On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Bryen M. Yunashko <susero...@bryen.com> wrote: > On Sat, 2011-03-26 at 11:31 -0700, James Mason wrote: >> I don't know how cheap is cheap, USB thumb drives, preloaded with the >> Live images, would be an awesome takeaway. >> >> There are tons of options out there, but a few shops like usb007.com >> offer a basic thumb drive w/ screen printing at $4.99/unit . I'm in >> the process of getting a more firm quote, and a description. >> >> - James Mason 'bear454' > > That's still pretty pricey. :-( > > T-shirts, USB sticks, even geekos and penguins, are all very pricey > things and restricts our ability to give out to more people. We have to > be judicious in who we give items to. And that's always a difficult > decision, as sooo many people want them and you just don't want to say > no. :-) > > If you figure about 40-50% of total attendance giveaway at any event, > the costs can spiral very quickly. > > We should be looking for things in the $1-$2 range. That doesn't really > give us many options though, I know.
I'd rather give a $5 to every 5th person than a $1 item to everyone. Plus, some of our market segments are covered for (nearly) free. I plan to have a small space at LFNW for doing penguin & geeko origami. The paper costs ~$5 for 100 pieces, and a single laminated sheet provides the full instructions. Some people don't know the product; a promo DVD is ideal for them, something of slightly higher value may be in order for longer-time users or advocates. Its a great way to reconnect, say "thank you" to the users, and generate buzz :) > > The trick is to find something that people will actually want, rather > than cheap junk. Buttons are a nice idea, people can reuse them. Do > people actually care about them? (up for discussion I guess.) > Removable geeko tattoos are also a cool idea and much cheaper. But > they're one-time use items. Good idea? Probably not. > > It's not going to be that easy to come up with some nice goodies at a > cheap price. I have been researching about once or twice a week for the > past 2-3 months and still have not found something overwhelming that we > just gotta have it at that price! But I'm sure with all our minds put > together, we'll come up with something uber-cool and well worth the > costs. > > Bryen > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscr...@opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+h...@opensuse.org > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+unsubscr...@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-marketing+h...@opensuse.org
