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DALLAS, TX – February 6, 2014 – <\/strong>President George W. Bush shared the stories behind some of the most personal and defining moments of his presidency during a candid conversation on Thursday before a record-setting crowd of 1,200 at The ASI Show<\/em>\u2122 in Dallas.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory will ultimately judge whether I made the right decisions or not,\u201d Bush said about making on-the-spot decisions in the harrowing days after 9\/11.<\/p>\n

During the one-hour keynote, President Bush answered questions in an interview conducted by Timothy M. Andrews, president and chief executive officer of ASI. Throughout the discussion, the nation\u2019s 43rd president touched on many subjects, including terrorism, crisis management, dealing with criticism, jump-starting the economy, managing a business and painting, his latest hobby. The special presentation took place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on the final day of the promotional products industry\u2019s largest event in the Southwest.<\/p>\n

The 67-year-old former Commander in Chief served two terms during the most tumultuous times in recent history, from 9\/11 to the Iraq war and global financial crisis. President Bush and his wife Laura, who appeared at ASI\u2019s Dallas show in 2011, live in Dallas, where they recently opened the George W. Bush Presidential Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Bush was very charming, incredibly smart and extremely gracious,\u201d said Andrews, who is also president of ASI\u2019s sister company, The ASI Show<\/em>. \u201cThe audience was riveted \u2013 you could have heard a pin drop. He was also very funny, and put me immediately at ease, telling me just before we went out on stage to have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

ASI\u2019s three-day trade show, which ended Thursday, attracted more than 500 suppliers (including 65 new to Dallas) and over 3,300 distributors from 43 states and seven countries. The 18 distributor sales meetings that took place included Counselor<\/em> Top 40 distributor Staples Promotional Products (asi\/120601), which brought its 125 promotional products sales executives and its management team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe held a sales meeting in conjunction with ASI Dallas and brought in our North American sales team,\u201d said Bill Gossman, from Staples Promotional Products. \u201cUltimately, we\u2019re here to spend time with our key suppliers and to find new products.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the show began, ASI released its latest distributor sales report showing 2013 was the biggest sales year in the history of the promotional products industry, surpassing $20 billion for the first time. Promotional products, also known as ad specialties, are items imprinted with a logo or slogan to market a company, nonprofit organization, achievement or event.<\/p>\n

\u201cASI Dallas has been terrific \u2013 with quality education and great networking opportunities,\u201d said Cathy Miller, regional manager of Geiger (asi\/202900). \u201cWe\u2019re here to reconnect with our valuable production partners, as well as see new products we can bring back to our client base. ASI does a great job of running a quality show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave Saracino, from BIC Graphic USA (asi\/40480) said, \u201cIt\u2019s been a good mix of distributors, a good mix of partners, and we couldn\u2019t be more pleased. We couldn\u2019t be happier with the time that the distributors spent with us at our booth and the number of opportunities that we\u2019ve uncovered. I think congratulations to the ASI group as a whole are in order.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to a presidential appearance, the Dallas show featured an Education Day with 51 classes, with all sessions qualifying for points toward the ASI Certification Program. Following a reception in their honor, four newly certified professionals were recognized in a pinning ceremony by Andrews, ASI Chairman of the Board Norman Cohn and Matthew Cohn, the founder of The ASI Show.<\/em> ASI recently hit a major milestone, awarding over 1,100 industry certifications through its free Online Learning Center. To date, over 29,000 industry professionals have registered for classes necessary to obtain the industry certification.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, ASI\u2019s products expert, Joe Haley, conducted a live version of his popular \u201cJoe Show,\u201d featuring dozens of cool, new products from nine suppliers. Wednesday night, networking, socializing and mechanical bull riding took center stage at the Gala Celebration at Gilley\u2019s, the honky tonk made famous by the movie \u201cUrban Cowboy.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the show, distributors also saw demos of the new visual search feature now available in ESP Web and ESP Mobile\u2122, which allows subscribers to upload images to ESP\u00ae<\/sup> for an instant scan for similar items in the industry\u2019s largest and most comprehensive product database.<\/p>\n

On August 11, ASI returns to Dallas for the Promotions Southwest expo at the state-of-the-art Irving Convention Center.<\/p>\n

Other upcoming 2014\u00a0ASI Shows\u00a0are\u00a0Long Beach\u00a0(March 25-27),\u00a0New York\u00a0(April 3-4) and\u00a0Chicago (July 15-17).<\/p>\n

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