Dallas Schedule-at-a-Glance

Date/Time	Track	Title
Wednesday, February 6
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.		First-Time Attendee Welcome
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.		Timothy Andrews Keynote: Lessons Learned from Leaders — Experiences from Interactions with CEOs, Top Leaders and Mentors
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.		What Do I Do with All These Catalogs and Samples?
8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		HALF-DAY SEMINAR Mission Possible: Starting Smart with an Outside Sales Force TICKET REQUIRED
8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		ProfitMaker Update Version 8.30
8:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		Factory Tour of Dart Business Accessories (Sponsored by ESP Online, asi/33020)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.		ESP Hands-On Training Lab: Open Forum Q & A
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.		FULL-DAY SEMINAR Skyrocket Your Sales and Profits: The Fast Track to Success for New Distributors TICKET REQUIRED
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.		FULL-DAY SEMINAR Grow Your Sales and Double Your Income Selling Creative Marketing Campaigns TICKET REQUIRED
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.		ESP Hands-On Training Lab: Basic Features of ESP Online
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.		Hot Markets to Sell in 2008: Selling Eco-Friendly Products
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		Double Your Business in 90 Days
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		Selling Has Nothing to Do with Selling
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		Break Through the Entry Barriers! Plan and Sell Profitably in the Advertising Specialty Industry
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		How to Thrive in the New Era of Product Safety: Knowing the Advertising Specialties You’re Selling are Safe
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		The Entrepreneur’s Success Code™: How to Run a High-Performance Business and Have a Life!
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		Finding Your Ideal Decorator
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		Introduction to CorelDRAW: The Essential Skill Set
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.		Hot Markets to Sell in 2008: Promoting the Wellness Movement
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.		ESP Hands-On Training Lab: ESP Online’s Event Planner and More
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.		Lunch & Learn: 10 Proven Steps to Delivering What Your Clients REALLY Want TICKET REQUIRED (Sponsored by Shepenco/Shelbyville Pencil, asi/86850)
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.		ESP Hands-On Training Lab: Basic Features of ESP Online
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.		Hot Markets to Sell in 2008: Selling into Cross-Cultural Markets
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		Marketing in a Web 2.0 World: How Small Businesses Can Be Heard in a Big Way
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		How to Keep Your Margins High During Across-the-Board Price Increases
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		Selling Has Nothing to Do with Selling
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		How to Build an Apparel Program
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		Creating the Best Mindset for Success in the Advertising Specialty Business
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		Basics of Computer Graphics
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		Obtaining Record Sales and Profits with ASI Business Tools
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		New Supplier Seminar
1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		ProfitMaker’s Owner’s Suite: Where Do You Want to be in Five Years and How Do You Plan to Get There?
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		Hot Markets to Sell in 2008: Selling Successful School Fundraisers
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.		ESP Hands-On Training Lab: ESP Online’s Event Planner and More
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.		Hot Markets to Sell in 2008: Turnarounds and Declining Markets
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		Game Plan for Sales Growth: The Top Performers Playbook

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		Secrets from the Fastest-Growing Distributor Companies
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		How I Made $1 Million Selling Advertising Specialties
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		Cross-Over Selling: Introducing Advertising Specialties to Your Product Mix
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		LIVE! New Product Showcase: Accellerate Your Sales with Innovative New Product Selling Ideas for 2008
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		ESP Hands-On Training Lab: Advanced Features of ESP Online
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		The Entrepreneur’s Success Code™: How to Run a High-Performance Business and Have a Life!
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		Diversification: Expanding Your Business with Decorating Technologies
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		Powerful Supplier Marketing Strategies: How to Triumph in Today’s Competitive Industry
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.		Hot Markets to Sell in 2008: Selling “Made in the USA” Products
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.		Welcome to Dallas Reception (Sponsored by Custom Printing, asi/47971)
Thursday, February 7 Exhibits open 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.		ASI Member Early Riser Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.		Supplier Secrets Keynote: How Suppliers’ Newest Products and Selling Ideas Can Help Make You More Money (Sponsored by ESP Online, asi/33020)
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.		Top Secrets of Powerful Prospecting POWER SESSION
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.		Blogging: How a Blog Can Move You from Consultative Salesperson to Trusted Advisor POWER SESSION
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.		Maximizing Profitability in Your Book of Business POWER SESSION
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.		Selling to the Healthcare Industry POWER SESSION
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.		Selling for the Non-Sales Person POWER SESSION
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.		Mixing Powerful Graphics with Marketing Messages to WOW Your Customers! POWER SESSION
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.		Accellerate Your Sales with Innovative Advertising Specialty Campaigns POWER SESSION
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.		What Do I Do with All These Catalogs and Samples? POWER SESSION
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.		Celebrate Dallas Reception (Sponsored by Redline, asi/81133)
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.		The Ultimate Texas Bash (Co-sponsored by SnugZ USA, asi/88060 and Pepco Promotional Products, asi/77280) TICKET REQUIRED
Friday, February 8 Exhibits open 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m.		ASI Member Early Riser Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.		Tom Stern Keynote: Stop My Life I Want to Get On! (Sponsored by ASI Catalogs, asi/33020)
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.		Interviewing a Client POWER SESSION
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.		How to Sell $50,000 Ad Specialty Campaigns POWER SESSION
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.		Double Your Business in 90 Days POWER SESSION
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.		Valuing, Buying or Selling Your Advertising Specialty Business POWER SESSION
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.		Present Like a Pro POWER SESSION
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.		Managing Cash Flow to Grow Your Business POWER SESSION
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.		Closing Celebration Reception
3:15 p.m.		Passport to Winning Drawing

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