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TIM ANDREWS BLOG

Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry

Get Your Story On At ASI Power Summit

Get Your Story On At ASI Power Summit

Friday May 19, 2017 | Filed under:

From childhood on, stories transfix us all. Even as adults, we’re captivated by potboilers, dramas and yarns – whether it’s the “Serial” podcast, the latest must-see summer series ...

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A Special Message from the Eternal Optimist

A Special Message from the Eternal Optimist

Wednesday December 20, 2017 | Filed under:

I like to end every year with a message to our members, as thanks to everyone for doing business with ASI. This year, my “holiday card” is actually a 2-minute video with five quick...

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I Hear You

I Hear You

Thursday December 14, 2017 | Filed under:

As CEO of a 450-employee company, I’ve closely followed the unexpected firings and resignations of powerful men toppled by shocking allegations of sexual harassment in the workplac...

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Rowing 3,000 Miles For Charity

Rowing 3,000 Miles For Charity

Monday December 4, 2017 | Filed under:

“Mom: Rowing across Atlantic. Alone. Mostly naked. See you in 3 months. Love, Oliver”

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Change Is Here: Are You Ready?

Change Is Here: Are You Ready?

Wednesday November 8, 2017 | Filed under:

Throughout 10 years of moderating the annual ASI Power Summit, I resisted taking the stage as a panelist. But this year, at our 11th event in San Diego, CA, I agreed to sit onstage...

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Opening Doors, As One Closes

Opening Doors, As One Closes

Tuesday October 17, 2017 | Filed under:

I was saddened this week to learn of the unexpected passing of a long-time ASI colleague, Maria Welsh. After several weeks of treatment, Maria was recuperating in a nursing facilit...

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Thank You for Caring

Thank You for Caring

Thursday October 5, 2017 | Filed under:

Here’s what I love most about this industry: Its people. When the call went out to help those whose lives were upended by devastating hurricanes, you responded in full force, sendi...

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ASI Pledges $25,000 Match For Hurricane Relief, Calls For Goods To Houston

ASI Pledges $25,000 Match For Hurricane Relief, Calls For Goods To Houston

Thursday August 31, 2017 | Filed under:

It is difficult to imagine the pain being suffered, and the long recovery faced by our friends, family and colleagues in Houston and along the entire Gulf Coast of Texas, and possi...

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Where There’s a Cause, There’s a T-shirt

Where There’s a Cause, There’s a T-shirt

Tuesday April 4, 2017 | Filed under:

As the executive editor of ASI’s Wearables magazine (the promo industry’s premier apparel and decorating resource), I’m always hearing about successful fundraisers powered by nothi...

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Protect Your Company Against Hackerapocalypse

Protect Your Company Against Hackerapocalypse

Thursday March 16, 2017 | Filed under:

Guest blog post by ASI Chief Technology Officer Armughan Rafat

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Google Docs Users Hit with Sophisticated Phishing Attack

Google Docs Users Hit with Sophisticated Phishing Attack

Thursday May 4, 2017 | Filed under:

Guest blog post by ASI Chief Technology Officer Armughan Rafat

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Let’s Talk Tech

Let’s Talk Tech

Thursday June 8, 2017 | Filed under:

If you follow tech news – or visit Starbucks – you probably heard about the coffee company phasing in groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) to allow customers to order and pa...

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Our Annual Industry Exam – No Gloves!

Our Annual Industry Exam – No Gloves!

Friday August 25, 2017 | Filed under:

ASI is the best in the business on a number of counts (our ESP® business platform, shows and events, education – I could go on!), but we really outdo ourselves each summer with Cou...

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Mom: Rowing across Atlantic. Alone. Naked. See you in 3 Months. Love, Oliver

Mom: Rowing across Atlantic. Alone. Naked. See you in 3 Months. Love, Oliver

Monday December 4, 2017 | Filed under:

When I was a teen, my most challenging feat was biking eight miles to the Dairy Queen for a large (not medium!) hot fudge sundae. Not Oliver Crane. My Princeton, NJ, neighbor is da...

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Change A Life, Hire An Intern

Change A Life, Hire An Intern

Friday May 5, 2017 | Filed under:

ASI® practices what it preaches. That’s why we’re doubling the number of paid internships offered at our own company at the same time we’re pushing to double the number of particip...

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