{"id":1600,"date":"2012-04-16T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2012-04-16T17:00:06","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T21:00:06","slug":"media-file-big-bigger-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2012\/04\/16\/media-file-big-bigger-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Media File: Big, Bigger, Best"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, bigger is definitely better. Roller coasters, sales commissions, even juicy hamburgers \u2013 they\u2019re all better bigger. To that list you can add 2012 Media File<\/em><\/a>, the world\u2019s largest promotional products catalog.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This hardcover catalog is such an essential sales tool that we\u2019ve already pre-sold 65% of all available copies. This year\u2019s edition \u2013 incredibly, our 57th<\/sup> \u2013 contains thousands of products from hundreds of suppliers (including 49 new suppliers) in all price ranges, along with promotional planning guides and end-buyer case studies perfect to take along to your next sales call.<\/p>\n

Price and product indexes make it easy to choose products to suit any client\u2019s budget. In addition, the 2012 Media File<\/em> comes packed with ASI\u2019s End Buyer Catalog Study facts to help prove the enduring ROI of ad specialties.<\/p>\n

But what really sets Media File<\/em> apart are the products \u2013 everything from customized playing cards, colorful drinkware and cool USB flash drives to unique athletic souvenirs, awesome executive gifts, go-green items and even prize wheels, along with favorite campaign standards.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s big, it\u2019s undeniably beautiful and it\u2019s selling fast. You can order yours online by clicking here<\/a>. If you have any questions or want to discuss special offers, contact Dan Brown, ASI\u2019s executive director of distributor services, at dbrown@asicentral.com<\/a> or at 800-546-1365.<\/p>\n

And remember, selling through catalogs<\/a> continues to be an effective marketing medium for distributors and suppliers. ASI studies show over 86% of active distributors declare catalogs to be important or even essential for generating sales.<\/p>\n

As we prepare to head to the Big Apple for our New York show<\/a>, I want to share one last Tim\u2019s Take video from San Diego. We shot this right after the Michael J. Fox<\/a> keynote, which inspired an audience of about 500.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I was particularly moved by his message of hope in the face of his Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis, as my mom lived with the disease for over 35 years. If you haven\u2019t already, please check out his foundation\u2019s website<\/a> and see the incredible things they\u2019ve accomplished in their search for a cure. April, by the way, is Parkinson\u2019s Awareness month.<\/p>\n

In California, I also checked out some fun products like a spinning dragonfly (at right) from Hit Promotional Products (asi\/61125<\/em>), colorful stress relievers from Target Line (asi\/90640<\/em>) and Rubik\u2019s cubes from Prime Line (asi\/79530<\/em>). Click here<\/a> to watch.<\/p>\n

And let me know what fun, funky ad specialty is your current favorite by posting a comment or e-mailing me here<\/a>. I\u2019m also on Twitter<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, bigger is definitely better. Roller coasters, sales commissions, even juicy hamburgers \u2013 they\u2019re all better bigger. To that list you can add 2012 Media File, the world\u2019s largest promotional products catalog. This hardcover catalog is such an essential sales tool that we\u2019ve already pre-sold 65% of all available copies. This year\u2019s edition \u2013 incredibly, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,7,8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asi-shows","category-members","category-news-about-asi","category-using-ad-specialties"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600","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=1600"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1605,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600\/revisions\/1605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}