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		<title>NYC Results – More Business for You, Barbara Corcoran Tips, USA Today Mention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to let you know about last week&#8217;s ASI New York Show and some feedback I’ve received from distributors and suppliers.
Attendance was higher than we anticipated - more than 2,800 distributors - and was up 50% from last year&#8217;s Philadelphia show.
Suppliers told us that distributors attending were large customers and prospects and that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From NYC:  Watch Video of 7 Products to Sell and Counselor Awards Winners</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve had an energetic event at our inaugural ASI Show in New York City and I’m excited to share seven unique products that caught my attention from suppliers.
Over 100 suppliers here are not exhibiting at any other Northeast show, and 70 suppliers are exhibiting at their very first industry show. 


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		<title>Bonjour! New Products from ASI Canada and Toast Your Buns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Colin Graf, marketing manager for ASI catalogs:
Bonjour! I recently returned from the great north city of Toronto at ASI Canada’s spring seminars, along with Jay Ostrow from ASI.

When I say spring, I mean 0 degrees Celsius. That’s about 32 degrees Fahrenheit for all you yanks. My good friend Fred Oesen, vice president of ASI [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video of 7 Products to Sell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just came from the energetic floor of ASI Vegas and noticed several interesting products to sell to your clients.
Suppliers and distributors were buzzing about them and they’re products that you may not have seen before. 


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Products featured are:
• Light-up badge, from Chemical Light (asi/44880)
• Solar-powered charger, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New 2009 event - Fall Holiday Expo in Vegas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we announced the fall 2009 launch of the ASI Holiday Expo, the industry’s first and only national show focused on products for the important fall and holiday selling seasons.
The ASI Holiday Expo will be limited to no more than 400 booths, and suppliers invited to exhibit will be required to have four or more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2008/04/10/new-2009-event-%e2%80%93-fall-holiday-expo-in-vegas/</link>
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		<title>Advertising Specialties Sales Reached Record $19.6 Billion in &#8216;07</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we announced results of our exclusive annual advertising specialties sales analysis – showing that revenues reached $19.6 billion in 2007 – up 5.4 percent from 2006 and a new record.
This is the highest industry sales we’ve recorded - reflecting that the industry has been growing consistently over the last five years and that marketers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2008/04/08/advertising-specialties-sales-reached-record-196-billion-in-07/</link>
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		<title>Personalization, Technology, Ideas for Higher ROI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently editors at ONE magazine - published by industry marketing services company WorkflowOne - spotlighted promotional products and the serious return on investment they’re providing for clients. 

They also asked me why advertising specialties are becoming so popular all around, and I believe several elements are driving our industry’s success:
• Technology.  We’re all serving clients better and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2008/03/28/personalization-technology-ideas-for-higher-roi/</link>
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		<title>Counselor Gets Second Neal Award in a Row</title>
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Today in New York City, ASI&#8217;s editorial team was named winner of a Neal Award for outstanding journalism for the 2007 &#8216;State of the Industry&#8217; issue of Counselor magazine.
This is the highest editorial honor bestowed on a business-to-business publication. It is given by the trade association in publishing, American Business Media. We are among 35 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2008/03/14/counselor-gets-second-neal-award-in-a-row/</link>
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		<title>Guest blog - In Like a Lion</title>
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From Kathy Huston, Advantages magazine editor:
March is one of my favorite months and it should be yours too.  Not because I prefer that you agree with me (although I certainly do), but because it represents 31 days jam-packed with fun-filled events and ideas for promotional opportunities.  I hope you prepared for them a couple of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2008/03/13/guest-blog-in-like-a-lion%e2%80%a6and-chock-full-of-sales-ideas/</link>
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		<title>Free Online Sales Tools and Networking Ready Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we launched free marketing resources Websites for you to use to increase leads and improve your business - at www.thenumberthatmatters.com/marketing.
The Websites provide you with more than 20 marketing and sales tools, including a customizable end-buyer sales sheet, lead tracking sheet, end-buyer research, Internet marketing advice, an email version of Successful Promotions magazine to send [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timandrewsblog-asicentral.com/timblog/2008/02/25/free-online-sales-tools-and-networking-ready-today/</link>
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