http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:09:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy New Year! 2011 is officially behind us and 2012 is now upon us. One of my goals for 2012 is to provide you with more industry information via this newsletter and my Facebook and Twitter pages. I think you'll find this recent ASI study Channel Beliefs vs. Customer Need ... http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2012/01/10/from-the-desk-of-jay-ostrow/ Welcome to the first installment of ASI's new e-newsletter specifically for the Canadian ad specialty marketplace. This newsletter came about as a joint effort between my colleagues Jay Ostrow, executive director of ASI Canada; Fred Oesen, executive management consultant for ASI Canada, and I (Michele Bell), to give ad specialty ... http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2011/03/21/the-canadian-ad-specialty-marketplace-e-newsletter/ On February 28th, the ASI Canada Seminars start in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver on the Annual Spring Seminar Tour. We're ecstatic to have Kathy of Redwood Classics doing her first tour with us, as well as Joyce of CSI. We will also have a video presentation on one of our ... http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2011/02/23/asi-canada-seminars-kick-off-out-west/ I personally like to knock the dust off my shoulders by attending a trade show or two (or in my case, working one).  But nonetheless, I love to see the re-energized look in people’s eyes (cue Survivor's “Eye of the Tiger” song) when speaking with them or seeing them interact ... http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2011/02/01/2011-is-in-full-swing-so-now-what/ As we get closer to the end of 2010, it's always nice to sit back and reflect on what impacted us this year. Our industry is forever a paradigm and with the mergers & acquisitions, employees coming and going, economic rebirth, and the passing of great friends/family as well as industry leaders. I'm ... http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2010/12/17/2010-reflection/ Recently I took a trip to visit some friends south of Quebec City, I hadn’t been to the area in years and my flight was arriving late in the day http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2010/11/10/gps-works-but-mysteriously%e2%80%a6/ Last week I was on the road with the Advantages Road Show visiting Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Burlington and I can now say for me the trade show season is complete. http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2010/10/13/only-one-more-to-go/ From the 4th to the 8th I’ll be travelling with the Advantages Roadshow. http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2010/10/01/looking-forward-to-seeing-you/ Thank-you to Debbie, Lake, Cheryl & Neil for inviting me to your Open House today! Magnus & Trevelyan moved in together a couple of weeks ago - at over 70,000 square feet the new location is great. http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2010/09/14/magnus-trevelyan-open-house/ MAGNUS and TREVELYAN have moved into their NEW state of the art facility at 125 Nantucket Blvd. in Toronto.  http://asicanada-asicentral.com/FredLeslie/2010/09/09/magnus-and-trevelyan-move-in-together/