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Thursday
March 11, 2010 ASI Store: Reserve Your ASI Show Booth Online (And Save!)Filed under: The ASI Show, Uncategorized
Not only have we added the ability to reserve your 2010 and 2011 ASI Show booths online in the ASI Store, but if you act this month you can save big $$ on booths and marketing. The following are the deals being run this month:
In addition to these deals, you can also get “Early Bird Specials” on 2011 shows as well as multi-show savings packages, all through the ASI Store. So what are you waiting for?! Click here to learn more about reserving your ASI Show booth in the ASI Store. And if you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us at feedback@asicentral.com. For more information about The ASI Show, go to www.asishow.com, or call 877-ASI-SHOW. –TeamCentral *Must be done through the ASI Store
Wednesday
March 10, 2010 Tip of the Day - Create More Selling TimeFiled under: Tip of the Day Ad specialty distributors often spend so much time on tasks that don’t involve selling – fulfilling orders, following up on invoices and talking to suppliers, just to name a few – that they neglect their main objectives. Yes, you need to create as much time in your day as possible for dealing directly with clients. Carving out time for prospecting, cold-calling, following up on sales proposals and crafting new promotional programs for current clients is vital for distributors. You can’t get so caught up in other administrative tasks that you forget the thing that’s most important to your business: bringing in revenue.
From Counselor’s Game Changer: How To Craft A Creative Sales Approach
Tuesday
March 9, 2010 Tip of the Day - Top 10 Phrases That Kill CreativityFiled under: Tip of the Day Here are the top 10 phrases that kill creativity:
Source: Chic Thompson
Monday
March 8, 2010 Interactive Map: Hottest U.S. Sales RegionFiled under: Education, site updates Of the 4 major U.S. regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, West), which do you think did the best in overall promotional products sales in 2009? What were their top markets and hottest items? Unemployment numbers? Give up? Well Advantages’ magazine has done a terrific feature this month called What’s Hot in Your Neck of the Woods where all of these questions are answered, and more including regional sales forecasts for 2010! And best of all, we here at ASICentral took the liberty of creating an interactive map that allows you to simply mouse over the region for a pop-up of all the details. Simply click here to see the map! (Or click here for entire article.) And for those of you who would rather get the numbers right here, below are all 4 regions ranked by overall sales in 2009 (Go South!). – VINteractive
Tuesday
March 2, 2010 Poll: Is Green Movement Losing Steam?Filed under: Green, Uncategorized Just a few years back it seemed that everyone was jumping on the eco-friendly bandwagon. Whether you were buying an electric car or an organic t-shirt, “going green” was the hip thing to do and it was said to be more than a fad, but a trend that was here to stay. Then the recession hit, and the cards were shuffled a bit. According to a recent article in Counselor magazine, not only is the green marketing losing steam, but a number of experts agree that it is no longer as integral a focus as it had been just months ago. “A lot of businesses jumped on board because it was trendy, not because they believed in it. They did it because the polls showed this or a focus group said that. Others never got started,” says Simon Sinek, owner of strategic marketing consultancy Sinek Partners. “Now it’s not trendy.” But according to Marc Held, national sales manager of Bodek & Rhodes, not only is the green market doing well, but it’s poised to make a significant comeback, especially with apparel. Watch the video here, or click on the video below. What do you think? Is the Green movement losing steam? Take the new ASICentral poll now, or post a comment to the blog.
–MeanVinGREEN |
