TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
Integration and Innovation: ProfitMaker Meets ESP
Monday May 3, 2010 | Filed under:
If you're at our New York Show this week, be sure to stop by booth 615 to see the experts from ASI Computer Systems. They're anxious to share the news on our latest innovation: ESP...
ESP Searches Jump After Virtual Trade Shows
Thursday April 29, 2010 | Filed under:
We held our fourth virtual trade show this week and all distributor feedback to date can be summed up in one word: great.Only one thing can make the virtual experience better - and...
Real Estate Mogul Tells It Like It Is
Tuesday April 6, 2010 | Filed under:
Barbara Corcoran is a natural-born storyteller with a million-dollar attitude. Tuesday, she dished out valuable bits of business advice on ASI Internet Radio along with gems from ...
ASI Heads Back to Vegas
Monday March 29, 2010 | Filed under:
ASI is shaking up Las Vegas this September with a newly-announced Holiday Preview trade show at the Sands Expo Center. We tweaked a previous show in response to requests from supp...
Cool Products From Hot Sponsors
Friday July 16, 2010 | Filed under:
How do you determine what’s hot? Counselor magazine editors tackle that question every year when devising their annual list of the hottest people, products and ideas in the ad spec...
School’s Out – But School Products Are In
Thursday July 15, 2010 | Filed under:
It’s never too soon to stock up on Back to School items, and I got a terrific preview of fun products this week at ASI’s Chicago show.Click here to watch my Tim’s Take sampling of ...
We Like It HOT
Thursday July 15, 2010 | Filed under:
It’s almost 90 degrees in Chicago, but we’re staying cool at the ASI Show, where we’re previewing thousands of innovative new products just in time for the second half of the selli...
State of the Industry Sneak Peek
Wednesday July 14, 2010 | Filed under:
Counselor’s State of the Industry issue – our largest and best-read issue of the year – is about to drop and I’m offering a preview in Tim’s Take, a video shot during the opening d...
A Virtual Thumbs Up
Tuesday June 22, 2010 | Filed under:
We love feedback because it helps us continually improve our products and services. Of course, we especially love positive feedback because it makes our day.This week, during anoth...
MJF: Funny, Frank and Fond of Promos
Tuesday October 12, 2010 | Filed under:
Tuesday, we enjoyed an unprecedented event here at ASI – an interview with actor and Parkinson’s activist Michael J. Fox. Personally, it was a thrill for me to participate in the f...
What’s Your Question for MJF?
Monday October 11, 2010 | Filed under:
There’s still time to email a question to Michael J. Fox, who is being interviewed on ASI Radio Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Send your question now to radio@asicentral.com and we might re...
Log On, Tune In and Sell, Sell, Sell
Thursday September 23, 2010 | Filed under:
Our September Virtual Trade Show got off to a roaring start with 640 attendees logging on in the first hour alone. And they kept on coming. Each booth averaged 722 visitors and eac...
Counselor Distributor Choice Award Winners and “Tim’s Take” Video
Monday January 4, 2010 | Filed under:
We're having a terrific time at the first show of the year in Orlando, despite getting caught in the same cold snap hitting the rest of the nation. Last night, we warmed things up ...
What’s Your Question for Laura Bush?
Tuesday November 16, 2010 | Filed under:
Since leaving the White House, former First Lady Laura Bush has spoken out loud and clear on a number of issues. On Tuesday, November 30, she’ll speak her mind on ASI Radio. If you...
Let the Rebound Begin
Tuesday January 25, 2011 | Filed under:
We announced some great news for the industry at our show in Orlando this week: According to an ASI study, the ad specialty industry began its recovery in earnest in 2010, increasi...