TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
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Fall Fashion: Can You Dig It?
Monday September 21, 2015
Our annual Style Issue and high-fashion shoot for Wearables is an exercise in ambition. Instead of everyday polos and T-shirts, we challenged preconceived notions of promotional ap...
What Keeps the “Open” Sign on?
Tuesday May 19, 2009
How many times have you gotten lousy service - but instead of confronting the owners, simply stopped giving them your business? As any successful business owner will tell you, fee...
Top 5 Reasons to Advertise With Catalogs During a Recession
Tuesday March 3, 2009
While we're acknowledging the economic challenges of today, we're not burrowing our heads in the sand. Instead, we're leading the way to aggressively help distributors find opport...
The ASI Store is open for business 24x7
Monday April 27, 2009
In today's fast-paced marketplace, 24x7 is the new 9-5. So it's no wonder online sales are growing at four times the rate of offline and businesses need to offer around-the-clock ...
Now’s Your Time to Advertise and Get the Word out
Monday March 23, 2009
This is a time for making choices and suppliers are increasingly selecting Counselor and Advantages to get their message out. In fact, Counselor was ranked No. 1 in ad pages for 20...
New Virtual Trade Show for our Industry
Tuesday May 5, 2009
May 20 is a special date on the ASI calendar - our virtual trade show for the industry featuring Dard Products, Maple Ridge Farms, Prime Resources, and other top suppliers. This ...
Industry Captain Retiring After 47 Years
Monday March 2, 2009
From Matthew Cohn, vice chairman of ASI Family of Companies: When Judy Moore-Keefe first began working for the Cohn family, the year was 1962 and the company was Santa Claus Indust...
Help Requested for Arts Council of Princeton
Thursday March 19, 2009
I'm posting this because an organization I'm involved with needs help. The Arts Council of Princeton (I'm on the board) moved into a wonderful new building a few months ago, assumi...
First Qtr '09 Sales Off 17.6%
Friday April 24, 2009
Today we announced that first quarter 2009 sales were off 17.6%. And, in 2008, overall advertising specialty industry sales reached $19.8 billion, up 1.2 percent over 2007, as est...
Fashion Show Photos, New Products Videos, ProfitMaker Integrates with ESP
Monday January 5, 2009
All good things must come to a close and today is the final day for ASI Show Orlando. What an incredible three days we've had previewing the best the industry has to offer and get...
Facts and Photos From Toronto’s Roadshow
Thursday May 14, 2009
I attended an Advantages Roadshow in the world-class city of Toronto, along with our "True North" hosts, Fred and Leslie Oesen, and wanted to share some photos and information from...
ESP Upgrade and Photos From Distributor Choice Awards
Sunday January 4, 2009
It's Day 2 of the ASI Show Orlando, featuring non-stop activities and opportunities for distributors and suppliers to network with each other, learn more so they can sell more and ...
Enhancing LogoMall with More Customization
Tuesday January 13, 2009
One resolution I haven't had any trouble keeping is helping industry companies become stronger and more streamlined throughout 2009 and ASI is delivering. That's why I'm excited t...
Charitable giving: Dig a little deeper
Thursday April 2, 2009
No matter what your personal situation, it's a guarantee somebody out there has it worse, which is why it's more important than ever to give. Right now, organizations like food ban...
ASICentral Enhances Navigation, Education and Search
Wednesday March 18, 2009
One thing that really makes my day is when I visit a website that's well-designed, easy to navigate, and provides useful information - which is why I'm delighted to announce ASI's ...