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The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) is the largest media, marketing and education organization serving the promotional products industry, with a network of over 25,000 distributors and suppliers throughout North America. ASI leads the industry in technology solutions, providing cloud-based e-c…

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    Convergence Corner: Eric Brooks Talks Providing Print & Promo For An International Retailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 25:43


    The vice president of sales for BrandCo. Marketing (asi/455385) delves into that and much more when it comes to having success in the worlds of branded merch and printing.

    Promo Insiders: A Pillow That Used to be an Umbrella? Kathy Cheng Shares Upcycling Success Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 22:35


    In this episode of Promo Insiders, Cheng of Redwood Classics Apparel (asi/81627) discusses the opportunities and challenges of upcycling in the promotional products industry.

    Convergence Corner: How My Tribe Print & Promo Tells a Story With Its Work

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 26:40


    The Native American woman-owned business combines print and promotional products together for campaigns that go much deeper than the ink on the surface.

    Branding Together: Tips to Help Print & Promo Businesses Blossom

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 36:28


    In this month's episode, we chat with Koell Collins of STBL Strategies about switching between the promo and signage/graphics industries and how to succeed in both.

    Promo Insiders: ASI Media's Distributor Up-and-Comer of the Year on Growing Sales by Over 300%

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 10:04


    Jackson Williams of Counselor Top 40 distributor American Solutions for Business (asi/120075) discusses the power of learning, holding a full-time job in college and what it's like to work with his twin brother.

    Get To Know the Heavyweight Collection by BELLA+CANVAS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 21:35


    The Heavyweight Collection by BELLA+CANVAS (asi/39590) is bold and on trend. Today we're joined by Cassie Stanczyk, Sr. Director of Sales at BELLA+CANVAS, who is sharing everything you need to know to sell these fashion-forward, retail-quality styles. We'll discuss how the Heavyweight collection speaks to current consumer trends, how it fits and feels when worn and all of the decoration techniques you can use for your client's next project.

    Promo Insiders: The Latest on Tariffs and ASI's Exclusive Research Data

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 41:40


    ASI Media Editors C.J. Mittica and Christopher Ruvo and ASI Senior Research Director Nate Kucsma discuss exclusive sales data from ASI's latest surveys, and the outlook for the promo industry in Q2 and beyond.

    Harnessing the Power of Heat Printing On Demand

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 28:44


    As e-commerce and customer buying habits evolve, it's important to stay nimble to keep your business as profitable as possible. In today's podcast, we're joined by Dave Conner, Content Director at STAHLS' (asi/88984), who will teach you how heat printing technology is empowering decorators and distributors to profit from orders from any quantity and to produce more than just T-shirts on demand. We'll discuss tips for leveraging automation and how certain tools can make it possible to ensure strong profit margins at any quantity for a diverse array of finishes.

    Promo Insiders: Talking Tariff Impacts & Adaption Strategies With Randy Carr

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 27:20


    The CEO of Counselor Top 40 supplier World Emblem (asi/98262), whose business has a multi-continent footprint, gets candid on tariffs – and what his firm is doing about them.

    Promo Insiders: 4 Top Relationship-Building Tips with ASI Media's Supplier Salesperson of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 18:59


    Katie Kailik, national account manager at Peerless Umbrella (asi/76730) joins Promo Insiders to talk through why trust, communication and non-product driven conversations are key for building strong relationships and ultimately making sales.

    Promo Insiders: Sales Growth Tips From ASI Media's 2025 Distributor Salesperson of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 19:00


    The BAMKO (asi/131431) merch pro, who generated $18.5 million in 2024 sales, shared strategies for building up a customer base, benchmarking sales and more.

    Beyond Bluewashing: How To Build a Socially Conscious Promo Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 14:12


    Lindsey Cole of Ethix Merch explains why sustainability initiatives ring hollow without a focus on the workers who produce products and building ethical supply chains.

    Branding Together: The State of Sustainability in Print & Promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 47:19


    Ben Grossman of SwagCycle and Mel Lay of Allmade Apparel talk about the progress the print and promo industry have made when it comes to sustainability – and where the biggest challenges still lie.

    Promo Insiders: What a Distributor and a Supplier Learned from Their Rebrands

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 33:00


    Dryvve and Bold Promo share their best advice and explain why rebranding was a necessary and welcome change.

    Convergence Corner: Hitex Marketing Group Is Harnessing Creativity for Packaging and Promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 19:39


    Enrique Perez, president and founder of Hitex Marketing Group (asi/515762), tells the story of the company's journey into print as a result of following opportunity, and using its staff's imagination to create out-of-the-box packaging ideas.

    Promo Insiders: Our Favorite Moments from ASI Fort Worth 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 16:30


    ASI Media editors Sara Lavenduski and Hannah Rosenberger discuss the informational sessions on tariffs, classroom education with business experts, energizing keynote and trends from the bustling show floor.

