TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
Head True North
Thursday February 14, 2013 | Filed under:
The zeitgeist right now is all things Canada – birthplace of Neil Young and Justin Bieber, home to phenomenal hockey, a gorgeous national anthem, some of the funniest comedians eve...
Dallas Show Ends on High-Energy Note
Friday February 8, 2013 | Filed under:
The Dallas show that closed Friday attracted over 500 top suppliers and 16 team-building distributor sales meetings, including Counselor® Top 40 distributor American Solutions for ...
Sustain the Growth
Monday February 4, 2013 | Filed under:
ASI’s latest research analysis shows total 2012 distributor sales rose 5.2% to $19.4 billion. To put it into perspective, the promotional products industry grew last year at over t...
Celebrating the Industry in Orlando
Monday January 7, 2013 | Filed under:
We’ve enjoyed one incredible event after another here at ASI Orlando, including a truly fabulous 80th birthday party for ASI® Chairman Norman Cohn, a super-energized crowd at the 2...
Off and Running in Orlando
Saturday January 5, 2013 | Filed under:
ASI kicked off the first show of 2013 with something familiar – an opening seminar detailing how to get the most of your trade show experience – and something new: me at the helm. ...
A Special Family Affair
Thursday July 18, 2013 | Filed under:
If the 2013 Counselor® Awards had a theme, it was family, from the recognition given to family businesses of the year to the three generations of Cohns on stage handing out the awa...
A New Era for ESP
Wednesday July 3, 2013 | Filed under:
It’s all things tech at ASI®, with upcoming technology workshops led by our CTO in Chicago and over 10 new features in the latest ESP Web® upgrade (our 6th, if you’re counting).The...
Tuesdays with Melinda, Michele, Andy, Kathy and Joe
Monday July 1, 2013 | Filed under:
Here’s the beauty of Internet radio shows like ASI Radio: it’s interactive, it’s mobile and, since there’s no transmitter, anyone anywhere can listen in. Now, you can log on and li...
Camaraderie in the True North
Friday June 14, 2013 | Filed under:
One thing I’ve learned from 30 years in business is that the bigger the world gets, the more we need to work together. Today, even the most successful businesses are networking and...
Business, Canadian-Style
Wednesday June 12, 2013 | Filed under:
I probably qualified for enough frequent flyer miles to get to the moon this week, leap-frogging from ASI® headquarters in Pennsylvania to meetings in California before heading to ...
Rising From the Rubble
Thursday May 23, 2013 | Filed under:
The views from the top of the world – the top at One World Trade Center, that is – are striking. Although still under construction, I was lucky enough to get a recent tour of the $...
New York, New York: A Heckuva Town
Wednesday May 8, 2013 | Filed under:
The buzz on the show floor here in New York is all about the Counselor Hot Party and the cool new features in the latest ESP Web® release. One distributor was so excited by the Dai...
If it’s Tuesday, This Must be … Philadelphia?
Thursday May 2, 2013 | Filed under:
I’m writing this at noon from Pennsylvania. But although it’s bright and sunny outside, to my travel-weary self, it’s actually midnight in Hong Kong – and I’m more than ready for b...
Doing Business Better
Thursday May 2, 2013 | Filed under:
If you’ve ever struggled to understand the nuances of your cable or phone bill, I can sympathize. Which is why I’m happy to announce ASI has streamlined our billing and invoicing ...
Mr. Machion Goes to Washington
Thursday April 18, 2013 | Filed under:
We all know how important it is to get your voice heard in Washington. Given the state of the economy and numerous legislative initiatives concerning taxes and expenditures, that i...