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Man Tattoos His Company's Website Address on His Forehead: Genius or Lunatic?
It seems that everywhere you look today someone is starting a new Internet based business. With the resurge of online commerce pulling in thousands of new start-ups, competition levels are at a new high. The owner of one online based design company is well aware of the difficulty of standing out in what seems to be a completely saturated market, and has done something drastic about it. The 29 year old entrepreneur has tattooed his company website address, bsleek.com ( http://www.bsleek.com ), on his forehead.
After reading about a publicity stunt done by GoldenPalace.com when they paid a man $1999.00 dollars to tattoo their website address on his forehead, bsleek.com owner Stephen Allen decided he could do the same thing, but due to a tight budget, instead of paying someone else to adorn their forehead, he'd do it himself. When asked about the method behind his madness, he responded, "I started marketing my company on a shoestring budget and the business was growing at a turtle's pace. I needed to do something drastic to get the word out about my company. At first I was really scared about the idea. I thought that everyone would think I was crazy – and I was right! They do think I'm crazy, but it's great because when someone meets me they tell all their friends about me and they tell their friends and they tell their friends and so on and so on. It has been a marvel in viral marketing".
The logical question that arises when examining this method of advertising is – has he gone too far? Is this marketing brilliance or complete lunacy? I think the answer is that it's a combination of both. Yes, Allen will be bound to finger pointing and endless conversations explanation about the tattoo for the rest of his life, but on the bright side, he'll have no shortage of traffic to his web site based on the public's curiosity. Since being permanently branded traffic to his site has gone through the roof. He went from a 2 man company to a 10 person team in less than a year.
With the Internet making it easier for anyone to start a business these days, people will have to start thinking outside the box and coming up with new methods of advertising. After seeing the recent gain in popularity of Google Earth which gives people a bird's eye view of our planet, Target decided to strategically place big red "targets" on rooftops around the globe. The press alone they have received for this has been worth its weight in gold. Allen has also been enjoying the media attention he's been receiving for his innovative approach. Whether you think he's crazy or consider him a pioneer who's leading the way for a new generation of marketers, you must admire his passion to stop at nothing to make his business a success.
About The Author
Spencer Powers is an Internet marketing expert and is VP of Marketing for Daterade.com ( http://www.daterade.com ), and WittyShirts.com ( http://www.wittyshirts.com ).
249 - 10 oktober "All inked up"
Anniekster posted a photo:
And saving for more ^^
For TRP: Get inked
149- 1 juli "A is for..."
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Though I keep saying I want to/should do more colour shots, I keep ending up doing black and white... Any brilliant ideas for incorporating more colour into my photo's??
A is for abandoned. My brain abandoned me during THE exam, and I screwed it up.
Other than poor students taking resits, the university buildings are all but deserted.
I wish I was in Canada, because it would distract me from the test. And it isn't 29 degrees and sticky there right now :p
FGR, TRP and July word soup all in one shot. Go me!
For out of my comfortzone: this is made inside a University building that has a no photography policy (NO idea why), with other people still in it. I actually half hid my camera in my backpack so it wouldn't be too obvious what I was doing and was still nervous!
73- 16 april
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Kiennah came over for Disney Trivial Pursuit! I got it for my birthday last year, and there are actually questions I don't know the answer to 0_o And the miniatures include Mickey Mouse, and I HATE Mickey Mouse, so I'm usually Bambi.
For TRP: Childish at heart (If the disney isn't enough, there's a cartoon duck on my shirt blowing bubbles)
60- 3 april "Spring!"
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All my muscles hurt and the camera didn't have a timer, so I tried to explain to my mom how to do it. In the end I settled for a "my feet are off the ground" kind of jumpshot.
46- 20 maart
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For TRP: The dark place.
The thing that is most real to me now fear wise, is the (maybe irrational) fear that I'm not smart enough. I have one university course that has tripped me up time and time again, like almost finishing a puzzle and noticing that the last piece isn't in the box anymore. I really want to get my degree this year...
Justin's Kung Fu Gecko
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Actual lizard tattoo
Chapendra posted a photo:
My lizard or gecko is actually a year old today. I can't believe it. I get goosebumps on this leg so easily because of some nerve damage [or we so think it is] but right where the nerve is hurt it is a raging fire.
But I'm still celebrating that a year later this tattoo means the world to me.
Getting it.
Guardian of my foot
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Red Gecko Tattoo (concept)
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I do a lot of tattoo concept art, but this is one I did for myself. I have a black and blue version on my left arm (which I also drew the concept for), but I wanted to see what a red and white version would look like. I sketched this three years ago in colored pencil.
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