TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
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 ...
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...
How Tweet It Is
Wednesday July 20, 2011 | Filed under:
ASI education surveys show social networking is as hot as, well, the thermostat in Chicago, which is expected to hit 98 today. So we weren’t surprised a packed house attended a pow...
It’s a Heckuva Town
Tuesday July 19, 2011 | Filed under:
ASI is out in full force in Chicago for the last show of the 2011 season. The industry’s biggest event of the summer started off with a full day of education Tuesday, and it’s full...
2012 Keynotes Announced
Wednesday July 6, 2011 | Filed under:
Can you imagine gaining exclusive access to some of the greatest business thinkers and social commentators of our time – for free? Look no further than ASI’s 2012 lineup of keynote...
Play a Winning Sales Game
Friday June 10, 2011 | Filed under:
As the NFL players’ lockout drags on amid wrangling over $9 billion in annual revenue, I got to thinking about some of the greatest moments in football history. The once-in-a-lifet...
On the Air with ASI
Friday May 20, 2011 | Filed under:
The ASI Show in San Diego is big news this week in the gorgeous coastal city of 3 million. San Diego’s most popular morning show, on KUSI-TV, came to the convention center Thursday...
Honoring Marty Lott
Thursday May 19, 2011 | Filed under:
No question, this is industry is populated with a lot of outrageous characters. You know who you are! And then there’s Marty Lott, the quietly assured president of Top 40 apparel s...
On The Road – Again
Monday May 16, 2011 | Filed under:
If there’s a frequent flyer king, I’m betting its Nick DiNicola, the general manager of the Advantages Roadshow. Over the years, the Willie Nelson of roadshow warriors has easily...
Got a Question for Wayne Brady?
Monday February 21, 2011 | Filed under:
Upcoming ASI headliner Wayne Brady is a showbiz rarity. This cat can do it all: dance, sing and act on TV, film and stage. Tuesday morning, he’s bringing it to ASI Radio for an int...
Twisting for a Good Cause
Tuesday January 25, 2011 | Filed under:
I haven’t danced the twist in at least 30 years, but Monday night I happily joined nearly 2,000 other hearty souls in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record for twisting. The ...
Applause! Applause!
Thursday November 3, 2011 | Filed under:
One of the first things I ever won was an award for a school science fair project. To this day I can remember the pride I felt. But I doubt it even comes close to the feelings expe...