{"id":2010,"date":"2012-11-13T17:43:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T21:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2012-11-14T12:07:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T16:07:11","slug":"nice-guys-finish-first-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2012\/11\/13\/nice-guys-finish-first-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice Guys Finish First"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Every year at this time, the most powerful executives in our industry are named to the prestigious\u00a0Counselor\u00ae Power 50 list. Names move up, names move down \u2013 and some names disappear altogether. The consistency is found in the passion and professionalism everyone on the list brings to our industry.<\/p>\n

This year is no exception, starting with the No. 1 name on the list \u2013 Marty Lott.
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\nLow-key, hardworking and famously dedicated to his employees, Marty is an industry mainstay you\u2019re happy to see applauded. After more than 40 years of dedicated service in a tough business, he\u2019s earned it.
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\nA 2007 Supplier of the Year and routine winner of Distributor Choice Awards, the company Marty started in 1971 in his parents\u2019 Seattle basement is consistently ranked top-notch by the people who count the most: its loyal customers.<\/p>\n

We happily celebrated Marty and the other Power 50 leaders Monday night at a beach-side dinner at the sixth annual ASI\u00ae<\/sup> Power Summit<\/a> at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Florida. At right, a few pics, of me with iPROMOTEu’s Samantha Kates Gotlib, and with Casey and Sydra Newell.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re learning a lot from our keynote speakers and panelists at this year\u2019s industry confab \u2013 but some of the most valuable insight has come from the ad hoc discussions that continue on long after the last official topic is exhausted. Keynote speaker Cindy Gallop<\/a> discussed the future of brand promotion and keynoter Donna Burnette, a leader in the FranklinCovey Global Speed of Trust practice, guided us through a fascinating interactive workshop to help us figure out how to increase and leverage trust in our daily business lives.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, ASI\u2019s chairman of the board, Norman Cohn shared his thoughts on 60 years in this business \u2013 he started out as a distributor and then worked as a supplier before his family acquired this company. Amazingly, Norman turns 80 in January \u2013 and he\u2019s still as busy and insightful as ever.<\/p>\n

Whether they\u2019re meeting over drinks, dinner, golf, speed networking or a fast game of trivial pursuit, everyone here has a chance to connect with potential new business partners \u2013 and our Power 50 executives.<\/p>\n

If you made the 2012 list, congratulations! If you\u2019re still aspiring for a slot, click here<\/a> to check out your competition. You can get some incentive from the\u00a0five newcomers on this year\u2019s list:<\/p>\n