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          Going forward, growth of the customer base via new
        
        
          sets of contacts – across many disciplines – is a prior-
        
        
          ity for Bastic, as is vertically expanding ISG’s expertise
        
        
          in industries in which it’s already present.
        
        
          “The people that I’ve worked with for 35-plus years,
        
        
          we’re at a point where some of those contacts are retir-
        
        
          ing,” he said. “Another very intriguing marketplace that
        
        
          I’ve worked with is in the direct-selling market. This is
        
        
          the Pampered Chefs of the world, the Tupperwares –
        
        
          that market is growing and those folks are opening up
        
        
          distribution facilities on a pretty regular basis.
        
        
          “That’s a very growing marketplace and it’s one we
        
        
          want to tap into to expand our growth.”
        
        
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