ASI Show and ST Media Group Launching New Signage + Decoration Pavilion

Equipment, software and supplies showcased at the ASI Chicago Show in July

TREVOSE, PA – December 18, 2013 – The ASI Show™ and ST Media Group International today announced they have entered into an agreement to cooperate on the launch of a new Signage + Decoration Pavilion at ASI’s Chicago trade show July 15-17, 2014 at McCormick Place.

The Signage + Decoration Pavilion will feature equipment, consumables, software and supplies related to sign manufacturing, promotional product decoration, apparel decoration and wide-format digital printing of graphics. In addition, visitors can also take advantage of special education workshops devoted to expanding or entering new businesses as well as interactive demonstrations on a variety of decorating processes.

The ASI Show Chicago is the largest ad specialty event of the summer, typically attracting more than 4,000 distributors from nearly 2,000 firms. The 2014 Chicago show will feature a keynote by internationally recognized graffiti artist, author and entrepreneur Erik Wahl, as well as a half-day education program by renowned leadership expert Stephen M.R. Covey.

The ASI Show hosts trade shows in five cities per year (Orlando, Dallas, Long Beach, New York and Chicago), annually attracting 20,000 attendees and the most distributors of any industry event. Each show provides a complete trade show experience, featuring a full education conference, networking opportunities and a manageable one-floor/one-hall layout.

ST Media Group International, Inc., of Cincinnati, OH serves the visual communications industries with trade publications, branded websites, a custom book division and industry events. Its trade publications reach more than 200,000 readers worldwide in the signage, graphics, retail, package-design and hospitality industries.

“ASI is delighted to launch a brand-new pavilion with ST Media, a family-owned company with vast experience managing customer and supplier relationships,” said Timothy M. Andrews, president of The ASI Show and president and chief executive officer of ASI. “The new pavilion is a great way to provide a one-stop destination for entrepreneurs interested in expanding their existing business or branching out into new business opportunities provided by adjacent markets. I encourage everyone attending the Chicago show to stop by.”

“ST is excited to be partnering with ASI to bring this new pavilion to life,” said Tedd Swormstedt, president of ST Media Group International. “ASI’s 50-plus year history in the advertising specialty market and ST’s 100-plus years serving the signage, decoration and graphics markets make for a very powerful combination. We see tremendous synergies between our core markets and a great opportunity to help professionals in both our audiences discover new opportunities and possibilities.”

Official media sponsors of the new pavilion will be ST Media’s The Big Picture and Screen Printing magazines and its flagship publication, Signs of the Times, along with ASI’s Wearables and Stitches magazines.

ST Media will invite pre-qualified industry professionals to visit the pavilion and attend The ASI Show. Most prospective attendees are successful business owners or operators in the screen printing, sign and wide-format printing industries who are either already offering promotional products or who are interested in adding them to their existing lines.