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January 5, 2009 ASI Show Orlando Posts Strong Attendance | VideoFiled under: ASI Shows, Industry Initiatives, News About ASI This has been a strong show, with preliminary attendance of about 5,200, equivalent to last year, from more than 2,000 distributor firms. Click here to watch a video wrap-up that also features a new notebook made from elephant poo from Spector & Co. No joke. In addition to education, networking and entertainment, attendees were energized by a two-hour business and personal coaching session by Tony Robbins, who has worked with the most successful entertainment, sports and business and political leaders in the world. The 1,200-seat auditorium was packed and much of the session was spent with distributors and suppliers on their feet interacting with each other and Tony Robbins, as he explained how to capture market share, grow your business and flourish in challenging personal and business times.
Jeanne Slack, of JS Promotions, said this: “The best gift ASI could have given the industry was Tony Robbins. I noticed a big change in people’s attitudes today as opposed to yesterday’s show – shifting from being focused on a weak fourth quarter to how strong they can perform in 2009.” Click here for the full press release on our attendance. We also broke news today about a time-saving integration for ProfitMaker that pulls products and pricing information directly from ESP Online right into ProfitMaker. Distributors and suppliers got a chance to road test this integration, along with a new look and feel for the program. Click here for the full press release on the new and improved ProfitMaker. Last night, we enjoyed two really exciting events: the ASI Fashion Show, featuring the season’s hottest new looks in casual wear, and the ASI Show Gala Celebration at Universal Studios. In a word, the thrill rides, food and entertainment were outrageous. I met a number of real characters – and not all of them were in costume! I am really sorry this show has come to an end. But we’re geared up and ready for Dallas in February. Click here for our fashion show photos. As we leave Orlando, I’m sure many of us will be putting into action the advice given today by business guru Tony Robbins, who inspired us to command peak performance from ourselves and our employees. As always, I welcome your input. Post a comment on the blog now or email me at tim.andrews@asicentral.com.
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January 5, 2009 Fashion Show Photos, New Products Videos, ProfitMaker Integrates with ESPFiled under: ASI Shows, Industry Initiatives, News About ASI, Using Ad Specialties All good things must come to a close and today is the final day for ASI Show Orlando. What an incredible three days we’ve had previewing the best the industry has to offer and getting charged up for selling this year. Last night, we enjoyed two really exciting events: the ASI Fashion Show, featuring the season’s hottest new looks in casual wear, and the ASI Show Gala Celebration at Universal Studios. In a word, the thrill rides, food and entertainment were outrageous. I met a number of real characters – and not all of them were in costume! Click here for Sunday’s Fashion Show photos.
I also stopped by Norwood’s booth for more new products for your clients, and click here for a video of some new wine accessories and a solar-powered rotating globe. And, at Leed’s, the supplier of the year, I discovered a new line of heavy-duty, highly colorful Scripto pens – watch here. In breaking news, ASI announced that ProfitMaker, a business management system offered by ASI Computer, now provides integration with ESP Online. The integration electronically links suppliers and distributors and streamlines order flow.
Click here for the full press release with many more new features. Post a comment on the blog now or email me at tim.andrews@asicentral.com. |
The new time-saving features allow distributors who use ProfitMaker to access ESP Online’s product images and pricing information and to import the information directly into ProfitMaker. These features are available at no additional cost for ProfitMaker users who are ESP Online subscribers, and a low-cost subscription is available for ProfitMaker users without ESP Online.