{"id":2656,"date":"2014-06-03T11:40:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T15:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2014-06-16T10:14:40","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T14:14:40","slug":"kicking-it-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2014\/06\/03\/kicking-it-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Kicking it in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly every economic analysis I read is soon followed by one with seemingly contradictory information. Unemployment is down \u2013 but more people are chronically unemployed. Exports are up \u2013 but they\u2019re weaker than expected. How do we figure it all out while determining the impact on our specific industry?<a title=\"Queen's Landing Resort\" href=\"http:\/\/support.asicentral.com\/mktg\/powersummitcanada2014\/#Home\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/queens.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen to thoughtful, precise analysis from the likes of Brian Lee Crowley, managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Canada\u2019s only truly national public policy think tank. Lucky for us, Crowley is the keynote speaker at this week&#8217;s ASI<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2019s \u00a0second <a title=\"Register for the Canadian Power Summit\" href=\"http:\/\/support.asicentral.com\/mktg\/powersummitcanada2014\/#Home\">Canadian Power Summit<\/a> at Queen\u2019s Landing at Niagara-on-the-Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you already do business in Canada \u2013 or want to do business there \u2013 the power summit is the perfect place to learn the best ways to navigate U.S.-Canadian relations and to take advantage of everything Canada has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Over three days, we bring together top ad specialty professionals to share insider knowledge, network, brainstorm, kick back over cocktails \u2013 and do business together.<\/p>\n<p>Sessions move fast and we pack a lot of info into every discussion. To help, a diverse slate of experts delve into topics as varied as the buying habits of American buyers, creative solutions to pressing problems and the latest industry tips and trends.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, attendees are the first to preview the in-depth market data and forecasts for the Canadian promotional products market from the latest <em>Counselor<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> State of the Industry report. We\u2019ll also take some time out to recognize \u2013 and celebrate! \u2013 the fastest-growing suppliers and distributors in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Power Summit is a very efficient way to get face-to-face time with dozens of the most important movers and shakers in Canada. It\u2019s also a great place to join me for a <a title=\"Canada's 2014 Beer of the Year\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/b-c-s-sasquatch-stout-named-canada-s-beer-of-the-year-1.2661179\" target=\"_blank\">Sasquatch Stout<\/a> (just named Beer of the Year at the Canadian Brewing Awards) or my all-time favorite, Molson.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget, you can also join us at the U.S. Power Summit, coming up <a title=\"U.S. Power Summit in Scottsdale Sept. 14-16\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/asp\/open\/EducationandEvents\/power-summit-2014.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">September 14-16 in Scottsdale, AZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly every economic analysis I read is soon followed by one with seemingly contradictory information. Unemployment is down \u2013 but more people are chronically unemployed. Exports are up \u2013 but they\u2019re weaker than expected. How do we figure it all out while determining the impact on our specific industry? 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