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TIM ANDREWS BLOG

Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry

Dallas Show Ends on High-Energy Note

Friday February 8, 2013 | Filed under:

The Dallas show that closed Friday attracted over 500 top suppliers and 16 team-building distributor sales meetings, including Counselor® Top 40 distributor American Solutions for ...

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Sustain the Growth

Monday February 4, 2013 | Filed under:

ASI’s latest research analysis shows total 2012 distributor sales rose 5.2% to $19.4 billion. To put it into perspective, the promotional products industry grew last year at over t...

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Celebrating the Industry in Orlando

Monday January 7, 2013 | Filed under:

We’ve enjoyed one incredible event after another here at ASI Orlando, including a truly fabulous 80th birthday party for ASI® Chairman Norman Cohn, a super-energized crowd at the 2...

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Off and Running in Orlando

Saturday January 5, 2013 | Filed under:

ASI kicked off the first show of 2013 with something familiar – an opening seminar detailing how to get the most of your trade show experience – and something new: me at the helm. ...

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A Special Family Affair

Thursday July 18, 2013 | Filed under:

If the 2013 Counselor® Awards had a theme, it was family, from the recognition given to family businesses of the year to the three generations of Cohns on stage handing out the awa...

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A New Era for ESP

Wednesday July 3, 2013 | Filed under:

It’s all things tech at ASI®, with upcoming technology workshops led by our CTO in Chicago and over 10 new features in the latest ESP Web® upgrade (our 6th, if you’re counting).The...

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Tuesdays with Melinda, Michele, Andy, Kathy and Joe

Monday July 1, 2013 | Filed under:

Here’s the beauty of Internet radio shows like ASI Radio: it’s interactive, it’s mobile and, since there’s no transmitter, anyone anywhere can listen in. Now, you can log on and li...

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Business, Canadian-Style

Wednesday June 12, 2013 | Filed under:

I probably qualified for enough frequent flyer miles to get to the moon this week, leap-frogging from ASI® headquarters in Pennsylvania to meetings in California before heading to ...

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Rising From the Rubble

Thursday May 23, 2013 | Filed under:

The views from the top of the world – the top at One World Trade Center, that is – are striking. Although still under construction, I was lucky enough to get a recent tour of the $...

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New York, New York: A Heckuva Town

Wednesday May 8, 2013 | Filed under:

The buzz on the show floor here in New York is all about the Counselor Hot Party and the cool new features in the latest ESP Web® release. One distributor was so excited by the Dai...

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If it’s Tuesday, This Must be … Philadelphia?

Thursday May 2, 2013 | Filed under:

I’m writing this at noon from Pennsylvania. But although it’s bright and sunny outside, to my travel-weary self, it’s actually midnight in Hong Kong – and I’m more than ready for b...

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Doing Business Better

Thursday May 2, 2013 | Filed under:

If you’ve ever struggled to understand the nuances of your cable or phone bill, I can sympathize.  Which is why I’m happy to announce ASI has streamlined our billing and invoicing ...

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Mr. Machion Goes to Washington

Thursday April 18, 2013 | Filed under:

We all know how important it is to get your voice heard in Washington. Given the state of the economy and numerous legislative initiatives concerning taxes and expenditures, that i...

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Long Beach Show Strikes Gold

Monday March 25, 2013 | Filed under:

Our inaugural ASI Show in Long Beach, CA was a true success, from Friday’s full day of education through two very busy exhibit days. Suppliers who wondered how the weekend dates wo...

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Online Learning Center Earns A+ Praise

Friday December 6, 2013 | Filed under:

Distributor Stephanie Jackson is usually up and out of the house by 5 a.m. six days a week to work out. But on quiet Sunday mornings, this serious athlete has made it a habit to re...

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