TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
Research for Awards & Engraving Pros
Tuesday April 14, 2009 | Filed under:
I was recently asked by Recognition Review, published by the Awards and Recognition Association, about what research, trends and information awards and engraving professionals can ...
Counselor Wins Third Neal Award, Stitches Nominated
Friday March 27, 2009 | Filed under:
Counselor magazine just won its third Neal Award in a row for editorial excellence. The Neal Awards are considered to be the Pulitzer Prize of the business press and Counselor was ...
Now’s Your Time to Advertise and Get the Word out
Monday March 23, 2009 | Filed under:
This is a time for making choices and suppliers are increasingly selecting Counselor and Advantages to get their message out.In fact, Counselor was ranked No. 1 in ad pages for 200...
Help Requested for Arts Council of Princeton
Thursday March 19, 2009 | Filed under:
I'm posting this because an organization I'm involved with needs help.The Arts Council of Princeton (I'm on the board) moved into a wonderful new building a few months ago, assumin...
ASICentral Enhances Navigation, Education and Search
Wednesday March 18, 2009 | Filed under:
One thing that really makes my day is when I visit a website that's well-designed, easy to navigate, and provides useful information - which is why I'm delighted to announce ASI's ...
Industry Captain Retiring After 47 Years
Monday March 2, 2009 | Filed under:
From Matthew Cohn, vice chairman of ASI Family of Companies:When Judy Moore-Keefe first began working for the Cohn family, the year was 1962 and the company was Santa Claus Industr...
ASI Presents Second Virtual Trade Show
Monday August 17, 2009 | Filed under:
Back by popular demand - the ASI Virtual Trade Show. We heard your feedback following our inaugural show in May - which many attendees thought was very productive, educational and...
SAAC and State of the Industry
Thursday August 13, 2009 | Filed under:
I participated in an industry event recently - the 2009 SAAC Show in Long Beach, California. The Specialty Advertising Association of California invited me to discuss the state of ...
Chicago Hot Products Video
Thursday July 23, 2009 | Filed under:
The ASI Show in Chicago ends later today and I can't tell you how much I enjoyed doing business in the Windy City, which has really come into its own as one of the most vibrant and...
Counselor Awards Honors Distributor Salespeople
Wednesday July 22, 2009 | Filed under:
Every year I stand on stage at a fabulous venue during an ASI Show and look out on a black-tie crowd ready for our annual Counselor Awards and I feel exactly the same way: thrille...
New Email Marketing Tool for Distributors
Tuesday July 21, 2009 | Filed under:
Today we're launching a new, easy-to-use email marketing tool that allows distributors to quickly create and send email marketing messages and promotions to customers with the clic...
ASI Enhances ASI ContentBridge Platform
Monday July 20, 2009 | Filed under:
When someone like Dave Regan, vice president of sales at Counselor Top 40 Distributor The Vernon Company (asi/351700), gives a product a thumbs up, you can bet it's worth a look.Da...
2010 Power Summit Announced - Special Pricing
Wednesday November 18, 2009 | Filed under:
How does sunny Florida in November sound to you? Then you'll be happy to hear registration's now open for ASI's 2010 Power Summit - at special rates for early birds.Next year's su...
Social Media Contest for ESP Online for Macs
Wednesday November 4, 2009 | Filed under:
I'm the chief technology officer for ASI and I'm also a Mac user, so I'm especially excited that we're developing ESP Online for Macs that will be available soon to the advertising...
ESP Online for Macs: The Revolution
Wednesday November 4, 2009 | Filed under:
You wanted it, and you got it. ESP Online for Macs will be here in early 2010. That means anyone using a Mac - including myself since I just switched from a PC - will now be able ...