TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
James Carville Tackling ASI Radio
Monday November 7, 2011 | Filed under:
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 | Filed under:
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...
Automate with ASI SmartBooks
Tuesday October 11, 2011 | Filed under:
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 | Filed under:
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 | Filed under:
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 | Filed under:
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 | Filed under:
“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 ...
A Record-Breaking Show In Dallas
Friday February 3, 2012 | Filed under:
They make everything big in Dallas – hats, steaks, hair and especially trade shows. We just ended our three-day event in Texas and set a new all-time record for distributor compani...
2011 Industry Sales Top $18.5 Billion
Friday January 27, 2012 | Filed under:
The numbers are in, and the results couldn’t be much better. ASI’s 2011 distributor sales research report shows total industry sales of $18.5 billion, up 6.2% from 2010.Sales have ...
Sourcing City And ASI Form Strategic Alliance
Monday January 23, 2012 | Filed under:
ASI is very pleased to announce a new strategic alliance with Sourcing City, the market leader of digital services and networking trade events for the ad specialty industry in the ...
Orlando Knocks It Outta The Park
Wednesday January 18, 2012 | Filed under:
And we’re off! The 2012 show season kicked off in grand style in Orlando this week, posting record-breaking education, attendance and exhibitor levels, contributing to making it th...
ESP Mobile Is Here
Tuesday January 17, 2012 | Filed under:
Drumroll, please. You can now download the free iPhone app from the Apple App store, free with your ESP subscription.For a video with all the reasons why this should be your No. 1 ...
On With The Show
Monday January 16, 2012 | Filed under:
The ASI Show Orlando is underway, and we are pumped up and ready to roll, starting with a full day of education. In addition to lots of hustle and bustle, we’re already getting gre...
Bright Lights, Big City, Great Show
Thursday May 10, 2012 | Filed under:
The ASI Show in New York City is a wrap. And after hearing from scores of the 2,300 distributors and 310 exhibitors who attended, I’m happy to report it was a definite success all ...
Honoring The 2012 Counselor Award Winners
Thursday May 10, 2012 | Filed under:
If you needed any further evidence that our industry is on an upswing, look no further than the success stories applauded at the 2012 Counselor Awards.Kevin Lyons-Tarr, president o...