TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
ASI Wins Three National Editorial Excellence Awards
Friday July 25, 2008 | Filed under:
While traveling from ASI Chicago I learned that ASI was named winner of three national American Society of Business Publication Editors awards for editorial excellence.ASI was sele...
New Study Reveals Value of Ad Specialties - From ASI Power Summit
Monday November 10, 2008 | Filed under:
The second ASI Power Summit - a meeting of nearly 200 top leaders from our industry is underway and it's already proving to be interactive and provocative in its first full day.Las...
Learning From Startups, Wearables Trends and Rising Prices
Wednesday October 8, 2008 | Filed under:
ASI was the winner of four national awards for editorial and design from FOLIO: magazine recently, recognizing coverage in our magazines of wearables trends, rising prices, and cha...
Greetings from Big, Fat, Ugly Me
Wednesday September 24, 2008 | Filed under:
Guest blog from Kathy Huston, Advantages magazine editor:Let me start by saying that I'm originally from Northern New Jersey.This is why my colleagues here in Trevose, PA make fun ...
Product Ideas from Estonia - Pics
Wednesday September 3, 2008 | Filed under:
I just returned from vacation in Estonia, a former Soviet territory that sits on the Baltic Sea. It's a wonderful country, with tons of rural areas to explore, casual but deliciou...
Chicago Action|Counselor Awards Winners and Watch Video for “Green” Products to Sell
Thursday July 12, 2007 | Filed under:
I wanted to share with you some of the new “green” products that are environmentally-friendly and a trend that is providing more selling opportunities for suppliers and distributor...
Social What? Watch Video About Social Networking to Grow Business
Friday August 3, 2007 | Filed under:
Distributors, suppliers and decorators have been asking me about the concept of social networking and what it means for them. Social networking allows us to bring our customers, pe...
ASI Acquires TEAM Task Force, Canada - More Sales for Firms - Listen to Conference Call
Tuesday September 4, 2007 | Filed under:
Leslie, Fred and I hosted an industry conference call about ASI Canada on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Distributors, suppliers and decorators in Canada have been asking me for more ways to ...
Guest Blog: Hot Products From Seminar Tour in Canada
Saturday October 6, 2007 | Filed under:
ASI Canada Kicks Off Fall Seminar Tour - Canadian Suppliers Present New Products to Distributors Last week was an exciting time for ASI Canada! I spent the week along with Fred Oes...
Guest Blog: Use Video to Reach Customers, Watch Joe Show
Friday November 2, 2007 | Filed under:
From Joe Haley, Managing Editor at ASI: It was bound to happen. Sooner or later we knew it would; the popularity of ASI TV and shows like The Joe Show have taken the online nation ...
Grow Sales with Event Planner, Educational Videos, Standard Purchase Orders in ESP Upgrade
Monday November 5, 2007 | Filed under:
A new upgrade to ESP Online is out today and it will grow your sales and improve your business – hands down. This is the best version of ESP Online yet and we’re making it easier f...
Five Snappy and Smart Products from Philly Show – Watch Video
Tuesday May 8, 2007 | Filed under:
I’m back from another great ASI Show!, and I wanted to share with you some of the great new products and trends that we're seeing in the ad specialty industry this year. You can se...
Ad Specialties on MSNBC | Better Industry Exposure
Thursday March 8, 2007 | Filed under:
In last October’s Counselor magazine I wrote about how I’m often contacted by distributors and suppliers who are frustrated that our industry doesn’t get more media coverage to edu...