LPi’s 2024 Hall of Fame – Celebrating a Year of Success

As we turn the page on another successful year at LPi, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the incredible accomplishments of 2024. It’s been a year filled with growth, innovation, and collaboration across all areas of our company. Each item on this list reflects the unwavering dedication and effort of our teams, who consistently strive to deliver excellence for our customers, partners, and colleagues. Here are some of the achievements that made 2024 a standout year:

 Ad Sales Achievements

• Growth in digital advertising exceeding expectations: Our team’s commitment to innovation has propelled us beyond our goals in this critical area.
• Celebrating our employee’s success with a record number of attendees at the 2024 Circle of Excellence Awards banquet: This event was a fitting tribute to our high-performing sales teams and their achievements.
• The integration of AI resources into our Ad Design team’s workflow: This achievement has streamlined processes and enhanced our creative capabilities.

Customer Wins

• We opened a new brick and mortar sales office near Olympia, Washington: The location is already a thriving central hub of support for our customers along the West Coast.
• Successfully navigating church consolidations: Our team’s adaptability and expertise shone through in these complex transitions.
• The beginning of our intentional acceleration of the Senior Center market: A strategic step forward as we expand our impact in this growing segment.

Service Upgrades

• The upgrade of our Las Vegas press: This significant enhancement bolsters our production capacity and quality.
• Starting the rollout of our new LPi Dashboard for our publication customers: The user-friendly tool is already earning praise from customers and staff alike.

Terrific Tech

• The value, growth, and sales seen in the Parishes Online and My Community Online email distributions: These efforts showcased the power of targeted communication and strategic outreach.
• Our team worked tirelessly on the long project to successfully launch our new Advertiser CRM System: This game-changing development will improve our workflows and customer engagement.
• The start of transforming Parishes Online: Our incremental steps are making a tangible difference, adding value that’s being recognized by our customers.

Employee Achievements and Gratitude

• Craig Polack’s decision for his family to say goodbye to owning LPi: We bid farewell to a remarkable 52-year chapter of LPi’s history with the Polack family while eagerly embracing the opportunities ahead.
• Provided Situational Leadership Training for all LPi leaders: Empowering our leaders with tools to grow and adapt in a dynamic business landscape.
• Standardized hiring and onboarding processes in targeted areas of the company: The standardization ensures consistency and quality with how we bring new talent into our organization.
• 93 jobs offered to candidates year-to-date: A testament to our continued growth and commitment to building an exceptional team.
• Rolled out three Learning Circles for employees to collaborate and learn from each other: Creating spaces for innovation, collaboration, and shared knowledge across the company has been a big win for us this year!

As we celebrate these many accomplishments, we are filled with gratitude for the teams, individuals, and partners who made them all possible. LPi was founded to serve locations in the Chicago area over 50 years ago. Today we serve 5,000 parishes and 1,000 non-profits! Together, we’ve built a foundation of excellence that will continue to propel us forward into 2025. With so much momentum and excitement, we can’t wait to see what’s next for LPi. Here’s to another year of success, growth, and making a difference — together!