TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
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Pick a Product and Grow Sales
Wednesday April 20, 2011
If Guinness World Records had a category for largest promotional products catalog, ASI would surely have a winner in the 2011 Media File.The 56th annual edition clocks in at 287 pa...
ASI Needs Dynamic Speakers
Thursday April 14, 2011
How’d you like to join the ranks of dynamo speakers like Michael J. Fox, Laura W. Bush and Mike Ditka? Well, now’s your chance. All you need to do is qualify to become an ASI Show ...
Get Your Avatar On
Tuesday September 13, 2011
ASI’s next Virtual Trade Show kicks off Wednesday and there’s still time to register. The show features multimedia demos, free catalogs, tons of top new suppliers, 27 show booths w...
You Spoke, We Listened
Wednesday August 31, 2011
ASI has long been committed to staying ahead of the technology curve, continually updating and improving our many products with one firm goal in mind: helping you close more sales....
Let the Countdown Begin
Thursday August 25, 2011
Everyone has their own definition of what makes a great place to work. For some, it’s salary all the way. For others, it’s great benefits or a fun corporate culture.To learn what r...
Schoolhouse Rock
Monday August 22, 2011
Over the next few weeks, nearly 50 million students will head off to approximately 99,000 public elementary and secondary schools, along with about 19 million college students boun...
Brave New World for Sales Pros
Thursday August 11, 2011
ASI took another giant step forward this week with an announcement about our upcoming launch of ASI SalesPro for suppliers. Powered by Oracle exclusively for the ad specialty indus...
The Gift Book Worth Giving
Wednesday August 3, 2011
When you have a most discriminating client (you know who they are!) there’s no better catalog to show them than The Gift Book. But don’t wait too long to order yours – we’ve alread...
It’s a Wrap
Friday July 22, 2011
The heat wave followed us home from the Midwest, but we’re trying to stay cool with a final wrap-up from a very successful show in Chicago. Total distributor attendance was 4,500 –...
Hot City, Cool Show
Thursday July 21, 2011
We just ended ASI Chicago, the final show of the 2011 season, and I’m happy to report significant growth in total attendance for the three-day event. In addition, we attracted a re...
Windy City Kickoff for ASI SmartSales
Wednesday July 20, 2011
ASI chose its Chicago show – the biggest industry event of summer – to offer a sneak peek of its biggest technology investment in years: ASI SmartSales™ . The Oracle-powered tech p...
ASI Launching Oracle-Powered Tech Platform
Wednesday July 13, 2011
ASI is in the midst of a very exciting technology launch, and I’d like to share some preliminary information – with much more to come as we prepare for the official fourth-quarter ...
Celebrating a New Catalog
Thursday July 7, 2011
Launching a new catalog like the 2011 Spectrum Celebration is a really big deal. We forged ahead for two key reasons: because it provides distributors with a catalog featuring the ...
Crazy, Hazy Days of Summer
Monday June 27, 2011
I love learning about new crazes. It gives me something to talk about at a party or while stuck in line at the DMV. Recently, Joe “The Joe Show” Haley turned me on to disc golf, wh...
Happy Holidays from ASI
Thursday December 22, 2011
As everyone gets ready to head home for the holidays – or at least leave the office for a couple of days – I want to wish each of you my very best.Despite the economic uncertaintie...