TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
The Heart of the Matter
Wednesday July 11, 2012 | Filed under:
I graduated high school in 1980. When I look back, I realize how much has changed – and how much has stayed the same.It was the year of the Iran hostage crisis, which lost Jimmy Ca...
Home Made Holiday
Monday July 2, 2012 | Filed under:
A recent report from the Boston Consulting Group caught my eye, for it noted that the USA-made trend is picking up speed, as more than a third of U.S.-based manufacturing executive...
Opening the Lines of Communication
Monday July 2, 2012 | Filed under:
One of my favorite movies was “You’ve Got Mail,” an oldie but goodie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. And even though my computer no longer chimes the long-familiar AOL catchphrase...
ASI’s Norman Cohn in The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday June 26, 2012 | Filed under:
Tuesday's front page of The Wall Street Journal – which reaches a global audience of over 2 million – features a profile of ASI® Chairman Norman Cohn.I encourage you to share the s...
Are We There Yet?
Monday June 25, 2012 | Filed under:
To many of us, summertime means one thing: road trip. My favorite was one I took with my family in August of 1974, when we drove from Indiana to Florida in an old Ford with a campe...
Business A-Go-Go
Thursday June 21, 2012 | Filed under:
Every company is continually on the lookout for that all-important “cool factor” when it comes to garnering interest in their products.Outstanding functionality makes things cool. ...
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Monday June 18, 2012 | Filed under:
Simply put, I love this time of year, when the days are long, the air is sweet and there’s no place I’d rather be than puttering in my garden.I chose my house in Princeton, N.J., w...
Score Big with Top Golf Products
Wednesday June 13, 2012 | Filed under:
It takes a lot of imagination to devise cool new products for a game as old as golf, which began in Scotland way back during the Middle Ages.And now that I’m in my middle age, I’m ...
Know Your Audience
Monday June 11, 2012 | Filed under:
First, let me say it’s an honor to be asked to guest post on Tim’s personal blog. It’s a slight change of pace for me. Most of the guest blog experience I’ve had has been on the BE...
Adobe and ASI: Perfect Together
Monday June 4, 2012 | Filed under:
When it comes to images, one of the first things that pops into mind when I think of clear, crisp visuals is “Adobe.” They’re synonymous in the same way as, say, fine engineering a...
Calling All Droids
Thursday May 31, 2012 | Filed under:
Hard to believe, but three short years ago there were only about 2,300 apps available in the Android market. Today, there are over half a million – with 15 billion downloads to dat...
A Very Happy ASI Anniversary
Thursday May 24, 2012 | Filed under:
I just celebrated a very special day – my fifth anniversary with ASI as the company’s chief executive officer.ASI recruited me to become ASI’s president in 2003, and on May 23, 200...
ESP Websites Lead the Way
Wednesday May 23, 2012 | Filed under:
We enjoyed a great turnout at our ESP Websites™ online launch party this week, with 475 people logging on to the webinar to learn all about ASI’s new, state-of-the-art Web solution...
ASI Raises the Bar with ESP Websites
Monday May 21, 2012 | Filed under:
ASI is in the business of providing solutions that directly benefit members, which makes today’s launch of ESP Websites as good as it gets.During countless focus groups, we listene...
Welcome to the New Counselor
Tuesday May 15, 2012 | Filed under:
Innovation is cool, right? We believe so. It’s what we try to promote to our readers, viewers and listeners every day in our various media outlets – print, Internet, video, social ...