http://asicentralblog.com/blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:56:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Counselor PromoGram: Is Your Company One Of The Fastest Growers? Counselor is on the hunt for the fastest-growing companies in the ad specialty market. Did your company increase its revenues double-digits in 2011? We want to hear from you. Enter Counselor’s Fastest-Growing Companies (both suppliers and distributors can enter) awards by ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2012/02/03/fastest-growing-ad-specialty-companies/ One thing that's certainly not lacking here at ASI Central is a fraternity for professional sports fanatacism. From rooting for our favorite teams to managing our fantasy ones, pro sports provides not only a valuable and tempory escape from the rigors of the day, but ample opportunity to rib a ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2012/02/02/introducing-score-from-wearables-magazine/ This morning ASI Radio celebrated its 200th episode in fine fashion, as the hosts -- as well as the engineers (yours truly being one of them!) -- dined on cake and mimosas while surrounded by a bevy of balloons, all compliments of our very own Michele Bell. It was a joyous ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2012/01/31/photos-from-asi-radios-200th-episode-contest-winner/ Since its inception in July of 2008, ASI Radio has covered a wide range of important industry topics, interviewed prominent celebrities like Michael J. Fox and Colin Powell, broadcast live industry events like the ASI Show and Virtual Trade Show, and entertained countless thousands along the way. And now, the show ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2012/01/30/asi-radio-show-200th-episode-win-200/ I've been one of the engineers of the ASI Radio Show for almost three years now and one of the most common questions we get during our call-in segment from our listeners is how to combat price-cutters. A common problem for many, price-cutters can have an immediate effect on your margins, ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2012/01/24/tip-of-the-day-combatting-price-cutters/ If you're like me and grew up in the '80s, one of the most indelible actors of the time was Michael J. Fox, who not only made a huge impact on the small screen playing the young Republican Alex P. Keaton in "Family Ties," but also dazzled on the big ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2012/01/19/save-the-date-exclusive-asi-radio-interview-with-michael-j-fox/ I guess the old saying "Everything Old Is New Again" really is true, especially when dealing with promotional apparel. In fact, this month's Counselor magazine has an article titled exactly that, with seven examples of iconic images from yesteryear tied back to some current fashion trends. For example, remember:  James Dean's ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2012/01/11/everything-old-is-new-again/ Believe it or not, this year marks my tenth year as a blogger. (10?! OMG, where does the time go!) From breaking news and high school sports updates as a professional journalist, to penning reviews of records for independent artists, I'm pretty familiar with the whole blogosphere and have a ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2012/01/06/tip-of-the-day-six-steps-to-blogging-success/ LISTEN UP! On Tuesday, January 10 at 10:30 a.m. EST, ASI Radio will be doing a live interview with Biz Stone, one of the co-founders of the enormously popular social network Twitter. Stone, who will be a keynote speaker at the ASI Show Dallas in February, has been developing large-scale ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2012/01/04/save-the-date-exclusive-asi-radio-interview-with-biz-stone/ I gotta admit, of all the social networks that I'm part of, LinkedIn is the one I engage in the least. Sure, I check it from time to time, have over 100 connections (most of whom I'm not even sure how I know), but I've never really scratched the surface ... http://asicentralblog.com/blog/2011/12/28/6-tips-to-succeed-with-linkedin/