{"id":805,"date":"2011-02-17T17:16:44","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T21:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=805"},"modified":"2011-02-17T17:16:44","modified_gmt":"2011-02-17T21:16:44","slug":"promo-products-star-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2011\/02\/17\/promo-products-star-in-dallas\/","title":{"rendered":"Promo Products Star in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Look! What\u2019s that, up in the sky? A bird? A plane? No, wait, it\u2019s Promo Man! And he\u2019s flying straight to a television set near you.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RpsdbyyZ90w\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/prom.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Promo Man \u2013 the new superhero of the promotional products industry \u2013 had his TV debut Thursday\u00a0on a morning show broadcast by the ABC affiliate in Dallas. Direct from the ASI Show floor in the Dallas Convention Center, Promo Man showed off some of the hot products being showcased during this week\u2019s Texas trade show.<\/p>\n<p>Promo Man\u2019s TV appearance is all part of ASI\u2019s on-going public relations efforts to educate end-buyers on the power of promotional products. To see the clip, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RpsdbyyZ90w\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter Wyatt Goolsby took his Instant Live 8 camera to the convention center at 4:30 a.m. to get ready for on-site cutaways throughout WFAA-TV\u2019s 5-7 a.m. morning show.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RpsdbyyZ90w\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/dal3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> Despite the absurdly early hour, Promo Man and his side-kick\u00a0\u2013 ASI\u2019s editor in chief, Melinda Ligos \u2013 were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and no doubt fueled by copious amounts of coffee.<\/p>\n<p>Promo Man demonstrated numerous products for the Dallas TV audience, including the ride-on beer cooler from Cruzin Cooler (<em>asi\/47747<\/em>) and solar-powered briefcase from Golden Pacific (<em>asi\/55549<\/em>). All in all, it was great publicity for the industry. WFAA serves the Dallas\u2013Fort Worth metroplex, one of the top ten media markets in North America.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll keep you posted on other Promo Man appearances. For now, keep checking the skyline.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re at the show, let me know what you think so far by posting a comment or emailing me <a href=\"mailto:tim.andrews@asicentral.com\">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>Look! What\u2019s that, up in the sky? A bird? A plane? No, wait, it\u2019s Promo Man! And he\u2019s flying straight to a television set near you. Promo Man \u2013 the new superhero of the promotional products industry \u2013 had his TV debut Thursday\u00a0on a morning show broadcast by the ABC affiliate in Dallas. 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