ASI Show

Coronavirus Updates More Info

8/13/2020

ASI Show is canceling our 2020 Chicago trade show and rescheduling our 2021 Orlando and Fort Worth trade shows from January to the second quarter of next year out of continued concern for the health and well-being of the industry.

In addition to ASI Show Chicago, the following 2020 events are also being canceled:

fASI500 Tampa
Southern California Roadshow
fASIlitate Seattle
fASIlitate Philadelphia

In the interim, ASI Show is broadening its virtual events that already include: ASI Show at Home Presents: The Joe Show LIVE, online every other Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m. ET, The Joe Show LIVE Canada, held monthly, and fASI Virtual. On October 15, from 1-4 p.m. ET, ASI Show is hosting a Virtual Education Day, with even more virtual events being developed.

Also, ASI’s ESP^® business platform has added more features, more products and more product information than ever, giving distributors a constantly updated tool to find the best products to help their clients succeed.

Please check the ASI Show website for the latest updates and schedules.

Stay safe, everyone. We look forward to seeing you in person in 2021 and will look for you online until then.

7/6/2020

ASI Show continues to monitor CDC, federal and state guidelines. We continue to work closely with the venues for all our events. The following events have been cancelled:

Toronto Roadshow Plus - Scheduled August 12
ASI Roadshows Northeast - Scheduled August 17-20

As always, thank you for being a valued ASI Show events participant and ASI member. This situation remains very fluid and we will continue to update you as we are able. We thank you for your continued support and patience.

6/8/2020

Update fASIlitate Washington DC - Due to the current situation in Washington, D.C. we are canceling our event.

6/1/2020

ASI Show Chicago is rescheduled from July to Wednesday, September 30, and Thursday, October 1, with numerous high-level changes made to create a show experience in line with the demands of a safe, new business environment. We are holding the show for those suppliers and distributor members who said they want it and believe it will help them get back to business. We know participation will be down but are proud to host an event for those members who want and need it.

The show will be limited to two exhibit days, including expanded education Power Sessions on the show floor, spread across two large areas. In lieu of an onsite Education Day, ASI Show is working on a virtual education plan that members can take advantage of prior to the show, with the schedule and classes announced sometime this summer. Education will be geared toward growth and recovery, with an emphasis on new and emerging markets carved out by recent shifts in the marketplace.

ASI Show is eliminating large gatherings and removing its traditional keynote, motivational breakfast and ASI Show Bash on the Mystic Blue. To ensure safety, ASI Show is designing a social distancing plan based on expert advice that is compatible with a high-quality show. The Chicago show plan is a work in progress and may change depending on local and state guidelines or unexpected circumstances. More details will be provided as fall approaches.

Frequently Asked Questions

Distributor

fASIlitate is an invitation-only event. Distributors must be million-dollar producers. With a limited number of spots, you must be pre-qualified and can only attend every two years.

During a three-day schedule, we preset private 20-minute meetings between distributors and highly sought-after suppliers, with time throughout the day and evening to check in with the office or catch up on important business calls.

There is no cost for an invited distributor. Coach round-trip airfares, accommodations and meals for invited million-dollar sales producers are covered by fASIlitate for the duration of the event.

Our unique event format, flexible scheduling, above-average accommodations, outstanding meal service and overall good vibe that attendees tell us sets us apart from similar industry events.

fASIlitate is an invitation-only event. Distributors must meet specific qualifications before they are formally invited. Please contact Mario Fiore, Distributor Key Account Sales, for more information.

Email: mfiore@asicentral.com
Phone: (215) 953-3613

Supplier

Participants must be ASI members in good standing, well established and have a 4- or 5-star rating.

First right of refusal will be offered to suppliers who can renew their participation from the current year to the next year. (For example, a supplier who participated in two events in 2020 will be able to renew participation for two 2021 events). Suppliers will have two weeks to exercise their first right of refusal. Suppliers must secure their participation with a signed contract and deposit.

Suppliers who fail to secure their participation by the first-right-of-refusal deadline will have their spot(s) open up to those suppliers currently on the waitlist. Waitlist period will last for two weeks. Waitlist clients are defined as those clients who have a category-exclusive product that was filled in 2019, which has since become available in 2020. Suppliers can secure their participation in 2021 with a signed contract and deposit.

