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TIM ANDREWS BLOG

Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry

Playing To Win In Dallas

Friday February 6, 2015 | Filed under:

Troy Aikman, ASI’s keynote speaker in Dallas, had a great excuse for running a couple minutes later than I expected to our show on Thursday: He was dropping his two young daughters...

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“The Woz” Wows Orlando Show

Wednesday January 7, 2015 | Filed under:

Here’s another great example of the strange new times we live in: I’m walking with Apple co-founder and ASI keynoter Steve Wozniak soon after he blew away 1,000 people at our Orlan...

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Thanks to the Promo Products Community

Wednesday March 4, 2015 | Filed under:

I love nothing better than hearing “thank you,” especially from a business that’s acknowledging how much I mean to them as a customer or client. So I’d like to take this opportunit...

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With You Every Step of the Way

Thursday August 20, 2015 | Filed under:

Imagine inviting a crew of co-workers into your home for two days from dawn to dusk to shoot a commercial for your company. It happened at my house and, as you can imagine, it was ...

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Update from ASI’s CTO

Monday August 3, 2015 | Filed under:

There are few things more productive than getting together with your peers to brainstorm pressing issues everyone can relate to and learn from, especially when the topics concern n...

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Triumphs, Tears and Tips in Chicago

Thursday July 23, 2015 | Filed under:

ASI ended its last major show of the 2015 season with fireworks and fanfare in Chicago, with attendance up nearly 3% over 2014, tons of fun at our new networking clubs and a fast-p...

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Love Thy Neighbor

Saturday June 20, 2015 | Filed under:

One of my earliest memories is from a shopping trip to a G.C. Murphy store in downtown Columbus, Indiana. This dime store, as discount stores were called then, had bikes and fun to...

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Connect, Learn and Marvel at Power Summit Canada

Thursday June 4, 2015 | Filed under:

Considering that the U.S. and Canada have the largest bilateral trade relationship in the world, dealing over $2 billion in goods and services every day, it was a no-brainer for AS...

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Big Fun in the Big Apple

Monday May 11, 2015 | Filed under:

Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran is a pip. I just love her, and so did our audience at the ASI Show® New York. Corcoran, ASI’s keynote speaker, shared a ton of unlikely insider...

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Congrats to a Winning Team

Tuesday April 21, 2015 | Filed under:

At a time of transition across the publishing spectrum, it’s a vote of real confidence for ASI® magazines to win a record three Jesse H. Neal awards – the B-to-B equivalent of a Pu...

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ASI Promocar Hits The Open Road

Monday March 30, 2015 | Filed under:

Sometimes, companies need to try a crazy idea and have a little fun. If it works, great. If it doesn’t, at least we get to say we tried something different.With that in mind, ASI c...

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Inspiration and Motivation at ASI Long Beach

Thursday March 26, 2015 | Filed under:

ASI’s Long Beach keynote speaker Jillian Michaels – an internationally known fitness expert who single-handedly built a healthy-living empire – was as down-to-earth as a friendly n...

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Get Pumped for ASI Long Beach

Friday March 20, 2015 | Filed under:

At first, I didn’t think I had much in common with Jillian Michaels, an LA-based entrepreneur who built a successful business around fitness and motivation. Then I learned that she...

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Game On in Dallas

Wednesday January 28, 2015 | Filed under:

Since I live and work so close to Philadelphia, I’ve become a big fan of the Eagles football team. In 2005, I was even lucky enough to watch them play in Super Bowl XXXIX against t...

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Sharing Our Story

Wednesday January 14, 2015 | Filed under:

Earlier this week, I sat down with a group of distributors to discuss an informative 30-minute program ASI has aired on a few cable stations that we hope captures the excitement of...

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