining future standards in the optical business by developing, creating, and supporting innovative products and services that allow customers to succeed. WestGroupe offers a premium selection of international brands in over 40 countries, including KLiiK denmark, FYSH UK, EVATIK and Superflex.
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BARBERINI: WELL SEEING ACADEMY
Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd May, in the Barberini Headquarters in Silvi, the first Well-seeing Academy of 2017 opened its doors to many opticians. Prof. Anto Rossetti, teacher of Optometry at Padua University, held the lessons.
The courses, that will take place again in June, July and September, are aimed at raising optician’s awareness on the effects that sun light might have on the eyes if not well protected; in this way the opticians will be able to pass this information to their clients and allow everyone to be able to admire the beauty of the world in complete safety.
This is to educate people on the importance of using top-quality sunglasses which can offer the maximum visual protection from UV Rays, IR Rays and Blue Light.
The opticians that will take part to the Academy courses will be considered Specialist on Sun Opticians, will get dedicated formative materials and POPs and their store will be part of a list of high-skilled opticians on the website www.well-seeing.net.
The Academy is already active in Benelux and from September it will be available also in France, two of the countries that most appreciated the Well-seeing project.
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PERSOL CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
(Cannes, May 24, 2017) - Leading Italian eyewear brand, Persol celebrated its 100th anniversary with an intimate party in Cannes last night during Cannes Film Festival on an exclusive yacht berthed in Port Pierre Canto, in partnership with amfAR, one of the world’s leading non-profit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy.
A-list celebrities, socialites, trendsetters and international influencers alike came out to celebrate Persol’s 100th anniversary including Hailey Baldwin, Karolina Kurkova, Anja Rubik, Jasmine Tookes, Jula Restoin Roitfeld, Will Smith, Adrien Brody, Toby Maguire, Donatella Versace, Kenneth Cole and Eva Longoria - just to name a few. An outstanding performance by Dionne Warwick commenced the celebrations.
Persol celebrates a century of success and projects the legend into the future with two novelties in the iconic Persol 649 family: the new Persol 9649SG Limited Edition and two new Havana colors of the Persol 6649.
The Persol 9649SG Limited Edition features the iconic arrow for the first time made of 18-carat gold and Persol centennial date and the Limited Edition certification engraved in gold on the inside of the temples. It is a true masterpiece of Italian craftsmanship with only 200 numbered pieces.
PERSOL’S GOLDEN HISTORY
Persol was born in 1917 in the city of Turin, Italy, and they were initially designed to meet the comfort and safety requirements of aviators and pilots of sport, as well as ideal vision standards. Since then, they have been manufacturing state-of-the-art glasses beloved by many, especially by legendary cinema icons. Thus, thanks to its heritage and deeply-rooted background of craftsmanship as well as the tight link with cinema, Persol keeps being in the heart of many and the continuous research and reinvention of its styles keeps it at the edge of design.
This is how Persol began its journey, this is why Persol today is 100 years young.
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L.A.EYEWORKS UNVEILS PORTRAIT CAMPAIGN AD FEATURING VISUAL ARTIST BETYE SAAR
(LOS ANGELES) – l.a.Eyeworks is pleased to announce that Los Angeles-based visual artist Betye Saar is the newest face to join its illustrious portrait campaign, photographed by acclaimed lensman Greg Gorman. Bearing l.a.Eyeworks well-known tagline
“A face is like a work of art. It deserves a great frame.” the portrait, shot in Gorman’s lush black-and-white signature style, will appear on all marketing platforms of the independent L.A.-based eyewear design brand.
With a prolific career now spanning more than five decades, Betye Saar’s artwork encompasses diverse media, including assemblage, sculpture, collage and installation. These works are frequently charged with incisive social and political allegory while also delving into more ephemeral realms of personal memory, identity, and spiritual symbolism.
“Betye Saar’s signature on the landscape of contemporary art and the city of Los Angeles is indelible.” says l.a.Eyeworks co-founder/co-designer Gai Gherardi. “That is not a distinction she was given. She claimed it through decades of sheer determination and remarkable work.”
The title of a recent career survey, “Still Tickin’,” only hints at the enduring spirit and vision of this vibrant 90-year-old artist. In addition to a prestigious solo exhibition at Milan’s Fondazione Prada in 2016, Saar will be honored with yet another survey of selected works at L.A.’s Craft and Folk Art Museum on May 28. Add to this her inclusion in numerous group shows, including the landmark “We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women 1965-85,” which just premiered at the Brooklyn Museum, and the forthcoming “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power” at the Tate Modern, London. Saar’s work is represented in the permanent collections of more than 60 museums and arts institutions worldwide.
For the portrait, Saar wears the Dublin frame from l.a.Eyeworks’ most recent collection of limited-edition eyewear designs. Handmade in Italy, the frame’s suggested retail is $565, and is available at the brand’s namesake stores in Los Angeles, at opticians and boutiques worldwide, and online at www.laeyeworks.com.
Portrait Credits: Greg Gorman (photographer); Sonia Lee for La Mer (makeup).
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PEARLE VISION AWARDED BRONZE EFFIE FOR 2016 CAMPAIGN, SECOND EFFIE IN TWO YEARS
Last night, Pearle Vision was awarded the Bronze Effie in the Health Care Services category for the 2016 campaign “Can Thinking Small Win Big?”, the brands’ second such honor in the last two years. In 2015, the brand won a Silver Effie in the same category.
The North American Effie Awards honor the most effective marketing efforts of the year. An annual program, the competition attracts case studies from the most effective marketing communications efforts in the United States and Canada.
After two rounds of judging, those selected as winners represent cases that best demonstrated how they effectively solved a marketing challenge, connected with their target audience, and achieved the results to show it worked.
The "Can Thinking Small Pay-Off Big Time?" submission showcases the brands’ heritage of providing genuine neighborhood eye care, and resulted in hitting or exceeding sales and eye exam goals.
Doug Zarkin, Pearle Vision Vice President of Marketing said, “Consecutive wins in the Health Care Service category is another exciting milestone to celebrate on the journey we began five years ago towards becoming the preeminent franchise optical healthcare brand.”
Agency partners for this campaign included Energy BBDO and OMD.