ASR / CLASS at ASR! Are you kidding me!!!!??
by l milliken | Sep 18, 2009 |
This blog is so important I had to name it twice. Actually this isn’t even the original post- ASR show blog. Truth is I’ve done a few versions.. I have sooooo much to write about so I decided to give you the short version to save time. Hey, and guess what? there was no recession inside of the show. Its time for us to get up (from a weird year) brush ourselves off and get back to business. ASR helped put on the chain. Let’s roll.. The ASR and CLASS at ASR shows went really well to say the least. Such a positive vibe, retailers writing heavy pre-book and AO orders. Smiles for Miles.. I can’t even explain the amount of work it takes from a great staff at ASR to get something like this done. I’ve worked in every part of our industry but this tradeshow was a first for me… ASR people.. Love them.. work sooooo hard to kick this fffffing recession in the nuts and they did.. Brands, retailers, global distributors, media and even brands that didn’t lock in because they were maybe scared to paddle and drop in ALL seemed pumped on the show.
The debut of CLASS at ASR went really good. People didn’t know what to expect and leading up to the show it took a lot of work getting people pumped but that all went away at 9:01 am on Thursday September 10th 2009. In a nutshell: I’ll just write what comes to mind for 1.5 minutes.. here we go..
Great business being done, great music, really positive cheer flowing in the convention center and all through Down Town SD, good looking people, Ink pens being used again, High Fives from haters, kisses from lovers, eye candy from skaters (thx SPoT), amazing food, tasty drinks, high energy for 3 days, again, great skating, and I got a free shirt from Lifetime Collective, Sean Smith from SIMA, CNN, LA Times, Label Networks, no pants, sushi, texts saying “jim we shoulda done this show”, I met Doc Paskowitz, hung with Jeff Clark for a minute, made Gothard embarrassed for a second, got sick, ended tooo quick.. thank You sooooo much ASR and CLASS for this opportunity.. good times. And I would just like to tell everyone that you’re all a ….. time just ran out..
Love you all for supporting. Thank you Transworld, SIMA and all the family of players who supported ASR.. love yous.. another quick note - All of the companies that put their sales team to work by locking appointments, getting retailers to come and get business done at the end of their buying cycle. We applaud you.. Those brands that did just that (strategized for the show) killllllled it. Good job.. Next dates are February 3rd and 4th… locking in people now.. I am NOT shitting you..
Check these two links:
Transworld Photo Gallery
Goodbye, Thank you. Jim Shubin
ASRbiz.com
CLASSatASR.com
The entrance to the debut of CLASS at ASR.
Doc Paskowitz is neato. He hasn’t been to ASR in years but came this time with Abraham. so rad. Mavericks Pioneer Jeff Clark (second from left)
If these guys came into your booth your doing something right. Bobby and Ron from JACK’S.
Seventeen Mag Fashionshow on ASR floor. zippy.
This is the Dwindle Distribution booth at ASR. The guy on left is a friend and employee of Dwindle Europe. He’s not a good friend because his name is actually Alex Cock. need I say more?
Dave Boehne at Infinity Surfboards in Dana Point and Wellen gave boards for CLASS at ASR’s retail contest. The winner of the Wellen board was James Hamonds the buyer of American Rag. The 5F that Infinity gave us was done up by Dean Bradley of Atwater. He spent 5 1/2 hours on the artwork. looked so good. Julia the buyer from Nordstrom’s won. now have to ship that thing to Seattle. Matt from Wellen called me yesterday to tell me that American Rag is now picking up Wellen’s softgoods.. YES!. creating relationships and making biz happen.
These dudes are from Germany. We’ve worked together on occasion. He came out to ASR to buy some goodies. on left is jorg on right is Felix.. They will take care of you if you go to Munich.. Urban Supplies RULES! thx for coming out guys.
I had about 386 texts for these.. CLASS at ASR was for VIP buyers and Key Media. These green things were a green light to enter w CLASS Pass.
Random Pic - These 2 ladies are neat. one is my wife and the other is my LAWYER. poor ladies.. Next time we see them this close we’ll all be in court.
