TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
The Importance of Giving
Wednesday December 19, 2018 | Filed under:
Growing up, I benefited from charitable people and agencies. I remember when my disabled mom caught a ride with a neighbor into Columbus, Indiana, to file for welfare. Her pride wa...
Hello, I’m Anderson Cooper. May I Take Your Order?
Tuesday May 1, 2018 | Filed under:
Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Anderson Cooper and Tim Andrews – what do they all have in common? They all got their start as interns. While I can’t promise ASI members com...
My First Handshake
Wednesday January 24, 2018 | Filed under:
Shortly after I joined ASI nearly 15 years ago, I was headed to Chicago when our chairman, Norman Cohn, told me to be sure to visit DARD Products, a multimillion-dollar supplier headed by his long-standing friend, Cary Shevin.
Let There Be Light
Tuesday March 20, 2018 | Filed under:
I travel a lot in my job as CEO of ASI. Since the start of the year, I’ve been to ASI shows in Orlando and Dallas, the PSI show in Düsseldorf, the British Promotional Merchandise A...
A CTO Summit for the Ages
Monday May 14, 2018 | Filed under:
A guest blog post on the upcoming CTO Summit from ASI CTO Armughan Rafat
“Fast Company” to the Contrary: People Love Promos
Sunday November 4, 2018 | Filed under:
I join the promotional products industry in my dismay over an article published by “Fast Company” magazine, which unfairly and inaccurately portrayed ad specialties as ”cheap confe...
Mr. Machion Goes To Washington
Tuesday May 29, 2018 | Filed under:
A guest blog from Chuck Machion, ASI’s senior VP and senior counsel.
Small Town, Big Life, Great Friendship
Thursday June 7, 2018 | Filed under:
It’s often little gestures in life that prove the most important. I recently learned of the passing of Ruth Guthrie Beeker, who lived in my tiny Indiana hometown of St. Louis Cross...
Rewarding Experience Earns $1,000 Scholarship
Thursday September 6, 2018 | Filed under:
I enjoyed a very exciting day recently signing $1,000 scholarship checks for three college students who wrote winning essays on the 2018 ASI Internship Program, which attracted a r...
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