TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
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Business Grab Bag
Wednesday December 28, 2011
How many of you gave gifts to clients and prospects this year? According to a recent gift-giving survey from ASI, average spending on such gifts was up 13.9% to about $30 per gift ...
Supplier Sales Going Up, Up, Up
Thursday February 23, 2012
Suppliers got great news recently when ASI released its 2011 supplier sales report showing over two-thirds (68%) of surveyed companies posted greater sales in 2011 than 2010, indic...
Customer Service At Its Best
Tuesday February 14, 2012
I know it’s de rigueur to complain about air travel, so as a longtime frequent flyer I’d like to share a positive story about a recent amazing experience with American Airlines.I k...
50 In Argentinah!
Friday February 10, 2012
It’s an old adage but one I firmly believe in: Practice what you preach. I’m as bullish on this industry and its products as possible, which is why I chose so many cool items to co...
A Record-Breaking Show In Dallas
Friday February 3, 2012
They make everything big in Dallas – hats, steaks, hair and especially trade shows. We just ended our three-day event in Texas and set a new all-time record for distributor compani...
2011 Industry Sales Top $18.5 Billion
Friday January 27, 2012
The numbers are in, and the results couldn’t be much better. ASI’s 2011 distributor sales research report shows total industry sales of $18.5 billion, up 6.2% from 2010.Sales have ...
Sourcing City And ASI Form Strategic Alliance
Monday January 23, 2012
ASI is very pleased to announce a new strategic alliance with Sourcing City, the market leader of digital services and networking trade events for the ad specialty industry in the ...
Orlando Knocks It Outta The Park
Wednesday January 18, 2012
And we’re off! The 2012 show season kicked off in grand style in Orlando this week, posting record-breaking education, attendance and exhibitor levels, contributing to making it th...
ESP Mobile Is Here
Tuesday January 17, 2012
Drumroll, please. You can now download the free iPhone app from the Apple App store, free with your ESP subscription.For a video with all the reasons why this should be your No. 1 ...
On With The Show
Monday January 16, 2012
The ASI Show Orlando is underway, and we are pumped up and ready to roll, starting with a full day of education. In addition to lots of hustle and bustle, we’re already getting gre...
Advice From A Master Communicator
Wednesday January 11, 2012
ASI Radio conducted one of its best interviews ever with Biz Stone, and if you missed it, you really owe it to yourself to check out the archive.The Twitter co-founder was funnier ...
Bright Lights, Big City, Great Show
Thursday May 10, 2012
The ASI Show in New York City is a wrap. And after hearing from scores of the 2,300 distributors and 310 exhibitors who attended, I’m happy to report it was a definite success all ...
Honoring The 2012 Counselor Award Winners
Thursday May 10, 2012
If you needed any further evidence that our industry is on an upswing, look no further than the success stories applauded at the 2012 Counselor Awards.Kevin Lyons-Tarr, president o...
Tweet This: ASI Hosts Randi Zuckerberg
Wednesday May 9, 2012
We’re thrilled social media expert and entrepreneur Randi Zuckerberg is the keynote speaker at the ASI Show in NYC Thursday at 8:45 a.m. I’m sure she’ll help everyone in the audien...
Party With ASI In NYC
Wednesday May 9, 2012
We’re getting ready for a major launch of ESP Websites later this month and to celebrate, we’re hosting a launch party at the ASI Show in New York.If you’re at the show, the free b...