Have a cup

Have a cup

March 19, 2012 by dontheideaguy

Instant screenshare service Join.me utilized custom imprinted paper coffee cups to promote their name and service at a recent event.
Join.me is an instant screen sharing tool for ad-hoc collaborations, trainings and online meetings.
Join.me is an instant screen sharing tool that gets you on the same page with your project partners even when you’re not in [...]

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Ace Of Sales

Ace Of Sales

July 25, 2010 by dontheideaguy

Ace Of Sales (www.aceofsales.com) hit the market a few months ago and has been blowing the minds of professional salespeople everywhere.  Ace Of Sales allows individual sales professionsals as well as entire sales teams to send out stunning sales-making tools such as personalized and branded emails, email postcards, custom ezines, and “real life” greeting cards, gift cards, and postcards [...]

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Personal Brilliance in Your Pocket

Personal Brilliance in Your Pocket

November 6, 2008 by dontheideaguy

As a graphic designer and print geek, I get to collect all sorts of very cool business cards. The ones I personally like best are cards that serve a use, especially if that use reinforces the product or service of the person distributing the card.
Jim Canterucci, author of “Personal Brilliance: Mastering the Everyday Habits That [...]

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Something to Chew On

Something to Chew On

March 10, 2008 by dontheideaguy

VideoEgg.com is a company that helps advertisers unite and monetize two of the most powerful marketplaces currently on the internet — social media and web video.
They were looking for an event giveaway that went beyond the normal business card. An item that would be kept for a few days following a tradeshow, the time needed [...]

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Boring Business Cards Suck

Boring Business Cards Suck

September 30, 2007 by dontheideaguy

In my years as a graphic designer and sales professional, I have definitely seen incredible amounts of ineffective business cards. Most are just plain BORING….
 

Take a look at your own business card and be honest — does it look like everyone elses card? Is there anything about your business card that will make it standout [...]

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What A Waste(basket)!

What A Waste(basket)!

September 12, 2007 by dontheideaguy

The #1 author and authority on sales presents seminars on sales education (not sales “training” — ask him to explain the difference between “training” and “education”) all over the world. In every single one of the events I’ve witnessed, Jeffrey Gitomer shares the ugly truth with audience that no one reads their sales brochures (GASP!)
As [...]

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Increase Sales Activi-Tee

Increase Sales Activi-Tee

September 4, 2007 by dontheideaguy

Stumbled upon a new site the other day called Reactee. It allows users to create custom message t-shirts. Before you say “been there, done that (and bought the custom designed t-shirt)” — these t-shirts talk back.
Reactee includes an automated text-back feature designed right into the shirt!
Anyone who sees the t-shirt (either worn in public or [...]

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