TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
ASI Honors Best and Brightest
Thursday May 6, 2010 | Filed under:
I can't imagine a more glamorous setting than the Plaza in New York City. Last night, the historic landmark provided the perfect backdrop for our annual Counselor Awards, which hon...
Integration and Innovation: ProfitMaker Meets ESP
Monday May 3, 2010 | Filed under:
If you're at our New York Show this week, be sure to stop by booth 615 to see the experts from ASI Computer Systems. They're anxious to share the news on our latest innovation: ESP...
ESP Searches Jump After Virtual Trade Shows
Thursday April 29, 2010 | Filed under:
We held our fourth virtual trade show this week and all distributor feedback to date can be summed up in one word: great.Only one thing can make the virtual experience better - and...
Live Green, Love Green, Buy Green
Wednesday April 21, 2010 | Filed under:
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day we're offering a one-day sale of our best-selling, eco-friendly Green Catalog. From 8 a.m.-7 p.m. ET Thursday, all new sales of the 2...
ASI Heads Back to Vegas
Monday March 29, 2010 | Filed under:
ASI is shaking up Las Vegas this September with a newly-announced Holiday Preview trade show at the Sands Expo Center. We tweaked a previous show in response to requests from supp...
ASI Magazines Win Big
Tuesday July 20, 2010 | Filed under:
The summer before my senior year at Ball State University, I scored a dream internship at the Dow Jones News Fund in Manhattan. The experience provided a solid foundation in journa...
We Like It HOT
Thursday July 15, 2010 | Filed under:
It’s almost 90 degrees in Chicago, but we’re staying cool at the ASI Show, where we’re previewing thousands of innovative new products just in time for the second half of the selli...
A Billion-Dollar Idea
Friday July 2, 2010 | Filed under:
How does a billion dollars in sales sound? That’s what the industry could realize if distributor firms answer my challenge to add 20,000 new sales reps to grow our market, stimulat...
A Virtual Thumbs Up
Tuesday June 22, 2010 | Filed under:
We love feedback because it helps us continually improve our products and services. Of course, we especially love positive feedback because it makes our day.This week, during anoth...
Celebrate the Top 10 U.S.-Made Promo Products
Tuesday June 22, 2010 | Filed under:
Not long ago, The New York Times asked “Is anything made in the U.S.A. anymore?” Their answer? “You’d be surprised.” I know I was.The U.S. remains by far the world’s leading manufa...
We’ve Got Your Number
Friday June 11, 2010 | Filed under:
What would you say if someone offered you a complete customer service center – for free?That’s exactly what ASI is now offering distributors who buy our 2011 Spectrum catalog. In D...
Advisory Board Nominations Now Open
Wednesday June 9, 2010 | Filed under:
The only idea worth having is the one worth sharing. And one of the best idea-sharing forums in the industry is now accepting nominations. Now through July 31, you can nominate you...
Are You an All-Star?
Wednesday October 27, 2010 | Filed under:
Here in the Philly area, we are still stinging from what was a debacle of a weekend in Philadelphia sports. The Phillies choked and fell to the Giants in game 6 of the NLCS, and th...
Court Votes with Promo Products
Tuesday October 19, 2010 | Filed under:
In a few weeks, ASI will unveil the newest version of the industry’s most influential survey: the 2010 Advertising Specialties Impressions Study. The much-anticipated study provide...
MJF: Funny, Frank and Fond of Promos
Tuesday October 12, 2010 | Filed under:
Tuesday, we enjoyed an unprecedented event here at ASI – an interview with actor and Parkinson’s activist Michael J. Fox. Personally, it was a thrill for me to participate in the f...