{"id":2131,"date":"2016-06-06T13:37:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T13:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asi2.wpenginepowered.com\/uncategorized\/asi-debuts-new-power-50-podcasts-for-promo-products-industry\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:27:09","slug":"asi-debuts-new-power-50-podcasts-for-promo-products-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asicentral.com\/press-releases\/asi-debuts-new-power-50-podcasts-for-promo-products-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"ASI Debuts New Power 50 Podcasts For Promo Products Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>2015 Power 50 business experts share wisdom, advice and outlook<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>TREVOSE, PA \u2013 October 8,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>2015\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Advertising Specialty Institute<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(ASI) is featuring expert members of the 2015<em>Counselor<\/em>\u00a0Power 50 in online podcasts leading up to the November unveiling of this year\u2019s list of the most influential people in the promotional products industry.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Counselor\u00a0<\/em>Podcast: Power 50 Series\u00a0will feature 10 industry insiders interviewed by Andy Cohen, ASI\u2019s executive director of integrated media and\u00a0<em>Counselor<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0editor. Topics will include outlooks for the $21.5 billion ad specialty industry, upcoming changes in the marketplace, the latest technology and more. The one-on-one, in-depth conversations can be listened to or downloaded at any time.<\/p>\n<p>The debut podcasts in the Power 50 series feature Jason Robbins, CEO of ePromos Promotional Products (asi\/188515), a New York-based distributor who makes the list of the industry\u2019s highest-ranking executives for the first time, and The Magnet Group CEO Bill Korowitz, the current\u00a0<em>Counselor\u00a0<\/em>Person of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Robbins offers his personal take on the future of the rapidly changing e-commerce market, the biggest challenges confronting industry companies and the special needs of today\u2019s buyers. In his interview, Korowitz, of Atlanta, GA, pleads with the industry to do a better job of educating marketers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a unique opportunity for anyone interested in advancing in this industry to listen to relaxed conversations with members of a very exclusive, very successful club: the Power 50,\u201d said Cohen. \u201cYou can listen, take notes and share these talks at your own pace, whenever you need a jolt of inspiration or some sage advice on getting ahead and staying ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Power 50 are recognized annually at the U.S.\u00a0ASI Power Summit, held this year November 1-3 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California, and attended by entrepreneurs, multi-national CEOs and small-business owners throughout the ad specialty industry. Speakers include Mark Rolston, co-founder and chief creative officer of argodesign, a renowned designer with a 25-year career of creating for the world\u2019s largest and most innovative companies, and Michael Lee, director of global marketing for e-commerce giant Alibaba.com.<\/p>\n<p>Published 13 times a year by ASI, the Jesse H. Neal award-winning\u00a0<em>Counselor\u00a0<\/em>magazine\u00a0has served as the voice of the promotional products industry for nearly 60 years. The magazine has recognized the industry\u2019s Power 50 every year since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The rankings of the most influential executives in today\u2019s ad specialty market are determined by\u00a0<em>Counselor<\/em>\u00a0magazine editors, along with results of a survey of the industry and the Power 50 themselves that rates whether each person on last year\u2019s list has gained or lost influence over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Distributors and suppliers can learn more about members of the 2015 Power 50 in the November online and print editions of\u00a0<em>Counselor<\/em>, along with business-building advice and predictions for the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p>ASI publishes\u00a0four magazines,\u00a0eight catalogs\u00a0and nine digital newsletters. 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