Hannah, an expert website designer at ASI, talks with Rick about 5 website design trends and why they’re important. They review what features your site needs to have and how to make improvements to increase web traffic.

Dave Lakshmanan, ASI’s new chief technology officer, has extensive experience working in ecommerce – including time developing innovations at Amazon. In this exclusive podcast, he teamed up with ASI’s VP of Application Development Ryan Hutchison to share insights on everything from digital commerce to exciting tech advancements coming in the promotional products industry.

Paul Krismer, a positive psychology expert, public speaker, certified executive coach and the Chief Happiness Officer at Happiness Experts in Victoria, BC, spoke to Advantages senior editor Sara Lavenduski on how to be a happier person, and how a more positive outlook impacts employees, clients and overall company productivity. A companion episode to the Advantages March 2019 cover story.

Michele Bell, ASI’s Editorial Director, interviewed Neil Ringel – the new CEO of Counselor Top 40 supplier Polyconcept – and PCNA President David Nicholson on Ringel’s plans for the company, his take on the industry overall and how his previous 23-year tenure at Staples prepared him for his new role as the head of the billion dollar global promo entity. PCNA was the #3 supplier on Counselor’s 2018 Top 40 list, with $606.3 million in North American promo sales.

From "Drink Wine Day" to "Lost Sock Memorial Day," ASI's Vinnie Driscoll and Patrick Kennedy describe how promotional products professionals can use quirky national holidays to their advantage. No, seriously!

Recently promoted to president of Top 40 distributor Fully Promoted (asi/384000), Mike Brugger shares insights on the firm’s successful rebrand, its growth in sales and franchisees, how it balances brick-and-mortar business and online commerce, and new competitive advantages its planning to implement.

Nina Bloomstein Shatz, brand development director at HALO Branded Solutions, discusses the growing availability of retail items in the industry and what that means for distributors. A companion episode to the Advantages February 19 cover story.

Navy Veteran Meg Erber, a sales leader with Top 40 supplier S&S Activewear (asi/84358), shares interesting insights on how her military experience has played a pivotal role in propelling her success in the promotional products industry – and why more promo firms should focus on hiring veterans.

Listen to a podcast with JNI's Josh Ebrahemi -- the 2019 Advantages Distributor Sales Rep of the Year -- and ASI's Editorial Director Michele Bell in which they discuss Ebrahemi's strategy for finding and keeping his Fortune 500 clients and growing his eight-digit annual sales.

As the founder/CEO of vertically-integrated apparel manufacturer Redwood Classics Apparel (asi/81627), Kathy Cheng has her finger on the pulse of hot trends poised to impact the promotional products market. In this exclusive podcast, she shares on insights what’s next in the world of imprinted wearables.