Counselor Unveils 2010 Hot List
Wondering who the hottest people in the industry are? Counselor unveiled its annual Hot List last night at the Hot Party during ASI Chicago. These are the people who are shaking up the industry with new approaches to business – they're using unique marketing strategies, networking at all hours of the day (and night), and selling in innovative ways that others are emulating.

Click here to see the members of the 2010 Hot List. Plus, check out today's ASI Show Update video to see interviews with some Hot List people.

Of course, the Hot Listers were celebrating at the annual Counselor Hot Party, held last night at the W Hotel in Chicago. Click here to see pictures from the party.

Video Report: ASI Show Update
The trade show floor in Chicago opened to great fanfare yesterday morning – and Counselor’s cameras were at the ready to capture the whole scene. We spoke to show VIPs, found out what attendees were looking for in the exhibit hall, and even went backstage to see how suppliers were preparing to present their wares to distributors.

ASI Show Gala – Vote For Your Favorite Dancer
At last night’s rocking ASI Show Gala – held at Chicago nightclub Hub 51 – Counselor’s cameras caught attendees on the dance floor showing off their best moves. Now it’s your chance to vote for your favorite industry dancer.

Click here to watch the video from last night’s Gala Celebration, and then send an e-mail to Joe Haley at jhaley@asicentral.com to vote for the person you think showed off the best moves.

ASI Radio Anniversary
With great fanfare and even a large sheet cake, the ASI Radio team celebrated its second anniversary yesterday during The ASI Show Chicago. The show took place immediately before the trade show floor opened – and attendees grabbed some anniversary cake and listened to the ASI Radio hosts discuss the Counselor State of the Industry report and hear from industry consultant David Blaise talk about how distributors can improve their marketing efforts in the second half of the year.

Go to www.asicentral.com/radio to listen to the show. And make sure to tune in every Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. ET to hear the weekly Tuesday Morning Show.

Joe Show Day Two
The ASI Chicago trade show floor opened for the second day this morning, and Managing Editor Joe Haley patrolled the exhibit booths to find some great products for distributors to pitch to their clients. Looking for new promotional ideas? Check out this episode of The Joe Show from Chicago.

Click here to watch the video.

Fashion Finds Day Two
Looking for new types of apparel to present to your most fashion-forward customers? Nicole Rollender, editor of Stitches and director of ASI Education, found an array of items at ASI Chicago this morning.

Click here to watch this episode of Fashion Finds from the second day of the show.

Nominations Open For 2010 Counselor Power 50
Counselor is now compiling its Power 50 list for 2010 – our recognition of the industry’s most powerful individuals – and we’re looking for feedback from you. Click here to see the list of last year’s Power 50 and let us know whether you think the members are more or less influential today than they were a year ago.

Plus, this is also the place to nominate new people who you think should be on the 2010 Power 50 list. Scroll to the bottom of the survey to submit new candidates for the Counselor Power 50 list. Please write their name and company in the space provided.

Click here to take the survey and make new nominations.

ASI Online Learning Center
Did you know you can take self-paced, on-demand courses at ASI Education's Online Learning Center? This is the newest and most convenient way for distributors, decorators and suppliers to get educated. In our newest course for distributors, "Break Into These Five Hot Apparel Markets," we'll unveil five markets that are buying lots of decorated apparel (think: education, high-tech companies, government entities and more), the types of apparel they buy and how to make the pitch and close the sale.

Click here to take the course.