{"id":744,"date":"2011-01-28T11:01:41","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T15:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=744"},"modified":"2011-01-28T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T15:01:41","slug":"showcasing-award-winning-originality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2011\/01\/28\/showcasing-award-winning-originality\/","title":{"rendered":"Showcasing Award-Winning Originality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ingenuity of product design never fails to amaze me, but I\u2019m particularly impressed by the clever designs companies in our industry employ that really set them apart.<\/p>\n<p>From our show floor in Orlando, I sampled some of the products highlighted during the <em>Counselor<\/em> Distributor Choice Awards. \u00a0Talk about creative!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ec1J8KglQgo\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to watch a Tim\u2019s Take video featuring products from this year\u2019s winning companies, including:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hit Promotional Products<\/strong> (<em>asi\/61125<\/em>), Supplier of the Year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hi      Bounce Pearl Ball with LED Lights<\/strong>.      Bounce this on the floor and watch the swirling, blinking, multicolored      LED lights light up and draw people right into your show-floor booth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clip      with Sticky Flags<\/strong>. The      spring-loaded clip features sticky notes in front and a magnet on back      that\u2019s useful for cubicles and giveaways alike.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>iClick <\/strong>(<em>asi\/62124<\/em>), winner of the USB Drives category:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Milwaukee      USBeer drive<\/strong>. Pre-loaded with      content, this is ideal as a giveaway item. It also opens bottles and comes      with a lanyard and a terrific silver pouch, plus a lifetime warranty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ariel Premium Supply<\/strong> (<em>asi\/36730<\/em>), winner of the Stress Reliever category:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Talking      Stress Reliever.<\/strong> This is really      fun: It talks when you squeeze it and has an imprintable area that\u2019s      perfect for a logo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strictly      Stretchy Dude<\/strong>. What better way      to say \u201cthank you\u201d to a client than with a talking squeeze ball that says      all the right things? The putty-like figures come with lots of faces to      choose from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Leeds <\/strong>(<em>asi\/66887<\/em>), a 7-category winner:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wide-Mouth      Sports Bottle<\/strong> with a nifty lid.      This 40-ounce bottle features a great spout design and a small hole that      prevents spillage. What attention to detail!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the full list of most-valued ASI suppliers in 54 product categories (as determined by ASI Supplier Performance Ratings and distributor votes) and to view photos from the awards ceremony, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/asp\/open\/EducationandEvents\/ChoiceAwards\/2011\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you see a really cool product in Orlando? Let me know by posting a comment or emailing 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ingenuity of product design never fails to amaze me, but I\u2019m particularly impressed by the clever designs companies in our industry employ that really set them apart. From our show floor in Orlando, I sampled some of the products highlighted during the Counselor Distributor Choice Awards. \u00a0Talk about creative! 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