    Promo Insiders - How Three Sisters Turned Maple Ridge Farms Into A Family Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 35:57


    Jodie Schillinger, Joelle Stahlecker and Jamie Johnson have all built careers at the Wisconsin-based Maple Ridge Farms (asi/68680) – inspired by their mother, Virginia Lemmer, who introduced her children to promo when she started her own career there nearly 40 years ago.

    Convergence Corner: $3B+ Print & Marketing Firm Quad Aims To Make a Big Splash in Promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 18:33


    Oliver Kimberley, Quad's general manager of managed services, talks about the company's entrance into the promotional products market – and how the firm aims to succeed in the space.

    Promo Insiders: Top Economist Talks Outlook for 2025 Economy, Tariffs & the Promo Products Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 29:25


    Dr. Mary Kelly, a renowned economist and U.S. Navy veteran, delivers data-backed insights to bring the economic picture into focus – and there's better news that some may expect.

    Creating Self-Promo Campaigns the Sustainable Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 20:06


    Ahead of Earth Month, Kris Robinson of Jackalope Creative shares tips for promoting sustainability with your self-promos and pitching eco-friendly merch to clients.

    Branding Together: How Print & Promo Pros Can Leverage Luck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 42:14


    In this month's episode, we chat with Rick Roddis, business unit president of Counselor Top 40 distributor Taylor Promotional Products, who talks about his career in print and promo – from lucky breaks to biggest mistakes.

    Podcast: New Patches & Emblems - How To Take Advantage of Trendy Decoration

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 24:12


    Let's talk on-trend, beginner-friendly decoration. On today's podcast, we're joined by Dave Conner, Content Director at STAHLS' (asi/88984), who's sharing everything you need to know about new-and-improved Chenille Patches and Flexbroidery Emblems. We'll explain what these decoration methods are, why they're so popular and how easy they are to try out for yourself, even if you never have before.

    Branding Together: Exploring the World of Print on Demand

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 13:32


    Josh Ellsworth of Stahls' discusses the growing importance of on-demand decoration. *Please excuse the technical difficulties with our audio.*

    Promo Insiders: The Evolution of Women's Apparel – And Why It's So Important

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 26:35


    What does it mean for apparel and sports uniforms to be female-focused – and why is that an important consideration for promo pros to consider when selling? ASI Media is joined by Cassie Stanczyk and Victoria Thomas of Counselor Top 40 supplier BELLA+CANVAS (asi/39590), as well as Marina Paul, founder of women's sportswear brand SPRHRA, to discuss.

    Convergence Corner: How Domonique Downing Leverages Her Science Background in Print & Promo Career

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 21:28


    With a PhD in chemistry and past working for Coca-Cola, Dominique Downing relies on the scientific method to troubleshoot problems – and to drive an eco-friendly approach at her Big Frog Custom T-Shirts franchise.

    Promo Insiders: What Promo Pros Need to Know About the White-Collar Recession

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 16:40


    ASI Media editors Hannah Rosenberger and Christopher Ruvo offer insights into how the employment phenomenon is impacting the branded merchandise business.

    Promo Insiders: Spring into Sales

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 33:54


    ASI Media editors Theresa Hegel, Sara Lavenduski and Hannah Rosenberger reflect on noteworthy promo campaigns, share sales tips for the spring and summer months, and taste-test interesting eats.

    Promo Insiders: Sorting Through Sustainability Certifications: Choose What's Right For Your Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 24:16


    In this episode of Promo Insiders, Kate Nash of Raining Rose discusses the value of sustainability certifications, how to choose which is right for your business and where such certifications fall short in evaluating a company's environmental and ethical efforts.

    Convergence Corner: Navigating A Last-Minute Reprint On a Million-Plus Unit Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 22:51


    Ryan Cady, director of client success at Imprint Engine (asi/190620), tells the story of how one massive promotional campaign across more than 300 college campuses hit an 11th hour roadblock, but with the strength of his network and relationships, everybody ended up happy.

    Promo Insiders: A Comprehensive Recap on Tariffs and the Impact on Promo Companies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 39:20


    ASI Editors C.J. Mittica and Christopher Ruvo sum up the blitz of tariff news and how suppliers & distributors companies are dealing with it.

    Branding Together: Tim Andrews & Dave Leskusky Discuss Strategic Partnership

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 32:39


    In this month's episode, we delve into what the partnership between ASI & PRINTING United Alliance means for the print and promo industries – and what's in store for the future.

    Convergence Corner: Tactive CEO Courtney Bills on Print and Promo's Role In a Digital World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 29:02


    Courtney Bills, CEO of Tactive (asi/299441), discusses the company's recent acquisition of Concept Prints Inc. (asi/166238), blending print and promotional products together to create "multisensory marketing for a digital world," working on e-commerce platforms with customers and more.

