TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
Playing To Win In Dallas
Friday February 6, 2015 | Filed under:
Troy Aikman, ASI’s keynote speaker in Dallas, had a great excuse for running a couple minutes later than I expected to our show on Thursday: He was dropping his two young daughters...
“The Woz” Wows Orlando Show
Wednesday January 7, 2015 | Filed under:
Here’s another great example of the strange new times we live in: I’m walking with Apple co-founder and ASI keynoter Steve Wozniak soon after he blew away 1,000 people at our Orlan...
Thanks to the Promo Products Community
Wednesday March 4, 2015 | Filed under:
I love nothing better than hearing “thank you,” especially from a business that’s acknowledging how much I mean to them as a customer or client. So I’d like to take this opportunit...
With You Every Step of the Way
Thursday August 20, 2015 | Filed under:
Imagine inviting a crew of co-workers into your home for two days from dawn to dusk to shoot a commercial for your company. It happened at my house and, as you can imagine, it was ...
Update from ASI’s CTO
Monday August 3, 2015 | Filed under:
There are few things more productive than getting together with your peers to brainstorm pressing issues everyone can relate to and learn from, especially when the topics concern n...
Triumphs, Tears and Tips in Chicago
Thursday July 23, 2015 | Filed under:
ASI ended its last major show of the 2015 season with fireworks and fanfare in Chicago, with attendance up nearly 3% over 2014, tons of fun at our new networking clubs and a fast-p...
Love Thy Neighbor
Saturday June 20, 2015 | Filed under:
One of my earliest memories is from a shopping trip to a G.C. Murphy store in downtown Columbus, Indiana. This dime store, as discount stores were called then, had bikes and fun to...
Connect, Learn and Marvel at Power Summit Canada
Thursday June 4, 2015 | Filed under:
Considering that the U.S. and Canada have the largest bilateral trade relationship in the world, dealing over $2 billion in goods and services every day, it was a no-brainer for AS...
Big Fun in the Big Apple
Monday May 11, 2015 | Filed under:
Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran is a pip. I just love her, and so did our audience at the ASI Show® New York. Corcoran, ASI’s keynote speaker, shared a ton of unlikely insider...
Congrats to a Winning Team
Tuesday April 21, 2015 | Filed under:
At a time of transition across the publishing spectrum, it’s a vote of real confidence for ASI® magazines to win a record three Jesse H. Neal awards – the B-to-B equivalent of a Pu...
ASI Promocar Hits The Open Road
Monday March 30, 2015 | Filed under:
Sometimes, companies need to try a crazy idea and have a little fun. If it works, great. If it doesn’t, at least we get to say we tried something different.With that in mind, ASI c...
Inspiration and Motivation at ASI Long Beach
Thursday March 26, 2015 | Filed under:
ASI’s Long Beach keynote speaker Jillian Michaels – an internationally known fitness expert who single-handedly built a healthy-living empire – was as down-to-earth as a friendly n...
Get Pumped for ASI Long Beach
Friday March 20, 2015 | Filed under:
At first, I didn’t think I had much in common with Jillian Michaels, an LA-based entrepreneur who built a successful business around fitness and motivation. Then I learned that she...
Game On in Dallas
Wednesday January 28, 2015 | Filed under:
Since I live and work so close to Philadelphia, I’ve become a big fan of the Eagles football team. In 2005, I was even lucky enough to watch them play in Super Bowl XXXIX against t...
Sharing Our Story
Wednesday January 14, 2015 | Filed under:
Earlier this week, I sat down with a group of distributors to discuss an informative 30-minute program ASI has aired on a few cable stations that we hope captures the excitement of...
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