TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
Advantages Roadshow Expands to 77 Locations
Wednesday June 4, 2008 | Filed under:
The Advantages Roadshow provides opportunities for distributors, suppliers and decorators to connect and do business locally across the United States, and over 9,200 distributors ...
Idea Showcase is ideal - fits in your pocket!
Friday November 20, 2009 | Filed under:
What's packed with great promo items, terrific ideas and fits in your pocket? The hot-off-the-press 2010 spring Idea Showcase catalog of course. Idea Showcase is the ideal catalog...
Colin Powell Live Q+A Tuesday
Thursday November 12, 2009 | Filed under:
If you've ever wanted to question a general, now's your chance. General Colin L. Powell, USA (ret.), the former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State, is the fe...
Thursday November 12, 2009 | Filed under:
If you've ever wanted to question a general, now's your chance. General Colin L. Powell, USA (ret.), the former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State, is the fe...
After Sandy: An ASI Industry Update
Thursday November 1, 2012 | Filed under:
It’s now been a few days, but the East Coast and beyond remains in a state of crisis after Hurricane Sandy hit. Please keep in mind as you attempt to reach customers and colleagues...
Orlando Attendance Soars 38% to New Record
Tuesday January 25, 2011 | Filed under:
The doors are closed and the results are in. The ASI Show Orlando posted record-breaking attendance of more than 6,110 distributors, up 38% from last year and up 5% from the prior ...
A Hot Time in Texas
Wednesday February 16, 2011 | Filed under:
The ASI show in Dallas opened Wednesday with a bustling Education Day featuring six dynamic new speakers and a slew of sessions – all of which qualify toward the Advertising Specia...
Get Your Motor Runnin’
Tuesday July 12, 2011 | Filed under:
Perhaps the greatest road trip book ever written is Jack Kerouac’s 1957 On the Road. Followed in no particular order by Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck and Blue Highways by ...
Make a Difference
Thursday December 27, 2012 | Filed under:
The end of one year and the start of another offers a great opportunity for reflection. Above all, it’s the perfect time to think not of ourselves, but of others, and to ask if we ...
ASI Launches Company Stores
Tuesday December 18, 2012 | Filed under:
In today’s online age, there’s really no better way to impress new and even existing clients than with a customized microsite that shows off their brand in action, which is why ASI...
The Future is Mobile
Tuesday December 6, 2011 | Filed under:
Digital power player Randi Zuckerberg shared a ton of business-building advice with us on ASI Radio this week, but since we’re about to launch ESP Mobile, I was most excited by her...
Power on to 2012
Tuesday November 15, 2011 | Filed under:
We spent three great days in California at the 2011 Power Summit – braving surprisingly chilly weather – debating, networking and strategizing with a diverse assemblage of about 25...
Out With the Old, In With the New
Thursday December 30, 2010 | Filed under:
The end of one year and the start of the next is a great opportunity to review your company’s jeers and cheers, set future goals and determine if you want to shake things up or mai...
A Gift of Great Art
Tuesday December 21, 2010 | Filed under:
I love this time of year, although it seems to last no longer than wrapping paper on a child’s present. There’s so much going on it’s hard to take it all in. But if you happen to v...
Laura Bush Offers Advice and Insight
Wednesday December 1, 2010 | Filed under:
One statement really made an impression on me during Laura Bush’s interview on ASI’s radio program this week: “It’s important to nurture boys as well as we’ve nurtured girls.” The ...