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January 2008 - Cover
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1st Annual Wearables Apparel
Design Awards
We went in search of the best-designed apparel and
accessories, looking for style, wearability, performance
features and the ability to really showcase a logo. Here
are the winners you chose as the best in show. More
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It’s a 24/7 World
We surveyed the top wearables suppliers to see how
they’re serving distributors online. The good news
is that they’re listening to you. More
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Wearables University
We are your source for wearables education. Courses this
month: Fabric Tutorial 101: Finesse With Fleece; Need to
Know Terms 202: Understanding Performance Ratings; Decorating
Workshop 303: What to Expect From Water-Based Inks; Color
Clinic 404: New Spring Twists for Tone on Tone; and Sizing
It Up 405: Measuring Employee for Custom-Fit
Uniforms. More
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Business of Wearables
Take Charge of Your Career
Here are five questions to consider as you plan your
career path in the wearables business.
Part of being a successful distributor is setting clear
career goals for yourself – and mapping out how you’ll
meet them through research, self-education and networking.
If your goal is to carve out a lucrative career in this
business, be prepared to eventually challenge yourself
to get to that next level of success.
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What Goes Around
Investing in community relationships is
also a smart way to invest in your business.
One of the best investments a wearables distributor
can make is investing time and resources into developing
a strong relationship with her local community.
Our distributorship, Proforma Key Solutions (asi/490541),
had a golden opportunity to develop such a relationship
with our community. That is, the community of New
Orleans after Hurricane Katrina – and we’re
glad to say, we embraced it. More
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November/December Quick Poll Results
Last month we asked you, “What will you be talking
to your clients the most about in January?” Here’s
what you had to say:
45%: Organic fabrics, water-based dyes and
other eco-friendly incentives.
33%: Women's wear - all the great new 2008
styles and colors.
11%: Performance fabrics, including body
mapping and compression fabrics.
11%: None of these
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These polls help us in planning our upcoming
issues of Wearables, so please continue to participate.
Please e-mail nrollender@asicentral.com if
there are any topics you’d like us to address in “Wearables University.” |
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