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ASI Orlando 2026: Demystifying AI To Win Clients & Stand Out as a Distributor

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Sterling McKinley of Clarity AI Solutions, shared concrete ways that using AI can give ...

ASI Orlando 2026: Distributors Project Overwhelming Sales Optimism for 2026

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As Education Day concluded, flash polling revealed that more than 90% of distributors a...

ASI Orlando 2026: Marketing Strategy as a ‘Mosaic’

Marketing is more than a single slogan the...

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Best in Branding: Cheers to a Year of Fun & Festive Merch

From classy convenience-store replicas to ...

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The 3 Types of Supplier Reps (and Why One Gets Nearly All Our Business)

Reliability is the real currency when it c...

Top 10 of 2025: Canadian Stories

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Readers in the Great White North were hungry for details on labour disputes, industry e...

The 2026 Trade Show Planning Guide

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Check out ASI Media’s 20th annual comprehensive listing of North American and internati...

5 Insights for Building Strong Supplier-Distributor Partnerships

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Katie Kailik, national account manager at Peerless Umbrella (asi/76730), shared her tip...

Top 10 of 2025: Print & Promo Marketing

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The most-read stories from the converging worlds of print and promotional products.

Top 10 of 2025: Trends, Analysis & Commentary

ASI Media’s readers were especially eager ...

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4 Ways To Use Popular Trends as Inspiration for Promo Campaigns

Distributor Lisa Fronek discussed her insi...

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Top 10 of 2025: ASI Media’s Podcasts

This year we launched two additional podca...

A Glimpse at the Company Behind the Official America250 Web Store

Fabritech, a Michigan-based distributor an...

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Why People Are Still the Future of Promo: A Message From (the Real) Tim Andrews

AI is a game-changing innovation, but the ...

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3 Proven Ways To Build a Self-Promo Campaign

In a webinar on the ASI Learning Network, ...

4 Tips for Door-to-Door Cold Calling From a Gen Z Entrepreneur

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Lea Gilbert, who launched direct-to-garment apparel-decoration business Treehouse Creat...

Expanding Promo Capabilities With Direct Mail

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Direct mail is a natural extension of distributors’ existing capabilities, allowing the...

Retail Market Shifts Its Promo Spend Among Layoffs, Struggles

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As retailers try to maximize their spend among tough economic conditions, distributors ...

What We’re Thankful for in Promo

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Before heading off to our various Thanksgiving traditions, ASI Media’s editors took a m...

What Etsy’s ‘Gifts That Say I Get You’ Campaign Teaches About the Power of Personalization

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A new ad from Etsy lays out the ingredients for successful gift-giving this holiday sea...

Automate & Elevate Event Explores AI’s Role in Promo

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The virtual summit, hosted by Branded Merch Network on Nov. 13, featured leaders in the...