Full Version: New ASI Category
From: LipChip [#2]
8 Jan 2007
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#1] 8 Jan 2007
From: John (ICTJOHN) [#3]
8 Jan 2007
To: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#1] 8 Jan 2007
Dave,
So in other words, ASI has finally felt the pinch of distributors jumping ship to go with more affordable service providers. They put out a press release with a bunch of "mumbo jumbo" and call it a new category. I my opinion, I don't think these newly expanded businesses were ever excluded from membership. As long as you had a business that was a "reseller" and filled out their paperwork they would take your money (at nearly twice the price) and call you a distributor. Now they can welcome a whole new class of businesses to their fold................Not me..... I left them after they continued to be greedy, greedy, greedy.
btw,
I think you know I am not ranting at you...... just towards ASI :/
From: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#4]
8 Jan 2007
To: John (ICTJOHN) [#3] 8 Jan 2007
I have to agree completely..
I'm pretty sure this is not a new offering....anyone that wanted to be a vendor could have been a vendor for this $150 fee in the past.....I believe that they are just advertising it now and letting the smaller decorators know more about being a vendor.
Frankly I doubt most small or home businesses can compete with the prices that the larger companies can do the work for......If they can....it will just be a matter of how long it takes the boat to sink....it all depends on how big the discount hole in the hull is........
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#5]
8 Jan 2007
To: RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1) [#4] 8 Jan 2007
A beautifully turned phrase.
From: Engravin' Dave (DATAKES) [#6]
8 Jan 2007
To: John (ICTJOHN) [#3] 8 Jan 2007
John,
This press release hit you the same way that it hit me.
I was an ASI listed company for a year, then jumped ship because of the constant pestering to buy this, subscribe to this, etc. It was helpful during that first year to get my company hooked up with the suppliers via the ASI catalog program. It at least got me familiar with many of the sources.
Since my departure from ASI about four years ago, I haven't subscribed to any paid services. Even without paid services, my promotional product sales continue to grow. 2006 sales were up 80% over the prior year, and my week 1 sales of 2007 blew away that of the same period a year ago. I've convinced myself that I really don't need the services at all.