Checking out the expo hall, there are always a few great deals and lots of free iPods to sign up for. I skipped most of the iPods this year as I was a afraid of all the follow-up emails and/or sales calls.
However, here is some good swag that I did pick up.
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- Google color changing orb.
- Unica Keychane game.
- Lycos fish stress ball & document clip.
- Netconcepts climbing hook and compass.
- Yellowpages highlighter with built in Post-It flags
- Network Solutions multi-color lightup pen.
- Ask pen that writes very nice and has a nice design.
- Bruce Clay Tangle toy.
- WebTrends magnets.
- Yahoo magnetic toy in tin.
- Truelocal rocket toy.
- DoubleClick electronic die.
- Chinese SEO coaster.
There so many marketing gimmics now that we are getting a little phased by all the giveaways. I think there should be new and innovative ideas. Why not instead of giving away an iPod you gave away a quality link to the winners web site.
It’s time to get with the times
Actually, a link was a prize given away by SEOMoz at one of the after conference parties. Good idea!
I agree mbblogger. I’ve gotten enough pens and cool, but pointless, items. It’s time for some new ideas. There is so much going on in the social search space that giving a link or a post is a great idea.
“Netcomcepts climbing hook and compass.”
uh… ahem. it’s called a carabiner 🙂 actually it’s called a keychain with a toy ‘biner.
back to my tps reports now
Actually, “Netcomcepts” should be “Netconcepts” 🙂
d’oh! you corrected my correction. can’t believe i left myself open like that. 🙂 (just to keep the smileys going)
Can anyone name a good source of advertising for my site: shopsforless.biz
Wayne – I’d start by looking at what Google, Yahoo or MSN offers. One of them should be able to do almost anything.