{"id":2107,"date":"2013-01-05T15:31:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T19:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2013-01-05T15:31:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T19:31:51","slug":"off-and-running-in-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2013\/01\/05\/off-and-running-in-orlando\/","title":{"rendered":"Off and Running in Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ASI kicked off the first show of 2013 with something familiar \u2013 an opening seminar detailing how to get the most of your trade show experience \u2013 and something new: me at the helm. I stood in for ASI Vice-Chairman Matthew Cohn after his plane was delayed and had a terrific time greeting the 230+ gathered for a quick intro to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asishow.com\/13Orlando\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">ASI Orlando.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The response tells me everyone with us in Florida is eager to hit the ground running. Personally, I\u2019m more excited about the 2013 show season than I\u2019ve been in years.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asishow.com\/13Orlando\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/orl2013.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My best advice is to make the most out of your time on the show floor. One way is to spend as much quality time as possible in each supplier\u2019s booth, talking to them about your sales challenges and getting some new ideas on the best ways to sell their products. In short, don\u2019t just scan and go. Look, learn and listen.<\/p>\n<p>And if you see a really terrific booth, with innovative signage, an interesting design, etc., vote for it by texting the booth number to 22333 \u2013 it\u2019s free.<\/p>\n<p>Please also make sure you fill out the feedback forms after each class as we really want to know what worked and what didn\u2019t so we can further improve your trade show experience. And always take home or download your show directory (mobile app: www.asishow.com\/orlando) as it\u2019s an information-packed resource you can refer to throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve already said hello to a ton of people and I encourage all of you to do the same, whether it\u2019s at one of our receptions or events, walking the show floor or stopping by one of three Happy Hours sponsored by Broder, Logomark and Impact Advertising in booths #1501, #801 and #525. When I opened the floor to questions after my talk, the first question was \u201cWhat are those booth numbers again?\u201d I guess there\u2019s no better way to draw a crowd than free beer!<\/p>\n<p>As always I want to know your impressions so if you&#8217;re in Orlando,<strong> <\/strong>post a comment or e-mail 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<p>Here\u2019s to a great new year \u2013 and an amazing show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASI kicked off the first show of 2013 with something familiar \u2013 an opening seminar detailing how to get the most of your trade show experience \u2013 and something new: me at the helm. I stood in for ASI Vice-Chairman Matthew Cohn after his plane was delayed and had a terrific time greeting the 230+ [&hellip;]<\/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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asi-shows","category-members","category-news-about-asi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107","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=2107"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2111,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107\/revisions\/2111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}