Ideas Are Scary....

Absolutely adore this commercial!!

Everyone’s Favorite F Word…

I attended an event at Panera a while ago – an invite only sneak preview of new menu items. They really rolled out the red carpet – free beverages, two different salads, two different smoothies, chicken salad sandwiches, chicken orzo soup and cinnamon crunch bagels. And they asked us to “check out” before leaving and we were handed a coffee cup and a cookie (a flower shaped shortbread cookie that retails for $2!) to take home.

There is something to be said for the “Hey, howya doin, let’s get you checked in, here’s some free stuff” aspect of marketing – I love doing it. I have witnessed so many goodybag giveaways – ranging from contact solution to razors to coffee…. Everyone’s favorite F word is FREE! In my experience, regardless of who they are and how much money they make, free makes them giddy.

Makes me miss that world a bit……

But I was happy to take my cookie and coffee and head home….I did not have clean up, do the data entry of those that attended, send out follow up surveys, send out survey reminders, compile the survey data, etc.

Weeee..Weeee...Weeee!!!

I am STILL laughing at this commercial....

I fight the urge to do this in the car when I am a passenger...

Hmm...if only I could get my hands on some pinwheels...

WWTD?

I’ve been channeling my energy for mostly good….only some evil. I’ve been hashing out/organizing my marketing ideas for Instrument and staying true to the mantra of “What Would Tool Do?”

Still need to get the venues in order though – I’m ready for another road trip. (have to fulfill my quota of hottie attorneys and the shenanigans that they bring)

The intent is not to clobber Instrument with the marketing ideas – just share what else can be done now. There are more ideas but the "iron fist in the velvet glove" only strikes once a day...

Creation....

I thought this was an interesting marketing tool – the billboard is not real – they took a photo and photoshopped it in.

There are a few other venues, but I liked this ad the best….has nothing to do with the muscular back that may or may not belong to ones of the stars in the movie...nope, not at all....

Idea Rush!!!

Floodgates are open…..

Creativity is flowing…..

Awesome to continue to bounce ideas off of a kindred spirit…..

No boundaries to constrict us…

Oh, you have no idea what you have given us free reign to do!!

We are a Force of Nature.....