Marketing

Call For Inventors! As Seen On TV Innovative Product Search

If you've had product concepts simmering on your mind's back burner, but didn't have the impetus or the money to start developing them, here's your chance to get them going. Edison Nation has partnered with some of the best direct response firms in the country to find the best innovative products for 'As Seen On TV Innovative Product Search.

Call For Inventors! PetSmart Innovative Product Search

by Myra Per-Lee

Most inventors have pets. I can be safe with that statement, because most people have pets, whether they're dogs or cats, rabbits, fish, birds, snakes, geckos, etc. PetSmart knows this and instead of turning to its usual providers of products for new ideas, it's turning to us: inventors who know how to create innovative solutions to improve life!

See Jacko's Amazing Auction Catalogue at JuliensAuctions.com

by Austin Keenan

The King of Pop has been feeling the crunch of the recession just like the rest of us, and now he's getting a little hard for cash. In an effort to stay afloat, Michael Jackson has decided to start auctioning off items from his world-famous Neverland Ranch. For this endeavor, Jackson has employed Julien's Auctions to create a catelogue of what's up for grabs. JuliensAuctions.com will give you an interactive experience as you peruse Jacko's mysterious and bizarre auction items.

Forget Sniffing! Try Whiffing Le Whif Chocolate

by Toby

You may not believe this story, and I'm not even going to tell all of it, because I don't claim to believe, or even understand, how this product came about. But Le Whif is proported to be a real product, so if you want to try it, you don't really need the story of its origination, which is terribly convoluted and seems as if written while the developers were very high. High on Le Whif chocolate? I don't know. Take a whiff and see!

Social Media Taught In Schools

by Ron Callari

What if you could go to school to become famous? Where a curriculum was built around your individuality! Where you were measured and graded on your sphere of influence? Today, in the Age of the Individual, we are all learning to market our own brand. In this new world of commerce, both online and off, your reputation is indeed becoming an accepted form of currency. If you ever thought you were too cool for school before, think again... you just might be able to enroll in an institution of higher learning that puts a whole new spin on socializing!

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Designer Hospital Gowns To Go! The Progressive Recovery Collection

by Boomer Babe

Most of you know the problems with hospital gowns. They suck. With, if you're lucky, two sets of strings in the front, or in the back, depending on how you're told to wear them, you always have something showing that even your intimates seldom see.

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Twitter Dating Service Radaroo: Finding Love In 140 Characters Or Less

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

As Twitter helps businesses and people communicate in 140 characters or less, brevity in communication is changing businesses marketing strategies and replacing long, drawn out corporate communications. As Twitter transforms the business world, could it also change the business of online dating, with online matchmaking profiles in 140 characters or less?

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Twitter In A Word...

by Ron Callari

If you were tasked with defining Twitter in just one word, what would that be? What best sums up what Twitter means to you in one word? While there has been article upon article, blog upon blog and analysis upon analysis burning up the digital airwaves, many of us still don't know WHY we are so fascinated with this entity called Twitter. Since its simplicity is definitely part of its charm (tweets of a 140 characters or less), I thought a poll based on a one word definition would be most apres pos in trying to nail down what this elusive phenomenon means.

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12 Weird, Wild, And Wonderful International Zoo Ads

by Lady Bee

Zoo ads are conceived to show you just how weird, wild, and wonderful our fellow creatures are, and how each time you visit them, you not only have fun, but you learn things from them as well as about them. This is one area of advertising that always delivers what it promises! Here are another 12 very clever zoo ads from all over the world for your enjoyment.

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Travel to the Tombs of Ancient Egypt with Musée de la Civilisacion

by Austin Keenan

Musée de la Civilisacion, as you may have guessed, translates from French into "Museum of Civilization" and is located in Quebec, Canada. Their latest exhibit takes you back to ancient Egypt to learn about the process behind mummification, and the significance of the rituals these desert dwellers engaged in to secure a blissful afterlife.

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NKOTB's Tink! Takes on a Life of Its Own

by Ron Callari

Jordan Knight promised to release the true meaning of "tink!" and has announced the winner of the New Kids on the Block's NYC Today Show contest. Virally, Jordan's one-word tweet of "tink!" has exploded onto the Twitterverse into a global frenzy exciting a fan base who just can't get enough! From tens of thousands tweets to tink! cartoons, tink! products and even an Ashton Kutcher Platinum Tweet Award, tink! has taken on a life of its own.

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Giant Cell Phone Building Calls Out for Attention

by Steve Levenstein

When Japan's Bic Camera wanted their electronics store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro ward to really stand out, they made a few calls on their cell phones... and got the idea for a memorable building everyone can recall.

10 Ads That Will Make You Totally Queasy

by J. Barker

Humans are organic machines. Instead of oil, we have blood. Instead of engines we have organs. And internal organs are just... well, nasty. They're all floppy and gelatinous and squirt out all matter of fluids. So leave it up to the marketing guys of the world to utilize internal organs for a (mostly) positive effect. Take the ad to the right. If that's not positive, I don't know what is...

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NKOTB Contest Reveals Tink! & Flies Winners To NYC

by Ron Callari

In an effort to capitalize on the buzz created by "tink!" Jordan Knight and other members of the New Kids on the Block band will be flying two "contest winning" fans to NYC. The viral social media experiment originally initiated by Jordan Knight on Twitter appears to have formulated a life of its own as NKOTB fans have been tweeting themselves silly trying to figure out just what tink! means.

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RockDex: A Measure for Bands Effectiveness on Social Media

by Austin Keenan

Social media is one of the cheapest, most effective ways of branding. And for musicians, branding is what it's all about. An artist can spend time developing social media accounts and multimedia promotions to get their name out there, but how can they tell if it's effective? Well, unless you have big money to spend on market penetration assessments, you can use RockDex.

First Flavor Memorable Marketing: Taste Test Tryvertising

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

An innovative marketing company is finally recognizing the power of taste in brand marketing and is helping food producers sell their products using more than just visual appeal. While historically, food and drink brands have marketed their products through sample packages distributed by mail or during taste test sessions at local grocery stores; First Flavor uses an approach that allows potential consumers to taste their clients' products that is less costly, more convenient, and rather innovative.

Headlines From Around the World on Newseum.org

by Austin Keenan

If you're a news junkie like the rest of us, you'd better take a look at Newseum's new addition to their website. They've got headlines from around the world on a graphic interface that is both easy to navigate and comprehensive to the entire globe.

Maker Faire Africa: A Celebration of African Ingenuity and Innovation

by M Dee Dubroff

Maker Faire Africa (MFA) will take place at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana's capital, Accra, on August 13-15, 2009. Its sole purpose is to identify, spur and support local innovation. Read all about this important and glorious event and find out how you can be a part of it.

Credit Card Sized Cell Phone

by Chris Weiss

The Card Phone, the world's slimmest phone weighs in at a razor-like 5.9 millimeters. The phone is so slim, there's no room for a keypad.

10 Even MORE Ads to Disturb & Disgust You!

by J. Barker

Look at that little croissant kitty. He's soooo cute! But, if you dare dear reader, you're going to find some not so cute stuff in this month's installment of Ads to Disgust & Disturb You. Just think of how snuggly the little croissant kitty is, hold that in your heart, and read on...