    Promo Insiders: Failing, Facing Fears and Finding ‘Superpowers' With Torsten Gross

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 17:13


    Gross, a marketing executive and competitive race car driver who also happens to be a C6 quadriplegic, will be a keynote speaker at ASI Fort Worth in March.

    Promo Insiders: The Current State of Nearshoring in Mexico

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 11:48


    Scott Edidin and Scott Pearson of supplier 6AM Sourcing (asi/46173) discuss the promo industry's opportunities in Mexico, following President Donald Trump's swearing-in for his second term.

    Promo Insiders: Former Ralph Lauren Exec Francis Pierrel on Bringing ‘Elevated Brand' Ethos to Promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 25:03


    In this episode of Promo Insiders, Francis Pierrel, talks about moving from the luxury retail space to becoming the CEO and partner of LR Paris (asi/246857).

    Branding Together: Resolving to Highlight the Converging Worlds of Print, Promo & Decoration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 27:52


    In the inaugural episode of Branding Together – a monthly video podcast hosted jointly by ASI and the PRINTING United Alliance – editors Theresa Hegel and Cassie Green discuss the most important things print should know about promo, and vice versa.

    Former Ralph Lauren Exec Francis Pierrel on Bringing ‘Elevated Brand' Ethos to Promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 25:48


    In this episode of Promo Insiders, Francis Pierrel, talks about moving from the luxury retail space to becoming the CEO and partner of LR Paris (asi/246857).

    Promo Insiders: 9 Bold Predictions for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 52:51


    Three ASI Media editors weigh in on industry sales, tariffs, AI and their guess for Product of the Year.

    Promo Insiders: Recapping Trends, Strategies & Inspiration from ASI Orlando 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 30:43


    ASI Media's Christopher Ruvo and Brendan Menapace sweep you through some of the most pertinent takeaways from promo's first major trade show of the year.

    Promo Insiders: Don't Sleep on Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 12:20


    Jeffrey Schrimmer, president of Brighter Promotions, explains how promo firms can file a claim in the $5.5 billion settlement in an antitrust class action suit against Visa and Mastercard.

    Promo Insiders: 10 Big 2024 Stories You May Have Overlooked

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 40:23


    Three ASI Media journalists share stories with important significance for the promo products industry that they believe deserve another run in the spotlight.

    Promo Insiders: Top Trends to Know for 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 11:11


    Mary Furto of Counselor Top 40 supplier PCNA (asi/66887) gives an overview of several consumer trends to watch in the months to come, and presents promotional product ideas in line with those trends.

    Convergence Corner: How One Proforma Owner Saw the Value in Print and Promo Together From the Start

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 40:20


    Convergence Corner: How One Proforma Owner Saw the Value in Print and Promo Together From the Start by ASI

    Promo Insiders: Savvy Strategies For Reviving Your Business or Brand

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 18:25


    Stephanie Stuckey, chair of Stuckey's, a roadside oasis famous for its pecan log roll, provides tips and engaging tales that will you breathe fresh life into your business in this preview of her keynote at the ASI Show Orlando 2025.

    Promo Insiders: 6 Markets To Target Now With Print

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 18:55


    Rusty Pepper of Taylor OnDemand shares tips for selling print to clients in six of promo's top sectors.

    Promo Insiders: How Supplier Wayo Is Using AI To Alleviate Overseas Supply Chain Complications

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 19:19


    Wayo co-founder and CEO Julia Xu joins ASI Media to discuss the tech at the heart of the supplier: AI. The company has built an AI model based on information about thousands of factories, with the goal of easing overseas product sourcing for the industry.

    Promo Insiders: Distributors' Strong Q3 Puts Industry Annual Sales Record In Reach

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 18:11


    ASI's top research executive and news director discuss the numbers and narratives behind the merch market's third quarter, how Q4 is shaping up and what lies ahead in 2025.

    Promo Insiders: The Reality and Future of AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 52:21


    Multiplai CEO Isar Meitis and ASI Director of Software Engineering John Young discuss how AI can transform your business and the best practices to start using it right now. To hear more from Isar: AI Business Transformation Course: https://multiplai.ai/ai-course/ The Leveraging AI Podcast: https://multiplai.ai/podcast/ Connect with Isar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/

    Promo Insiders: Five Big Takeaways From The ASI Power Summit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 42:51


    AI, consolidation and the election dominated the discussion at this year's event, which brings together the leaders of the promotional products industry.

    Promo Insiders: Spooky Season Sales

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 28:45


    ASI Media's editors talk fall selling opportunities and taste-test unique snacks.

    Promo Insiders: Takeaways from ASI's 2024 End-Buyer Research Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 18:47


    As the end-buyer research series wraps up, ASI Senior Executive Director of Research Nate Kucsma outlines a few key trends and takeaways from the study's 26 market segments.

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