{"id":2000,"date":"2019-01-31T14:21:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T14:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/asi-kicks-off-brand-new-fort-worth-show-with-laura-bush-and-roger-staubach\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:46:21","slug":"asi-kicks-off-brand-new-fort-worth-show-with-laura-bush-and-roger-staubach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/asi-kicks-off-brand-new-fort-worth-show-with-laura-bush-and-roger-staubach\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI Kicks Off Brand-New Fort Worth Show With Laura Bush And Roger Staubach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Registration for Texas promo products trade show trending way up<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 January 31, 2019 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(ASI) today announced registration for its inaugural\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/asishow.com\/shows\/2019\/fort-worth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fort Worth trade show<\/a>\u00a0is up by 24% over its last Southwest show, with distributors ready for First Lady Laura Bush, her daughter and\u00a0<em>Today Show<\/em>\u00a0correspondent Jenna Hager, Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champ Roger Staubach and continuous show floor activities like a trick roper, photo op with a Texas longhorn and whiskey tasting, proving that everything really is bigger in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/asishow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASI Show<\/a><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0is hosting the annual event Monday, Feb. 4 through Wednesday, Feb. 6 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. ASI expects 425 exhibitors (up 6% and including 56 new to the Texas show this year) and approximately 4,000 distributors. Distributors can see the latest promotional products during two exhibit days, attend a full day of education, meet wholesale suppliers, talk with other distributors and network with the industry\u2019s best and brightest at special events like the ASI Show Bash at Billy Bob\u2019s Texas on Tuesday night, featuring a full bar, buffet, live music, armadillo racing, line dancing and a bull riding show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that our very first show in Fort Worth is attracting so much interest,\u201d said Rita Ugianskis-Fishman, senior vice president and general manager of ASI Show. \u201cI\u2019m certain suppliers and distributors will find that Fort Worth is a terrific, walkable destination city, loaded with great restaurants and things to do. It\u2019s faster and easier to get there from two great airports and the networking will be the best ever since we\u2019re the only show in a gorgeous downtown convention center, which means everyone you meet will be attending, exhibiting or working the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plus, 14 distributor companies chose Fort Worth to hold meetings, 12 of which are top 100 companies like American Solutions for Business (ASB), which is bringing 400 sales associates to the show, HALO Branded Solutions, Proforma, Taylor Communications, Geiger, AIA Corporation, iPROMOTEu, Kaeser &amp; Blair, Safeguard and more.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the show is a special appearance Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. by Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna, who will have a one-hour conversation on stage with ASI president and CEO Timothy M. Andrews. In addition, Tuesday morning attendees can enjoy a motivational breakfast with Roger \u201cThe Dodger\u201d Staubach. In addition to an inspiring presentation, the Cowboys great will give the audience the chance to catch an autographed football.<\/p>\n<p>Also at the show, suppliers can attend demos of ASI\u2019s latest products, including ASI\u2019s next \u201cit\u201d ESP feature, ESP Supplier Stores. The stores are a one-stop shop that offer distributors a 360-degree view of supplier brands through videos, \u201cAbout Us\u201d sections, top products, ratings and more, all aggregated in one spot for easy viewing. Demos take place on both exhibit days at Booth No. 2145.<\/p>\n<p>ASI will also demonstrate the\u00a0next generation of Company Stores, along with its new ESP<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Orders dashboard. Demos take place on both exhibit days at Booth No. 1037.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is now open for\u00a0ASI Chicago, taking place Tuesday, July 9, through Thursday, July 11, at the McCormick Place convention center, featuring TEDx speaker Luke Williams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration for Texas promo products trade show trending way up TREVOSE, PA \u2013 January 31, 2019 \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute\u00ae\u00a0(ASI) today&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ASI Kicks Off Brand-New Fort Worth Show With Laura Bush And Roger Staubach &#8226; 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