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		<title>Supplier Sales Going Up, Up, Up</title>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2012/02/23/supplier-sales-going-up-up-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, indicating an increase in sales of 7.1% over 2010.
Supplier revenue in 2011 totaled an outstanding $12.2 billion.  So now’s the perfect time to take advantage of new technologies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Industry Sales Top $18.5 Billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 increased for eight straight quarters, with a 6.5% 2011 fourth-quarter sales increase reported – the highest since the first quarter of 2011.
What this proves is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business Grab Bag</title>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2011/12/28/business-grab-bag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 this year.
Our executive director of research, Larry Basinait, found clients aren’t the only ones benefiting from corporate beneficence. Employers who answered our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power on to 2012</title>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2011/11/15/power-on-to-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 250 industry leaders and aspiring leaders.
For photos, videos and news of the Counselor Power 50, click here.
During the summit, we heard from experts like John Hamm, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Do End-Users Really Want?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, ASI released its latest study, which addresses the key question, “Are you delivering what end-users really want?” The answer may surprise you.
In the first industry study to tell suppliers and distributors if they’re delivering the right products, ASI documents the discrepancies in attitudes and opinions between buyers, sellers and end-users of the products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Move Over, Doom and Gloom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my experience, the one trait shared by successful business leaders is confidence. The more confidence you have in yourself and your company, the more you inspire employees, clients and potential customers. Confidence is so critical, it can even impact the economy, according to a recent government report. ]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Ready For Some Football (Products)?</title>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2011/10/05/are-you-ready-for-some-football-products/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you’re betting on the Packers or the Bears, the Tarheels or the Cardinals, chances are you’re gearing up for some kind of NFL or college football party this season. Knowing how important football - and tailgating - is to millions of Americans, we conducted a survey on the use of gridiron-related promotional products. ]]></description>
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		<title>What’s In Your Bag?</title>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2011/09/19/what%e2%80%99s-in-your-bag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again our industry is tapping into a growing worldwide trend by capitalizing on the plastic bag bans enacted in states as diverse as Alaska, California and North Carolina, and countries like Italy and India. According to Counselor’s 2011 State of the Industry report, bags accounted for 9.7% of all revenue from the sale of promo products last year, or $1.7 billion. ]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Countdown Begin</title>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2011/08/25/let-the-countdown-begin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has their own definition of what makes a great place to work. For some, it’s salary all the way. For others, it’s great benefits or a fun corporate culture. To learn what rates in our industry, Counselor magazine conducts an annual Best Places to Work survey. And starting today, you can check out the countdown of the top 85 companies employees deemed “best.” 
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		<title>Schoolhouse Rock</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Andrews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the next few weeks, nearly 50 million students will head off to approximately 99,000 public elementary and secondary schools, along with about 19 million college students bound for halls of higher learning. In the face of such huge numbers, it’s no wonder the education market rose to No. 1 in the industry for the first time, according to ASI’s State of the Industry 2011 Distributors Report.]]></description>
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