{"id":213,"date":"2010-02-03T13:12:25","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T17:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2010\/02\/03\/hot-products-and-cool-video-from-the-lone-star-state\/"},"modified":"2010-02-03T13:12:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T17:12:25","slug":"hot-products-and-cool-video-from-the-lone-star-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2010\/02\/03\/hot-products-and-cool-video-from-the-lone-star-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Products and Cool Video from the Lone Star State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s lots of action on the show floor at a packed house in Dallas this week as we preview novel new products for 2010 while applauding some consistently reliable crowd pleasers.<\/p>\n<p>In honor of ASI Vice Chairman Matthew Cohn&#8217;s 40<sup>th<\/sup> birthday, which he celebrated in fitting style at <em>ASI<\/em><em> Show<\/em> Dallas, we ordered a gorgeous, custom-made tapestry from Terry Town Promotional Wearables (<em>asi\/90913<\/em>), imprinted with his photo. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jelNeKJ1Kh4\">Click here<\/a> to preview one of Terry Town&#8217;s 100% customizable items.<\/p>\n<p>In another Tim&#8217;s Take video, I recap my Hot Seat interview with Dan Townes, president and CEO of writing instrument supplier Shepenco\/Shelbyville Pencil Company (<em>asi\/86850<\/em>). Dan told us he feels good about 2010 and the investments he&#8217;s made in his fourth-generation, family-owned company, serving customers for an astonishing 77 years. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pl0PJ-mNpSQ\">Click here<\/a> for the recap.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZBhe0OGCzOI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/video.jpg\" height=\"218\" class=\"right\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Super Bowl just days away, I&#8217;m really excited about the sports-related party products here at the show. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZBhe0OGCzOI\">Click here<\/a> for a\u00a0round-up of products, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Football foam hats<\/strong> from Spirit Industries (<em>asi\/88740<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yard glass and straw<\/strong>, <strong>flashing feather bracelet<\/strong> and lightable <strong>St. Patrick&#8217;s\/Mardi Gras mask<\/strong> from Alightpromos.com (<em>asi\/34<\/em>194)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heartbandz<\/strong> and <strong>Heart red clipsters<\/strong> from Dard\/Tagmaster products (<em>asi\/48500<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As if that wasn&#8217;t enough, we also previewed some really funky products that just might light up your Valentine&#8217;s Day. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/fox4\/\">Click here<\/a> for ordering info and pics of these products, and more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>6-Pack Abs Shirt <\/strong>from Pony Xpress Printing (<em>asi\/297068<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guitar Shirt <\/strong>from Think Geek (<em>asi\/91123<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sexy\u00ae Water <\/strong>from Nationwide Springs (<em>asi\/73494<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pimped Travel Mug<\/strong> from Berney-Karp (<em>asi\/40261<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/timasitv#p\/u\/3\/jB2gt4Rf1qc\">Tim&#8217;s Take<\/a>\u00a0featuring a live report on the latest machinery and the newest embroidery and imprinting technology from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hirschinternational.com\/\">Hirsch International<\/a>, which had decorators like Trina Banner of Creative Designs in stitches.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re at the show, let me know what you think by posting a comment or emailing me <a href=\"mailto:tim.andrews@asicentral.com\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 I&#8217;m also on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Andrews_ASI\">Twitter<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/timothymandrews\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timasitv\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s lots of action on the show floor at a packed house in Dallas this week as we preview novel new products for 2010 while applauding some consistently reliable crowd pleasers. 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