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TIM ANDREWS BLOG

Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry

Social What? Watch Video About Social Networking to Grow Business

Friday August 3, 2007 | Filed under:

Distributors, suppliers and decorators have been asking me about the concept of social networking and what it means for them. Social networking allows us to bring our customers, pe...

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ASI Acquires TEAM Task Force, Canada - More Sales for Firms - Listen to Conference Call

Tuesday September 4, 2007 | Filed under:

Leslie, Fred and I hosted an industry conference call about ASI Canada on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Distributors, suppliers and decorators in Canada have been asking me for more ways to ...

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Guest Blog: Hot Products From Seminar Tour in Canada

Saturday October 6, 2007 | Filed under:

ASI Canada Kicks Off Fall Seminar Tour - Canadian Suppliers Present New Products to Distributors Last week was an exciting time for ASI Canada! I spent the week along with Fred Oes...

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ASI Show Philly Moves to New York City

Monday October 8, 2007 | Filed under:

We just announced that the ASI Show! in Philadelphia is moving to New York City. I’m excited about this because I worked in New York City on and off for more than 16 years and I k...

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New Contest - Chance for a Free ASI Membership and $250

Wednesday October 10, 2007 | Filed under:

Today we launched a new contest – 'Why I Love My ASI Membership.' Twelve current ASI members will be selected at random from qualified entries to receive one free year of ASI basic...

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Guest Blog: Use Video to Reach Customers, Watch Joe Show

Friday November 2, 2007 | Filed under:

From Joe Haley, Managing Editor at ASI: It was bound to happen. Sooner or later we knew it would; the popularity of ASI TV and shows like The Joe Show have taken the online nation ...

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Grow Sales with Event Planner, Educational Videos, Standard Purchase Orders in ESP Upgrade

Monday November 5, 2007 | Filed under:

A new upgrade to ESP Online is out today and it will grow your sales and improve your business – hands down. This is the best version of ESP Online yet and we’re making it easier f...

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ASI Power Summit Coming | Ideas for Better Business

Thursday November 8, 2007 | Filed under:

The inaugural ASI Power Summit will be starting this Sunday at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa and I wanted to let you know that I’ll be sharing some of the ideas, feedback and o...

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Five Snappy and Smart Products from Philly Show – Watch Video

Tuesday May 8, 2007 | Filed under:

I’m back from another great ASI Show!, and I wanted to share with you some of the great new products and trends that we're seeing in the ad specialty industry this year. You can se...

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Decorators! - Here's a new Membership for you

Wednesday January 3, 2007 | Filed under:

Happy New Year! To kick it off right, ASI is announcing a new membership category today for decorators who imprint blank products for resale as ad specialties. Decorators can be em...

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The Loss of a Colleague

Monday January 15, 2007 | Filed under:

It is with deep sadness that I share news of the passing of Joan Viers, a 26-year employee of ASI and a trusted, engaging colleague. Joan, married to ASI senior credit specialist,...

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Live From Orlando - Top Ten Ways to be More Successful - Listen in

Thursday January 18, 2007 | Filed under:

ASI Show in Orlando kicked off today – with registered attendance over 4,000 – and for Education Day I provided the keynote address to about 300 distributors and suppliers at the O...

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Guest Blog: Dressed to Kill…Not

Thursday January 18, 2007 | Filed under:

From Joe Haley, managing editor, Counselor magazine: As the first ASI Show of the 2007 show season gets under way I am still amazed at the way some distributors dress. I just want ...

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From Dusseldorf to Orlando, Colin Powell to Bold Fashions

Monday January 22, 2007 | Filed under:

Who said there are too many shows? It's been quite a year so far. Since the beginning of January, I've been on the road practically 100% of the time at shows and visiting with ASI ...

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Show Buzz From Dallas with Video | Where’s 2007 Heading?

Tuesday February 13, 2007 | Filed under:

Dallas shaped up to be another blockbuster ASI Show. Coming off of the heels of record-breaking attendance in Orlando, last week's Dallas show had its own share of buzz, with ASI ...

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