Invest in Yourself and Your Business

Wednesday April 3, 2019 | Filed under:

ASI invests about $1 million a year in world-class business education – free to members – with 50+ courses available at www.ASIUniversity.com. Plus, at every large trade show we offer an entire day of classes, taught by top-shelf business experts, along with educational Power Sessions on both exhibit days.

Yet only 20% of our members take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about sales, marketing, social media, decoration, design and much, much more. So, to help more of you to take advantage of ASI’s free education, we recently relaunched our online education platform to make it faster and more user-friendly than ever.

And, out of consideration for members’ time and earned industry experience, we retired the education points system previously used to earn a BASI™ (Bachelor of Advertising Specialty Information) or MASI™ (Master of Advertising Specialty Information) certification.

Professional advancement is there for the taking; it’s free and available whenever you are, 24/7.

As a great first step, bookmark www.ASIuniversity.com so you can take a class any time, day or night. If you have specific questions, you can email asieducation@asicentral.com.

 

I’m so passionate about professional growth that I always include mention of its importance in talks I give around the world to industry groups, companies and organizations. I strongly believe that to succeed in this industry, you must:

  • Invest in yourself – and invest in your business. It’s critical that you keep up with trends, markets and innovations. Bookmark our news site, asicentral.com/news, where our editorial team constantly posts breaking industry news and stories on the latest business-building strategies, hottest new products and tips on operating a business faster and more efficiently.
  • If possible, hire a millennial or take advantage of ASI’s industry-wide internship program to teach your company about social media, new product trends and buying habits. Click here for more info.
  • Invest in new technology that will modernize your back-office operations – and leave you more time for selling. Take advantage of new ESP® features and check out the new ASI Creative Labs, a full-service in-house marketing agency that offers a slate of creative solutions to help suppliers and distributors better market their company, brand and products.

 These investments can really pay off!