50 Years of ASD: Celebrating with a Massive Upcoming Trade Show!

With only a couple of months left until the wildly anticipated start date for one of the most epic of ASD Trade Shows, there is already a lot of buzz being generated that will give everyone in the entire wholesale, merchandising, manufacturing, and retail industries something to talk about. There’s less than 18 weeks to go, and only the ones who start making their plans now will get the most out of this incredible event.

It’s all happening between July 31 – August 3, 2011, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and to make things even more irresistible for attendees this year, the people who bring us ASDwill be celebrating the50th year, and are having an enormous birthday bash, right in themiddleof the show.

ASD certainly has a lot to be proud of, as one of the biggest and most influential movers and shakers in the industry, and with 50 years of history behind the shows it’s no wonder why everyone is talking about this upcoming show, which promises top bring the rest of the world to a standstill.

Many of the vendors and retailers that make up the foundation of the entire business, have been doing business in this industry for a long time, and they are in agreement over which of the shows are in the “must-see” category, and which are not.

Without further ado, here is a mere sample of what the show has to offer, in terms of featured spotlights on hot new products and services:

Changing the public’s perception of USB is the goal, and DbLY products come in a gift box for your convenience! Just like fashion jewelry accessories, all USB products can be nested inside a firm and secure – yet elegant – black gift box, which only helps to fully express the quality and shine of the powerful little USB’s inside!

What good is a hi-tech gadget, without electricity to power it? Now you can charge or power Your Cell Phone, MP3 Player, Bluetooth Headset, Portable Gaming Device, eBook Reader, or Digital Camera from virtually anywhere! The Ultimate Solar Charger with 3 LED light is the size of an iPod classic, but it fits neatly in your purse or bag

Bling String® sparkly hair extensions by MIA are the newest hair styling sensation, that is quickly sweeping the nation! Bling String® adds a colorful, fun, and sparkly effect without permanently coloring the user’s hair. This product is perfect for a number of applications, and will wow everyone who sees it.

The market leader in gift items, Entrada, is continuously bringing forth the best in high quality products that come at the best prices in the industry. Their manufacturing partnerships in China keep the costs low, while their strict quality control keeps the value high! Home Décor and Accessories have never been easier!

Aurora is a company that provides a variety of affordable, high quality plush toys for children and adults, and with retailers selling their products in every business from major zoos to hospital gift shops, they are making their mark! See what everyone is smiling abut, as they show their goods to you.

Starting out as an importer and wholesaler in 1998, Aeropen specializes in fine writing instruments, personal gift sets, and accessories that set their customers apart. Aeropen has extended beyond the import and wholesale industries, by establishing itself as a premier supplier for the promotional products industry as well.

This is just a preview of what’s to come from this amazing event, and there will be more reports here on the TopTenWholesale.com Newsroom, as they come in… so be sure to watch for them!

Could MDFI be the next sub penny breakout?

While I can't promise you every ticker in my reports will be huge winners like the one from Friday that closed up 200% or JAMN which is currently up 575% or BCCI which is up 1,070% in under two weeks!! I do suggest you start researching MDFI immediately and put it on your watch list.

MDFI is a sub penny and these can get very explosive and made huge swings in either direction.

MDFI came to life last week and has been trending up all week with a slight dip on Thursday. Could MDFI be the next breakout stock?!

View Chart: http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/quickchart/quickchart.asp?symb=mdfi&insttype=&freq=7&show=&time=18

The company announced their CEO would be featured Friday night on CBS 12 Evening News. This appearance on the news may spread through the media this weekend, so watch for a possible reaction this coming week.

16 years ago if you wanted to call me, you would have to page me. Today data and communication is within seconds and arm's reach.

The only thing constant in today's society is change. It is only inevitable that medical records go digital and be placed on the internet for convenient retrieval. MDFI is making this happen.

MDFI has developed and globally markets a proprietary, patient-centric, iPHR (Internet-enabled Personal Health Record) system for gathering, digitizing and organizing medical records so that individuals can have a comprehensive record of all of their medical visits. MedeFile's primary product is its web-based MedeFile solution, a highly secure system for gathering, maintaining, accessing and sharing personal medical records.

One of the most critical elements in healthcare is ready access to a patient’s medical information. It must be portable. Think about it. If you have to go to the ER and can’t speak for yourself, who’s going to tell the doctor you’re allergic to sulfa drugs or that you’re diabetic?

It is right there in your records, if the doctor had some way to access them. Fortunately there are ways to make your records both portable and readily accessible. Most health facilities know this, and purchase systems to retrieve records.

Rapidly expanding MDFI is gathering a customer base that ensures it will have all the work it can handle.

MDFI’s specialty is making use of the internet to access medical records. It just entered into an agreement with MedSave USA to market its web-based “iPHR” system as a value-added service to MedSave’s customer base. According to a company press release, this base includes a network of “insurance companies, self-insured employers, third-party administrators, healthcare providers and government payer organizations.”

Money can be made from information retrieval? You bethcha! The federal government has mandated that all medical records be electronically recorded and retrievable by 2014! That’s a lot of records!