Early-bird-rate period will be available to all qualified suppliers after first-right-of-refusal and waitlist period have been completed. Also during the early-bird-rate period, clients who secured their participation in the first-right-of-refusal period can add on fASIlitate locations should they be available. A new SRA will need to be completed to include the new locations. Suppliers will secure their participation with a signed contract and deposit. The early-bird-rate period will last for two weeks.

At the conclusion of the early-bird-rate period, any supplier’s participation in the next year's fASIlitate will be at the full rate. Supplier’s participation will be secured with a signed contract and deposit.

The participation of suppliers and their product line(s) is up to management approval. Show management does not promise exclusivity nor exclusion of companies viewed as competitors by other companies.

Multi-line product suppliers who include the same product as another supplier will be reviewed by show management for approval. We accept that with multi-product suppliers in the industry, there will be product overlap. We will use ESP^® categories and ASI Show Event Priority Points as a guide for determining competitive overlap and participation decision making. The ultimate goal is for each event to include a maximum variety of suppliers and products for the participating distributors.

A waitlist is maintained for suppliers with an exclusive product should the first-right supplier opt out of an event.

Please contact your account manager for more information.
Email: showsales@email.asishow.com
Phone: (800) 546-3300

For the benefit of participating distributors, ASI Show works to present a variety of companies and products, and we seek to have as little overlap as reasonably possible. The decision of who participates is 100% at the discretion of show management and there are no promises to any supplier about not allowing competitors to participate at fASIlitate. When considering participation, show management will consider suppliers' product categories, dates applications are received and ASI Show Priority Points – accumulated based on spending across the entire ASI Show portfolio.

Please contact Paul Elmer, VP of Sales and Supplier Marketing, for more information.

Email: pelmer@asicentral.com
Phone: (215) 953-3652

Testimonials

What Distributors Say

"My experience at fASIlitate has been phenomenal! Everything from learning tricks from my fellow distributors on how to make the best out of it, to speaking with our friends at ASI about who to connect with to make the experience a little better and to network a little more. Most of all, the suppliers that you get to meet with. You get one-on-one face time with people who can help bail you out of a situation and can give inside product knowledge that you may not get from a spec sheet. But, at the end of the day, you go home with an immense amount of follow up and virtuals and more things in your arsenal to make you a better salesperson."

Alex Bowen, Barker Specialty Company, asi/132690

"Overall, as a 42-year veteran in the ad specialty to promo products industry, I am always astounded how much there always is to learn. The process at fASIlitate is the best arena for true learning and partnering with the suppliers by distributors, and vice versa. I appreciate the gracious investment of the suppliers and you at ASI to organize this kind of teaching/learning/bonding experience and do not take it lightly."

Wendy Williams, JR Resources, asi/9109171

What Suppliers Say

"This is our third year attending fASIlitate meetings. At the beginning of the event, probably 10% of attendees knew of Links Unlimited. By the end, 90% left knowing exactly who we were and how we could help them, which is fantastic. Meeting with new prospects and networking with them at the dinners and receptions has proven to be productive, as is evident in the $300,000 customer we met two years ago at a fASIlitate event. We attribute a lot of our success to fASIlitate."

Jason Pfaff, Links Unlimited, Inc., asi/67617

"I highly recommend fASIlitate. The ROI that comes from the personal one-on-one meetings is second to none. You just can’t get this level of engagement at a trade show. ASI is a class act and the format is phenomenal - the fantastic locations, the quality of distributors that attend, the accommodations and restaurants and the professionalism - all wrapped up into three days of fun and excitement!"

David Lever, OTTO International, Inc., asi/75350

fASIlitate

2021 Events

Don't miss out on the most elite event from ASI Show^®.

Frequently Asked Questions

Distributor

Supplier

Testimonials

What Distributors Say

What Suppliers Say

Interested in participating?

Distributors

Mario Fiore

Suppliers

Paul Elmer

fASIlitate

2021 Events

Don't miss out on the most elite event from ASI Show®.

Frequently Asked Questions

Distributor

Who can participate?

What is the format?

What is the cost to attend?

Why should I attend fASIlitate vs. other similar industry events?

Who do I contact if I am a distributor interested in attending fASIlitate?

Supplier

Who can participate?

Will my competitors be attending or will there be other suppliers offering the same products?

Who do I contact if I am a supplier interested in participating?

Testimonials

What Distributors Say

What Suppliers Say

Interested in participating?

Distributors

Mario Fiore

Suppliers

Paul Elmer

Don't miss out on the most elite event from ASI Show^®.