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Hello,
It’s hard to believe that The ASI Show Chicago is now behind us, delivering an amazing event July 15-17. Up in both attendance and exhibitors from 2013, the largest show of the summer left the industry buzzing. With 22 sales meetings held in Chicago, top distributor firms as your own took advantage of everything The ASI Show has to offer.
Registration is now open for all five 2015 ASI Shows at www.asishow.com. In fact, we’ve recently announced our unprecedented lineup of Keynote speakers that include Steve Wozniak (ASI Orlando), Lori Greiner (ASI Dallas), Jillian Michaels (ASI Long Beach), Barbara Corcoran (ASI New York) and Peyton Manning (ASI Chicago).
Now is the time to start planning your national, regional or local sales meetings for 2015. And, we are here to assist you. Your team can benefit from everything The ASI Show has to offer – including more than 50 new education workshops!
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Build Excitement for your Sales Meetings
For attendees, upcoming meetings can either feel like an obligation or an opportunity. To move your meeting into the “opportunity” column, try to create a sense of anticipation beforehand. Employing just a few simple and inexpensive tricks will get your group raring to go. Click here for the full article.
 How Your Peers Have Found Meeting Success
When planning your sales meeting, putting together the details and agenda can be overwhelming. But, part of your ASI membership entitles you to complimentary concierge service to help you plan your meetings. We have found a number of tactics that your peers have used to make their meetings more successful.
• Customized exhibit floor maps: ASI Show will customize a map of the exhibit floor for your sales team, with your company logo highlighting your preferred vendor's booth locations for easy navigation on the show floor.
• Interactive opportunity: Challenge your team to find the most innovative idea from a preferred vendor and set up an award for the winner.
• Incentives: Provide additional incentives for your reps to come, including a special drawing for a prize on show site.
• Company Information: Update your reps on new technologies, policies etc. from the corporate office.
• Networking: Include ASI Gala tickets as part of an incentive package. This event is offered at half price for all meeting companies.
To learn more about how to make your meeting at The ASI Show more effective, contact your personal concierge, Donna Kirschman at 215-953-3628.
Upcoming Events:
 Don’t miss the Advantages Roadshow, the industry’s #1 traveling show, when it visits Minneapolis, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis, October 13-17. You can register for free using campaign code 11462 at www.advantagesroadshow.com.
 fASIlitate, ASI’s invitation only hosted buyer event, has just announced the 2015 dates and locations:
March 9-12, 2015 – Las Vegas – Signature at the MGM Grand Resort & Casino
June 1-4, 2015 – New Orleans - Hotel Monteleone
August 17-20, 2015 – Coral Gables - The Biltmore Hotel
September 29-October 2, 2015 – San Antonio - Embassy Suites San Antonio Riverwalk-Downtown
The format features private pre-set meetings between top-level decision makers from respected distributors and sought-after suppliers.
Interested in participating? Fill out this form and someone will contact you shortly.
 A Testimonial from The ASI Show
Watch Timothy M. Andrews, President and CEO of ASI interview Wayne Martin, Vice President of Strategic Operations Support of American Solutions for Business, about his experience bringing his group of executives and sales representatives to The ASI Show.
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 Ways to Lower Your Travel Expenses at The ASI Show
When traveling to an ASI Show, we offer exclusive travel discounts to our ASI members to help alleviate your costs – the more people you bring, the more you save!
• Travel Discounts – Receive discounts at each ASI Show, including 5% off with American Airlines, reduced rates with Hertz and Avis car rental and savings for parking or additional transportation.
• Free Hotel Room – Receive a free hotel room at an ASI Show host hotel for the first night of exhibits.
• Travel Reimbursement – For meeting companies and groups, you may choose to receive a daily travel reimbursement of $25 per exhibit day in lieu of the free hotel offer.
For more information on sales meeting package savings and travel discounts, visit www.asishow.com.
 Why Hold Annual Kickoff Meetings
Organizations usually hold kickoff meetings in the first month of a new year. These meetings take place over an hour or go for a day or more. The point is to kick off the year.
Why have these kickoff meetings? For one, they allow the entire organization to come together to intentionally launch the next 12 months. The New Year and opportunities can be outlined to all the members of the company’s community. Top management has the chance to give a presentation, emphasizing optimism about what is possible for the organization. All of this offers opportunity for the attendees to engage in real work around creating the year. Read the full article.
 How to Plan, Prepare and Run a Successful Sales Meeting
Planning your next sales meeting? Its success will depend to a large degree on the amount of planning and preparation you are able to do. Here are 10 suggestions on how to create a sales meeting that will keep everyone engaged and have them leave motivated.
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