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		<title>The Mouths That Roared</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/07/08/the-mouths-that-roared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone -
There’s not a week that goes by that Rich Fairfield, ASI’s senior vice president, the publisher of our magazines and my boss, doesn’t come up with an idea that makes me scowl, roll my eyes and whine, “Where’d you come up with that cockamamie plan?” 

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		<title>Hey Baby, What&#8217;s Your Sign?</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/06/25/hey-baby-whats-your-sign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone -
Hope you&#8217;re all enjoying the summer so far!
Those of you who know me know that I&#8217;ve been spending each summer in Avalon, NJ, all my life. For those of you not familiar with Avalon, it&#8217;s a very small beach town in South Jersey, where people mainly in their 20s, 30s and 40s suffering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primo Show for Promo East!</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/06/12/primo-show-for-promo-east/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone!
Last week was the Promotions East Show in Atlantic City (or, as I refer to it, the Hellmouth of the East Coast). Despite the fact that it is not an easy place to get to unless you&#8217;re from NJ or Philly, people flock to this show and for good reason - it&#8217;s one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Good, the Bad &#038; the Slimy: Memories of this year&#8217;s Asian shows</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/05/28/the-good-the-bad-the-slimy-memories-of-this-years-asian-shows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone — 
 
Having just returned from a debaucherous Memorial Day weekend in Avalon, NJ, where I disgrace myself each summer, I&#8217;ve asked a colleague to guest blog on my behalf while I tend to my quivering liver.
 
In the past, Rich Fairfield, ASI&#8217;s senior vice president &#38; publisher, and I have attended the Hong Kong and Canton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Sex (But Lots of Fun) and the City</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/05/19/no-sex-but-lots-of-fun-and-the-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 16:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone &#8211;
The week of May 5th week was the first-ever ASI Show in New York City and it was a blast! This year&#8217;s Counselor Top 40 banquet was held at the quintessential New York hot spot Cipriani, and it was fantastic. At my table were my pals Jo-an Lantz from Geiger, Scott Siegel from R.S. Owens and Gemline owner Jonathan Isaacson, who is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Product Prices: Big Trouble in Big China</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/04/23/rising-product-prices-big-trouble-in-big-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone &#8211;
For those of you who know me, despite my immense capacity for snark and sarcasm, I&#8217;m a pretty glass-half-full kind of girl when it comes to my outlook on life. That said, I certainly don&#8217;t revel in being the bearer of bad news &#8212; but here it is: The prices of promotional products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holy Frak!</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/04/04/holy-frak/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make: My name is Michele and I&#8217;m a sci-fi addict in all its dorky variations. Yep, I&#8217;m a full-blown geek from way back: Give me your Wonder Woman, your Lost in Space, your Star Trek: The Next Generation, your Buffy the Vampire Slayer, your Angel&#8211; pretty much anything by creator [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End of the Roadshow&#8230; Out with a Bang, Not a Whimper</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/03/21/the-end-of-the-roadshow-out-with-a-bang-not-a-whimper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey there Everyone!
My apologies for just getting this final blog installment from last week&#8217;s Advantages road show through the Midwest to you now. Frankly, it took a few days for my internal organs to stop quivering. Some people may leave their hearts in San Francisco, but my lungs and liver are in Des Moines and St. Louis.

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		<title>St. Louis &#038; $250 worth of fireworks is a felony waiting to happen&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/03/14/st-louis-250-worth-of-fireworks-is-a-felony-waiting-to-happen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone &#8211;
So because we had a 4 1/2 hour bus ride from Kansas City to St. Louis, we pulled over at a rest stop and bought $250 worth of firecrackers (thank you Tom Vann, aka &#8220;Tommy T-shirts,&#8221; Eddie Roth, aka &#8220;E&#8221; from Aunt Beth&#8217;s Cookie Keepers and Tom Ngo!) Yes, fireworks are legal here and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kooks Invade Kansas City; Locals Flee in Fright</title>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2008/03/13/kooks-invade-kansas-city-locals-flee-in-fright/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi from Kansas City, where it is day four of the Advantages Roadshow though it feels like day 8, 895.
You&#8217;ll all be happy to know that Kansas City has been a blast and today&#8217;s attendance at the show was 199 &#8212; suppliers are freaking ecstatic. &#8220;The quality of the attendees has been really good across the [...]]]></description>
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