TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
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Style and Substance in California
Friday March 28, 2014
The ASI show in Long Beach, California was as provocative as it was successful. Artist Erik Wahl – one of the most unusual keynoters we’ve ever had – gave a presentation described ...
Presidential Memories from ASI Dallas
Friday February 7, 2014
I’m standing in the wings at the Dallas convention center with President George W. Bush, seconds before our interview in front of a packed house of 1,200. The president turns to me...
Give Big or Go Home
Monday November 17, 2014
The results of ASI’s just-released corporate gift-giving survey show six in 10 companies plan on thanking clients and employees with holiday gifts this year. What’s most surprising...
Get Ready for the Wearable Tech Revolution
Wednesday November 5, 2014
Clearly, wearable technology is arriving. Fast. Four years ago, the U.S. wearable tech market was about $6 million. This year, it’s expected to clock in at over $5 billion. These d...
Steal This Study
Thursday October 16, 2014
It’s here: ASI’s groundbreaking global research report packed with stats and graphics to help you convince customers to spend more of their marketing moolah on promo products.Click...
Into the Future
Wednesday September 17, 2014
A major theme of this year’s U.S. Power Summit was helping prepare the promotional products industry for the future. The keynote speaker, Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard, advised b...
Power Summit 2014: Meet, Share, Solve, Succeed
Monday September 8, 2014
One of the best aspects of any ASI Power Summit is up-close access to some of the greatest media and marketing minds in the world. At this week's event in Scottsdale, AZ, we’re pri...
With You Every Step of the Way
Thursday August 20, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...