{"id":2181,"date":"2013-02-14T18:19:56","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T22:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2013-02-14T18:19:56","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T22:19:56","slug":"head-true-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2013\/02\/14\/head-true-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Head True North"},"content":{"rendered":"

The zeitgeist right now is all things Canada \u2013 birthplace of Neil Young and<\/em> Justin Bieber, home to phenomenal hockey, a gorgeous national anthem, some of the funniest comedians ever (Seth Rogen and<\/em> Eugene Levy) and, now, ASI\u2019s very first Canadian Power Summit<\/a>.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Registration for the June 12-14 confab at the legendary Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel<\/a>, aka \u201cthe castle in the Rockies,\u201d is officially open. This is a prime opportunity to join the most influential leaders in Canada\u2019s promotional products industry at what promises to be an incredible three days of networking, brainstorming and strategizing at one of the premier destinations in the Great White North.<\/p>\n

To register, click here<\/a>.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

At the summit, we\u2019ll cover a full slate of hot topics, including everything you need to know about mobile marketing and lucrative sales markets. We\u2019ll also offer an exclusive look at our first-ever Counselor<\/em>\u00ae<\/sup> <\/sup>Canadian State of the Industry report, providing key strategies to move any business forward.<\/p>\n

And, we just secured a great keynoter \u2013 Dr. Jack Mintz<\/a>, world-renowned fiscal and tax policy specialist and chair of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, who will discuss the current climate for small businesses in Canada.<\/p>\n

Throughout the summit, we\u2019ll have numerous chances to explore the 125-year-old resort, which is surrounded by pristine wilderness in the heart of Banff National Park, and everything it has to offer, including great golf, terrific dining and an array of recreational activities.<\/p>\n

And while I\u2019m on the topic of cool Canada, there\u2019s still time to order your copy of 2013\u2019s The Professional Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/a><\/em>\u2122<\/sup> <\/em>catalog for the Canadian marketplace. It\u2019s the best place to find great products from Canadian and Canadian-friendly suppliers \u2013 everything from bags, tools and electronics to sporting goods, office supplies and wearables.<\/p>\n

In addition, we added some really fresh features this year \u2013 full-page advertorials with everything you need to know about select suppliers and a clever buyer\u2019s \u201cguided tour\u201d of products to fit any campaign.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t say this often enough \u2013 catalogs work. The average distributor reports ASI\u00ae<\/sup> catalogs produce $19,000 in sales per year<\/em>. Guaranteed circulation of The Professional Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/a> <\/em>is 50,000 so click here<\/a> to order or e-mail pbg@asicentral.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re a fan of the country that\u2019s produced some of the best-known singers of all time, let me know your favorite \u2013 Justin? Joni? \u2013 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":"

The zeitgeist right now is all things Canada \u2013 birthplace of Neil Young and Justin Bieber, home to phenomenal hockey, a gorgeous national anthem, some of the funniest comedians ever (Seth Rogen and Eugene Levy) and, now, ASI\u2019s very first Canadian Power Summit. Registration for the June 12-14 confab at the legendary Fairmont Banff Springs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-about-asi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181","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=2181"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2189,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181\/revisions\/2189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}