TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
Guest Blog: Michele Bell’s Travels and new Products from Overseas
Wednesday May 23, 2007 | Filed under:
From Michele Bell, Editor for ASI Publications: Hello from Asia! I have been busy traveling overseas with Rich Fairfield, ASI's senior vice president and publisher, and visited fou...
Guest Blog: Tim Andrews Promoted to President and CEO
Tuesday May 29, 2007 | Filed under:
From Norman Cohn, Chairman of ASI: It is with great pleasure that I announce today that Timothy M. Andrews has been promoted from President of ASI to President and Chief Executive ...
Guest Blog: Going Direct From China?
Wednesday June 13, 2007 | Filed under:
From Dale Denham, senior vice president for ASI: My first visit to China. Now I can go direct, but why? For over 15 years I've heard how going direct is the biggest threat to our i...
Save Big with Shopping Program for Office Supplies
Monday July 2, 2007 | Filed under:
ASI members have been telling me that one of the largest expenses they have is for office supplies. So today I’m excited to announce a personalized savings program, providing avera...
Suppliers can Update Product and Pricing Information for Buyers
Tuesday July 10, 2007 | Filed under:
Suppliers tell me that they appreciate all the work ASI does entering all of their product information and pricing from their catalogs, marketing materials and websites into ESP On...
Chicago Action|Counselor Awards Winners and Watch Video for “Green” Products to Sell
Thursday July 12, 2007 | Filed under:
I wanted to share with you some of the new “green” products that are environmentally-friendly and a trend that is providing more selling opportunities for suppliers and distributor...
Social What? Watch Video About Social Networking to Grow Business
Friday August 3, 2007 | Filed under:
Distributors, suppliers and decorators have been asking me about the concept of social networking and what it means for them. Social networking allows us to bring our customers, pe...
ASI Acquires TEAM Task Force, Canada - More Sales for Firms - Listen to Conference Call
Tuesday September 4, 2007 | Filed under:
Leslie, Fred and I hosted an industry conference call about ASI Canada on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Distributors, suppliers and decorators in Canada have been asking me for more ways to ...
Guest Blog: Hot Products From Seminar Tour in Canada
Saturday October 6, 2007 | Filed under:
ASI Canada Kicks Off Fall Seminar Tour - Canadian Suppliers Present New Products to Distributors Last week was an exciting time for ASI Canada! I spent the week along with Fred Oes...
ASI Show Philly Moves to New York City
Monday October 8, 2007 | Filed under:
We just announced that the ASI Show! in Philadelphia is moving to New York City. I’m excited about this because I worked in New York City on and off for more than 16 years and I k...
New Contest - Chance for a Free ASI Membership and $250
Wednesday October 10, 2007 | Filed under:
Today we launched a new contest – 'Why I Love My ASI Membership.' Twelve current ASI members will be selected at random from qualified entries to receive one free year of ASI basic...
Guest Blog: Use Video to Reach Customers, Watch Joe Show
Friday November 2, 2007 | Filed under:
From Joe Haley, Managing Editor at ASI: It was bound to happen. Sooner or later we knew it would; the popularity of ASI TV and shows like The Joe Show have taken the online nation ...
Grow Sales with Event Planner, Educational Videos, Standard Purchase Orders in ESP Upgrade
Monday November 5, 2007 | Filed under:
A new upgrade to ESP Online is out today and it will grow your sales and improve your business – hands down. This is the best version of ESP Online yet and we’re making it easier f...
ASI Power Summit Coming | Ideas for Better Business
Thursday November 8, 2007 | Filed under:
The inaugural ASI Power Summit will be starting this Sunday at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa and I wanted to let you know that I’ll be sharing some of the ideas, feedback and o...
Five Snappy and Smart Products from Philly Show – Watch Video
Tuesday May 8, 2007 | Filed under:
I’m back from another great ASI Show!, and I wanted to share with you some of the great new products and trends that we're seeing in the ad specialty industry this year. You can se...