Companies like MedSave love what MDFI has to offer. According to MedeSave’s CEO Gonen Antebi, “Together with MedeFile, we believe we are able to demonstrate to our clients how equipping individuals with a web-based personal health record will help promote greater patient engagement, improve clinical outcomes and ultimately save them time and money, and potentially even lives.”

This kind of service is especially helpful to know for those who travel frequently domestically or abroad. Being able to carry your entire medical record on a portable USB memory device can add a whole bunch of peace of mind.

イベントスワッグ：どのような彼らが欲しいの参加者を与えるために5つの方法

会議で長い一日の終わりには、イベント参加者はうまくいけば数と離れて歩くことができる

重要な教訓、いくつかの名刺、アイデアは、彼らが自分の仕事に適用することができます。しかし多くの場合、彼らはまた、

トレードショーの参加者は、スポンサーからの会議盗品の腕一杯に預ける

主催者。一般的な盗品アイテムは、Tシャツ、ペン、はがきや会社情報とチラシを含む

や割引。

盗品のバッグは、しばしばその多くはゴミ箱に投げされている、同じ古いもので満ちている

すぐに参加者が建物を残している。アイテムだけはそれを意味するものではありません無料ですだから

desirableまたは有用な、100ペンを手渡して、あなたがそれらのいずれかを変換するわけじゃない

顧客やユーザーに会議の来場者。

あなたの盗品は、イベントの参加者の関心をキャッチすることを確認する方法を終わらせないここです

のゴミができます。
1。それは何人欲しいもの

これは明白なポイントのようだが、多くの企業が実際に思うようにはいないようですについて

それは。会議出席者の立場に自分を入れてください。あなたがそのアイテムを使用する場合拾うか

そのブースを歩いて？項目が大きな盗品袋にされている場合、それは、またはあなたの注意を引くこと

あなたが二回何も考えずにそれを捨てるでしょうか？

チャンスは、あなたはそれを使用しないならばさもなる誰。また、必ずそれは何です

人々はすでに10を持っていない。確かに、USBキーとマグカップが望ましいですが、可能性は

あなたがそれらを配ってイベントで唯一の企業されません。
2。あなたのサポーターをシード

は、おそらく起動時にしている場合は特に、小さな盗品の予算があるでしょう。ひとつのアイデアはする

必ずあなたの商品は、右の手で終わるの項目の小さいバッチを作成し、確認することです

彼らはより多くの露出を取得します。

デビッドスピンクスは、BlogDashの創始者、South by Southwestで、今年予算が限られていた。だから

代わりに100より小さいアイテムを購入し、彼は20のTシャツを取得し、良いとそれらを与えること

約束の友人が、彼らは会議の少なくとも1日シャツを身に着けている。この

方法は、彼は、アイテムが実際にうまく利用して行っていたの暴露を持って、彼が滞在して管理

予算内で。

ハッシュ化は何かを、より大きい予算内で同様でした。それはSXSWへの最大の支持を送った

無料。彼らはTシャツに全体の時間をブランド身に着けていたし、代わりに運ぶことがハッシュ化を使用

名刺。それは、彼らのために偉大なブランディングされた参加者は可能性が着用して満足していた

無料旅行と引き換えにTシャツ。
3。移動デジタル

SXSWでの商標の各号の一つは、非常に重いバッグをまとめて持ち歩くオーバーロードされた。今年

主催者は、参加者のためのデジタル盗品のバッグを作成離れて物理的な項目から、代わりに移動

SXSWのオンラインアカウントを介してアクセス可能。 "SXswag"バッグはアプリの割引と含まれて

サービス、音楽をダウンロードしても武カード"我々は、SXSWで会った"のフリーのセット。それは削減

廃棄物が、陪審員は、人々の大半は、実際にオンラインでアクセスするかどうかはまだ先です

袋（私はないと分かっています）。

デジタル盗品は、新たなトレンドとお金を節約するのに最適な方法ですが、それが簡単に確認してください

アクセスと、それが十分な数の人がログオンして取得することが望ましいということ。
4。 Go Greenさん


盗品の最大の批判の一つは、環境に優しいではないということです。チラシ何千人もの、

はがきやプロモーションの項目が作成され、それらの多くは、ホテルの部屋に置​​き去りにされ、

または、同社のストレージルームに忘れて悪化。デジタル盗品は素晴らしい環境にやさしい方法です

しかし、廃棄物削減などがあります。

一つの方法は、寄付金を支持して密輸品なしで済ませることです。カナダの食通少女ブロガーして、Andrea

この会社は、慈善事業への盗品の予算を与えた場合Tooleは、会議に出席し、出席者

投票するにお金がサポートする原因となります。人々のこのよう奨励多くが停車し、その

ブース。

あなたはどこを見れば知っていれば環境にやさしい物理盗品が豊富もあります。

プロモーションアイテム会社Rightsleeve、緑盗品に専念し、セクション全体を持っている

環境に優しいステーキナイフリサイクルカレンダーに至るまでが含まれています。
5。ポップカルチャーはあなたの友達です

カンファレンスで最も人気のある花飾りのアイテムの中には、ポップカルチャーを組み込むための方法を見つける

トレンド。 2010年にはSXSWのでは、ShareThisのはKanye West（から"引用符"とステッカーの様々なていた

"I'mmaの作業が終了させ...しかし、ShareThisのすべての時間の最高の共有サービスのいずれかをしています！"）

とT氏（"私は残念ShareThisのしない愚か者め！"）。彼らは一方で、面白いと関連した

まだブランドメッセージを伝える取得。これは、チャーリーシーンの顔がポップアップことは驚きだった

SXSWで今年盗品で、それが需要が高いです。

盗品は、そこにあなたのブランドのメッセージを取得し、起動するいくつかの会話を素晴らしい方法することができます

あなたの会社について。しかし、あなたは'他の誰かがあなたの会社のマーケティングの宝物をしたくない

のゴミ箱。は、実際に会議からあげたいものを考えて時間をかけてしようとすると

それを反映してアイテムを作成します。

Droid Charge Review

The Droid Charge is the second smartphone capable of using Verizon’s uber-fast 4G LTE network. It’s a handset that many “power users” have been waiting for a long time, as the HTC Thunderbolt finally gets some competition. The Droid Charge design is nice and elegant, but is also aggressive at the same time. This fits very well with the “power statement” that Samsung undoubtedly wants users to project when they pull their phones from their pocket (or purse).

But is the Samsung Droid charge as fast, and powerful, as it seems? And more importantly, does it suffer from the “4G battery curse” that we’ve seen with the competition? You’re about to find out as we dive into the Samsung Droid Charge…


We all have different usage patterns, and that’s why it is impractical to write a dogmatic review that simply says “buy/don’t buy”. I find it more helpful to tell you what I do with these devices, and how they worked for me. From there, you can figure out how things might work for you.

