TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
Honoring The 2012 Counselor Award Winners
Thursday May 10, 2012 | Filed under:
If you needed any further evidence that our industry is on an upswing, look no further than the success stories applauded at the 2012 Counselor Awards.Kevin Lyons-Tarr, president o...
Tweet This: ASI Hosts Randi Zuckerberg
Wednesday May 9, 2012 | Filed under:
We’re thrilled social media expert and entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg is the keynote speaker at the ASI Show in NYC Thursday at 8:45 a.m. I’m sure she’ll help everyone in the audien...
Earth First
Friday April 20, 2012 | Filed under:
I still have the $10 Earth Day T-shirt (my first ad specialty tee!) I helped sell in the quad in 1982 during my first fundraiser as secretary of the Society of Professional Journal...
Media File: Big, Bigger, Best
Monday April 16, 2012 | Filed under:
Sometimes, bigger is definitely better. Roller coasters, sales commissions, even juicy hamburgers – they’re all better bigger. To that list you can add 2012 Media File, the world’s...
Long Beach, Here We Come
Wednesday April 4, 2012 | Filed under:
We’re ending the ASI Show in San Diego after three strong days with a major announcement: We’re moving our West Coast show to Long Beach next year.The move was instigated in large ...
Bow Wow Wow
Wednesday March 14, 2012 | Filed under:
I think the world can be divided into Dog People and Cat People. Which one are you? Although I have nothing against cats, I think I fall into the “dog” camp. Either way, you should...
Blown Away in the Windy City
Thursday July 19, 2012 | Filed under:
Here’s all you need to know about ASI Chicago: Tony Robbins rocked. Mayor Daley delivered. And from all accounts, everyone who attended enjoyed the nonstop networking, show floor a...
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...
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...
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 ...
Nice Guys Finish First
Tuesday November 13, 2012 | Filed under:
Every year at this time, the most powerful executives in our industry are named to the prestigious Counselor® Power 50 list. Names move up, names move down – and some names disappe...
And the Winner Is … Democracy
Tuesday November 6, 2012 | Filed under:
With the presidential race in a virtual dead heat and voting in many places along the East Coast still a struggle because of the storm, who knows how long it will be before we have...
Where in the World is Tim Andrews?
Tuesday October 9, 2012 | Filed under:
One of my favorite things to do is visit member companies and meet with smaller, more intimate groups. Over the past few weeks, it seems like I spent more time in the air than on t...
Election Business is Booming
Tuesday September 4, 2012 | Filed under:
With the presidential candidates locked in a virtual dead heat, it’s obvious our industry will continue to play a key role in helping the candidates market themselves to voters. Pa...