{"id":1251,"date":"2011-09-28T17:15:07","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T21:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2011-09-28T17:15:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T21:15:07","slug":"get-ready-to-shop-till-you-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2011\/09\/28\/get-ready-to-shop-till-you-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready to Shop Till You Drop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pumpkins are on the stoop, which means the holiday season is upon us. The good news for the business community is that forecasters predict <em>slightly<\/em> higher sales than a year ago. We\u2019ll take it!<\/p>\n<p>In our industry, there\u2019s no better way to jump into the crucial fourth quarter than with the <a title=\"http:\/\/www.holidaypreviewtour.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holidaypreviewtour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ASI Holiday Preview Tour<\/a>, which attracted nearly 600 distributors at its first two stops in Los Angeles and Toronto. The next stop on the train to greater sales is Atlanta on October 18,\u00a0and then Philadelphia on October 26.<\/p>\n<p>For distributors, the one-day tour offers the perfect place to gather fresh marketing ideas for clients, quickly and efficiently. And suppliers can meet hundreds of distributors in a few hours. What other show offers all that?<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/holida.jpg\" class=\"right\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Each show features leading ad specialty suppliers showcasing their seasonal products <strong>\u2013<\/strong> along with\u00a0the hottest ad specialty\u00a0items for this final quarter. The show takes place in a tabletop setting, with free hot-topic education focused on ways to boost revenue. There\u2019s even a fun networking reception.<\/p>\n<p>And in Philadelphia, Top 40 distributor Proforma (<em>asi\/300094<\/em>) will co-locate a Proforma\u00a0End User Showcase, giving those end-users an escorted tour of the show floor to discuss their needs with exhibitors.<\/p>\n<p>All distributors are invited to attend the Holiday Preview Tour for free and can register on-site with a business card or pre-register today at <a title=\"http:\/\/www.holidaypreviewtour.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.holidaypreviewtour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.holidaypreviewtour.com\/<\/a> to receive exclusive exhibitor specials and show updates in advance.<\/p>\n<p>To exhibit, suppliers can call their <em>ASI<\/em><em> Show<\/em> sales rep at 800-546-3300 or contact manager Nick DiNicola directly at <a title=\"mailto:ndinicola@asicentral.com\" href=\"mailto:ndinicola@asicentral.com\" target=\"_blank\">ndinicola@asicentral.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s one last sobering thought: There are only 88 shopping days left till Christmas. Are you ready? Let me know by posting a comment or e-mailing me <a href=\"mailto:tim.andrews@asicentral.com\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. I\u2019m also on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Andrews_ASI\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/timothymandrews\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timasitv\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pumpkins are on the stoop, which means the holiday season is upon us. The good news for the business community is that forecasters predict slightly higher sales than a year ago. We\u2019ll take it! In our industry, there\u2019s no better way to jump into the crucial fourth quarter than with the ASI Holiday Preview Tour, which attracted nearly 600 distributors at its first two stops in Los Angeles and Toronto. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asi-shows","category-news-about-asi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1251"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1255,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1251\/revisions\/1255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}