TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
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Inspiration and Motivation at ASI Long Beach
Thursday March 26, 2015
ASI’s Long Beach keynote speaker Jillian Michaels – an internationally known fitness expert who single-handedly built a healthy-living empire – was as down-to-earth as a friendly n...
Get Pumped for ASI Long Beach
Friday March 20, 2015
At first, I didn’t think I had much in common with Jillian Michaels, an LA-based entrepreneur who built a successful business around fitness and motivation. Then I learned that she...
Game On in Dallas
Wednesday January 28, 2015
Since I live and work so close to Philadelphia, I’ve become a big fan of the Eagles football team. In 2005, I was even lucky enough to watch them play in Super Bowl XXXIX against t...
Sharing Our Story
Wednesday January 14, 2015
Earlier this week, I sat down with a group of distributors to discuss an informative 30-minute program ASI has aired on a few cable stations that we hope captures the excitement of...
Giving What We Can
Tuesday December 22, 2015
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. (I recently f...
My 100-Year-Old Promotional Memory
Monday December 7, 2015
Every Fall, ASI conducts a corporate gift-giving survey to find out how much companies across the country are spending on client and employee gifts this holiday season. And every y...
Powerful People, Powerful Lessons
Thursday November 5, 2015
Remember Borders, the once-giant bookstore chain? At its peak, Borders and its chief competitor, Barnes and Noble, controlled a combined 40% of the bookselling market. While numero...
Build a Better Company
Tuesday October 13, 2015
Until recently, very few companies gave much thought to their “corporate culture.” How times have changed. Now, smart companies go out of their way to ensure employees maintain a p...
With Direct Link, the Future is Now
Tuesday September 1, 2015
In today’s business world, a positive customer review is as valuable as an ironclad sales contract. Whenever one hits my inbox, I’m tempted to post it on a billboard. The Internet ...
New 2009 event - Fall Holiday Expo in Vegas
Thursday April 10, 2008
Today we announced the fall 2009 launch of the ASI Holiday Expo, the industry’s first and only national show focused on products for the important fall and holiday selling seasons....
Advertising Specialties Sales Reached Record $19.6 Billion in '07
Tuesday April 8, 2008
Today we announced results of our exclusive annual advertising specialties sales analysis – showing that revenues reached $19.6 billion in 2007 – up 5.4 percent from 2006 and a new...
Personalization, Technology, Ideas for Higher ROI
Friday March 28, 2008
Recently editors at ONE magazine - published by industry marketing services company WorkflowOne - spotlighted promotional products and the serious return on investment they’re prov...
Counselor Gets Second Neal Award in a Row
Friday March 14, 2008
Today in New York City, ASI's editorial team was named winner of a Neal Award for outstanding journalism for the 2007 'State of the Industry' issue of Counselor magazine.This is th...
Advice From Mentors and Real Business Experiences
Tuesday February 19, 2008
Mentors and real-life experiences in business have had important influences on shaping my career and life outside of work. They’ve provided chances for me to learn from my mistakes...
Video of 8 Unique Products to Sell from ASI Dallas
Friday February 8, 2008
I just spent the day on the trade show floor at ASI Dallas and noticed some unique products with interesting characteristics – see them now in my video. Distributors and suppliers ...