{"id":2390,"date":"2013-07-16T19:47:57","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T23:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=2390"},"modified":"2013-07-16T19:47:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T23:47:57","slug":"windy-city-wow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2013\/07\/16\/windy-city-wow\/","title":{"rendered":"Windy City Wow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m in Chicago for the last major <em>ASI Show<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> of the season, meeting with members, listening to the constant rumble of the famous \u201cEl\u201d train and marveling at the stately architecture. No wonder a record 16 distributor sales meetings are taking place during the show at McCormick Place \u2013 it\u2019s a great show in an amazing city.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asipublications.com\/Stitches\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/tim with quilt2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along with two exhibit days and a full day of ASI education, we\u2019ll also celebrate the 2013 <em>Counselor<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><em> <\/em>Award winners at a special ceremony on Wednesday at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Art Institute of Chicago<\/a>, following cocktails \u00a0among the Impressionists. Which companies hit the Top 40 lists? Who is 2013\u2019s Person of the Year? Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.asicentral.com<\/a> (and this blog) for complete coverage on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re here with us, make sure to check out a few features special to this show, the industry\u2019s premier summer event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Three specialized pavilions<\/strong> \u2013 New to Chicago, Incentives and ASI Decorating \u2013 showcasing unique items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The debut of the <em>Stitches<\/em><\/strong><sup>\u00ae<strong> <\/strong><\/sup><strong> Hopeful Hearts Quilt<\/strong>, created by decorators from around the nation who each made a quilt square in honor of a cause close to their heart. Their experiences with public service will be documented in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asipublications.com\/Stitches\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Stitches<\/em><\/a> magazine in August. Check out this beautiful display at the Advantages New Product Pavilion. At right, here I am with the quilt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wednesday tech workshops with ASI\u2019s Chief Technology Officer<\/strong>, Armughan Rafat, in Room N139, 10-11 a.m. and 12-1 p.m. (includes lunch). <a href=\"http:\/\/cdn.asicentral.com\/MKTGemails\/670-828038b\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to register. Throughout the show, be sure to visit the ASI<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> booth for demos of our newest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/espmobile\/\" target=\"_blank\">ESP Mobile<\/a><sup>\u2122 <\/sup>apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thursday morning\u2019s keynote by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asishow.com\/13Chicago\/Keynote.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Christopher Gardner<\/strong><\/a>, the rags-to-riches stockbroker whose story inspired the Will Smith movie, \u201cThe Pursuit of Happyness.\u201d He\u2019s advising us on the importance of giving back along with sales-generating strategies any business can apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re here in Chicago, let me know what you\u2019re looking forward to the most by posting a comment or e-mailing me <a href=\"mailto:tim.andrews@asicentral.com\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> \u2013 and keep those tweets coming! And be sure to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.asicentral.com<\/a> for show blogs and videos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m in Chicago for the last major ASI Show\u00ae of the season, meeting with members, listening to the constant rumble of the famous \u201cEl\u201d train and marveling at the stately architecture. 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