Typically, I check my email often with Exchange, and I reply only moderately because typing long emails with the virtual keyboard is a chore. I browse the web several times a day to check news sites, but I rarely watch movies or play music on my phone. I run apps: mainly the camera app, social networks (often) and a tiny bit of games. I don’t make many phone calls – maybe 10 minutes per day, if at all. This usage pattern affects battery life and my perception of which features are important or not.


I find the Samsung Charge design to be very nice In my opinion, the phone would have looked even better if the Samsung and Verizon logos were on that back, but maybe it’s just me… Samsung says that the Droid Charge is the slimmest 4G LTE phone @ Verizon, but next to the Thunderbolt, it does not look particularly thinner.

Most phones have capacitive buttons, but this one has mechanical ones. I like it.

On the left side, you’ll find a micro-USB port and the volume buttons (I prefer the USB port at the top or bottom…). The top only has a 3.5mm jack audio connector and the right side has a power button. At the bottom of the phone, Samsung uses mechanical buttons for the four Android function keys (Menu, Home, Back and Search). I like those quite a bit, they have a crisp “click” and I have the perception that they react better than the capacitive buttons from previous Samsung Android phones. This might just be perception, but it is satisfying nonetheless.

The back side has a plastic cover with a “faux-carbon” texture similar to the Google Nexus S, which is nice. The design of the camera and flash also look very good. Samsung knows what is doing in terms of design.

The Droid Charge feels bulkier than most smartphones, and so far this seems to be a trademark of 4G LTE phones. The HTC Thunderbolt too is fairly big compared to its 3G cousins.

The Flaming Lips to play Hollywood Cemetery

The Flaming Lips will have an all-star audience when they perform their 'Everyone You Know Someday Will Die' shows at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery next month.

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery at 6000 Santa Monica Blvd is the final resting place of big Hollywood stars and musicians like Don Adams, Cecil B. DeMille, Mel Blanc, Estelle Getty, Jane Mansfield, Dee Dee and Johnny Ramone, Nelson Riddle, Fay Wray and Rudolph Valentino.

The Flaming Lips will perform at the cemetery for 2 nights on June 14 and 15.

The June 14 show will feature their 1999 album 'The Soft Bulletin' in its entirety while the June 15 show will focus on their recent interpretation of the Pink Floyd classic 'Dark Side Of The Moon.

Fans can purchase a single day ticket for $40, a two-day pass for $80 or a Special Ticket Bundle Package featuring the two-day ticket and a exclusive Flaming Lips (life size) Gummy Skull with USB featuring 'The Soft Bulletin: Live La Fantastique de Institution 2011' limited edition, only available for this show.

The Gummy Skull houses a USB drive and inside includes a flavoured Gummy brain. It weighs 7lbs and is edible.

And it even comes with the following warning:

Warning! You may wish to consult a registered physician before attempting to consume several pounds of congealed corn syrup, sugar, citric acid and vegetable oil in a single serving as 29g of carbohydrates at approximately 2500 calories may cause undesirable and unhealthful results. Side effects may include: dizziness, bloating, sweating, vomiting, temporary food-induced coma-like inability to move from the sofa or floor, discoloration of the teeth or bowel movements of an unusual hue. For best recommended results, immediately place USB drive into a compatible playback device set to maximum volume. Instant boogie will ease physical discomfort and enhance a heightened sense of euphoric well-being. Good luck.