TIM ANDREWS BLOG
Thoughts and opinions on the advertising specialty industry
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Get Your Story On At ASI Power Summit
Friday May 19, 2017
From childhood on, stories transfix us all. Even as adults, we’re captivated by potboilers, dramas and yarns – whether it’s the “Serial” podcast, the latest must-see summer series ...
A Special Message from the Eternal Optimist
Wednesday December 20, 2017
I like to end every year with a message to our members, as thanks to everyone for doing business with ASI. This year, my “holiday card” is actually a 2-minute video with five quick...
Rowing 3,000 Miles For Charity
Monday December 4, 2017
“Mom: Rowing across Atlantic. Alone. Mostly naked. See you in 3 months. Love, Oliver”
Change Is Here: Are You Ready?
Wednesday November 8, 2017
Throughout 10 years of moderating the annual ASI Power Summit, I resisted taking the stage as a panelist. But this year, at our 11th event in San Diego, CA, I agreed to sit onstage...
Opening Doors, As One Closes
Tuesday October 17, 2017
I was saddened this week to learn of the unexpected passing of a long-time ASI colleague, Maria Welsh. After several weeks of treatment, Maria was recuperating in a nursing facilit...
Where There’s a Cause, There’s a T-shirt
Tuesday April 4, 2017
As the executive editor of ASI’s Wearables magazine (the promo industry’s premier apparel and decorating resource), I’m always hearing about successful fundraisers powered by nothi...
Let’s Talk Tech
Thursday June 8, 2017
If you follow tech news – or visit Starbucks – you probably heard about the coffee company phasing in groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) to allow customers to order and pa...
Our Annual Industry Exam – No Gloves!
Friday August 25, 2017
ASI is the best in the business on a number of counts (our ESP® business platform, shows and events, education – I could go on!), but we really outdo ourselves each summer with Cou...
Mom: Rowing across Atlantic. Alone. Naked. See you in 3 Months. Love, Oliver
Monday December 4, 2017
When I was a teen, my most challenging feat was biking eight miles to the Dairy Queen for a large (not medium!) hot fudge sundae. Not Oliver Crane. My Princeton, NJ, neighbor is da...
Score One for ASI Speakers
Wednesday February 1, 2017
Football great Dan Marino is very tall, very tan and surprisingly funny. He also got the biggest applause from an audience at an ASI keynote as any speaker we’ve had in recent memory.
Trade Show Tips for Success in 2017
Wednesday January 18, 2017
The 2017 show season is in full swing, giving everyone in our industry the chance to show off new products, make deals with new business partners and prepare for a strong year of buying and selling.