TIM ANDREWS BLOG
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Obama Attacks Fed Promo Product Spend
Wednesday November 9, 2011
As you may have already seen, President Obama has announced a mandate to cut 20% from federal agency spending on “plaques, clothing, and other unnecessary promotional items.” The c...
What Do End-Users Really Want?
Wednesday November 9, 2011
This week, ASI released its latest study, which addresses the key question, “Are you delivering what end-users really want?” The answer may surprise you.In the first industry study...
Counselor Names Power 50
Tuesday November 8, 2011
Timidity has no place in business. And if Polyconcept’s recent history has shown us anything, it’s exactly that. When Polyconcept’s Philippe Varnier, Yann Leca and David Nicholson ...
James Carville Tackling ASI Radio
Monday November 7, 2011
You could never accuse political pundit James Carville of being a shrinking violet. The upcoming ASI Show keynoter – a guest on ASI Radio this morning – stakes his claim to fame wi...
Delivering One-Click Confidence
Wednesday October 26, 2011
Safety and compliance is a paramount issue in our industry – whether it’s lead content in children’s products or simply knowing a product won’t fall apart when handled. After consu...
Move Over, Doom and Gloom
Monday October 24, 2011
In my experience, the one trait shared by successful business leaders is confidence. The more confidence you have in yourself and your company, the more you inspire employees, clie...
The Gift of Education
Monday October 17, 2011
Back in the ’80s, I got tickets to Dr. Ruth’s talk show and had a blast listening to the sex expert once described as “a cross between Henry Kissinger and Minnie Mouse” tackle ques...
Automate with ASI SmartBooks
Tuesday October 11, 2011
When I was a kid, my main chore was dishwashing. Since this was before automatic dishwashers were popular, it meant running hot soapy water, scrubbing hard with a threadbare dishra...
Get Ready to Shop Till You Drop
Wednesday September 28, 2011
Pumpkins are on the stoop, which means the holiday season is upon us. The good news for the business community is that forecasters predict slightly higher sales than a year ago. We...
Log On, Learn and Sell
Friday September 16, 2011
Our most recent Virtual Trade Show attracted a whopping 1,759 participants – and a ton of great comments. As always, the show featured multimedia demos, free catalogs and tons of t...
Hop on the Holiday Preview Train
Thursday September 15, 2011
The ASI Holiday Preview Tour kicks off its four-city excursion next week with stops in Los Angeles (Sept. 23), Toronto (Sept. 27), Atlanta (Oct. 18) and Philadelphia (Oct. 26).The ...
ESP Orders Free With ESP Web Platform
Friday January 7, 2011
“Free” has got to be one of the sweetest words in the English language. We should all hear it more often. So I’m very pleased to announce ASI now offers ESP Orders, the industry’s ...
Business Grab Bag
Wednesday December 28, 2011
How many of you gave gifts to clients and prospects this year? According to a recent gift-giving survey from ASI, average spending on such gifts was up 13.9% to about $30 per gift ...
Supplier Sales Going Up, Up, Up
Thursday February 23, 2012
Suppliers got great news recently when ASI released its 2011 supplier sales report showing over two-thirds (68%) of surveyed companies posted greater sales in 2011 than 2010, indic...
Customer Service At Its Best
Tuesday February 14, 2012
I know it’s de rigueur to complain about air travel, so as a longtime frequent flyer I’d like to share a positive story about a recent amazing experience with American Airlines.I k...