{"id":2004,"date":"2019-01-22T10:34:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T10:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/asi-relaunches-free-online-education-platform-for-members\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:54:36","slug":"asi-relaunches-free-online-education-platform-for-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/asi-relaunches-free-online-education-platform-for-members\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI Relaunches Free Online Education Platform For Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Earned points no longer needed to achieve BASI or MASI education certifications<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 January 18, 2019 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(ASI) today announced it has relaunched its free\u00a0online education platform\u00a0and certification program for members to make it faster and more user-friendly than ever.<\/p>\n<p>ASI retired the education points system previously used to earn a BASI\u2122\u00a0(Bachelor of Advertising Specialty Information) or MASI\u2122\u00a0(Master of Advertising Specialty Information) certification, making the change out of consideration for members\u2019 time and earned industry experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cASI strongly believes in the proven benefits of continuing education for members of our industry and we\u2019re delighted to make it easier than ever to take classes, online or in-person at our shows,\u201d\u00a0said Timothy M. Andrews, ASI president and chief executive officer.<\/p>\n<p>Live courses continue to be offered at\u00a0ASI Shows and events, presented by experts in their field. Highlights of free education offered at the inaugural\u00a0ASI Show in Fort Worth, Monday, Feb. 4 through Wednesday, Feb. 6, include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>45 all-new courses<\/strong>\u00a0for every level of industry experience and interest<\/li>\n<li><strong>2-hour sessions<\/strong>\u00a0anchoring the end of the Beginner Sales Success, Advanced Sales Success, Social Media &amp; Marketing and Screen-Printing Success tracks<\/li>\n<li><strong>New speakers and returning favorites<\/strong>\u00a0sharing their insight and expertise<\/li>\n<li><strong>Power Session classes<\/strong>\u00a0on both Exhibit Days, focusing on improving skills in sales, marketing, online presence and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration is also open for\u00a0ASI\u2019s annual large trade show\u00a0in Chicago, Tuesday, July 9 through Thursday, July 11, which offers three days of education featuring over 50 classes. Once members have earned their BASI or MASI certification, they\u2019ll be invited to attend an exclusive breakfast with ASI CEO Tim Andrews and get pinned on stage before the keynote presentation.<\/p>\n<p>No pre-registration is required for courses offered at ASI trade shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earned points no longer needed to achieve BASI or MASI education certifications TREVOSE, PA \u2013 January 18, 2019 \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Advertising Specialty&#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-2004","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 Relaunches Free Online Education Platform For Members &#8226; 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