{"id":114,"date":"2009-03-18T13:40:14","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T17:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2009\/03\/18\/promo-products-to-keep-us-focused-video\/"},"modified":"2009-03-31T14:28:53","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T18:28:53","slug":"promo-products-to-keep-us-focused-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2009\/03\/18\/promo-products-to-keep-us-focused-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Promo Products to Keep us Focused &#8211; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/media.asicentral.com\/_Tim-Features-Recession-Bumper-Sticker\/video\/564404\/21237.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Recession_Products_Glass_FINAL.jpg\" class=\"right\" \/><\/a>During tough times, innovation rules as businesses discover efficient and creative ways to thrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The beauty of our industry is that promoting your business during downturns is cost-effective with promotional products, and now is the time to educate your clients about the high ROI advertising specialties provide.<\/p>\n<p>I mentioned earlier that my friends and I decided to take a break one weekend from the doom and gloom of the recession coverage in the media and I hosted a &#8220;Recession Calls it Quits&#8221; gathering.\u00a0 We traded ideas and looked at our glasses as half-full.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For attendees I ordered &#8211; what else? &#8211; promotional products, and I wanted to share them with you so you could see what several industry suppliers created to help make the event memorable:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Foxyware rhinestone wine glass &#8211; <\/strong>Vegas Golf (asi\/87605)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lip balm and hand sanitizer<\/strong> &#8211; SnugZ (asi\/88060)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light-up martini glass, and dollar sign stress ball <\/strong>&#8211; Jetline (asi\/63344)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Box of imprinted chocolates<\/strong> &#8211; Chocolate Inn (asi\/44900)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/media.asicentral.com\/_Tim-Features-Recession-Bumper-Sticker\/video\/564404\/21237.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Recession_Products_Blog_FINAL.jpg\" class=\"right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And during our recent ASI Show in New York, I found a clever bumper sticker saying &#8220;I Refuse to Participate in a Recession,&#8221; from Gill Studios (asi\/56950).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Click <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/media.asicentral.com\/_Tim-Features-Recession-Bumper-Sticker\/video\/564404\/21237.html\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to watch the video with the sticker now.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had numerous conversations with people about what they&#8217;re doing to build their business.\u00a0\u00a0 Tell me your ideas &#8211; post a comment now or <a href=\"mailto:tim.andrews@asicentral.com\">email<\/a> me.\u00a0 Also, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timasitv\">YouTube<\/a> to watch my video of hot products from New York and share it with your clients.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/tools\/diggthis.js\"><\/script><img rc=\"http:\/\/static.delicious.com\/img\/delicious.small.gif\" alt=\"Delicious\" height=\"8\" width=\"8\" \/> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/save\" title=\"Bookmark on Delicious\">Bookmark this on Delicious<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During tough times, innovation rules as businesses discover efficient and creative ways to thrive.\u00a0 The beauty of our industry is that promoting your business during downturns is cost-effective with promotional products, and now is the time to educate your clients about the high ROI advertising specialties provide. 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