UKNM: Re: Firebox Freebies

[Tim Ireland]

"Michael Smith" <

michael [dot] smithfirebox [dot] com

> responded to y original post as

follows:

> >Did anybody else get a mysterious package from Firebox this week?

>

> >It was a nice surprise and it would be nice to see them benefit from what

> >*appears* to be an overly generous exercise. I'm so touched in fact, that

> >I've spread their message into this group because that's what I do.

>

>

> Glad you liked it!  We've had some very heated debates in the firebox

office

> over the last few days over whether we were going to go ahead with this.

It

> was quite an expensive promotion (about �10 per parcel).  The idea was to

> send free stuff to a small number of key people in busy offices who would

> play with the toys and discuss them (and Firebox) with everyone else.

>

> Seems to be working extremely well so far.  The "sneezers"  (like Tim) we

> sent it to are already starting to spread the ideavirus.  Read "unleashing

> the ideavirus" by Seth Godin immediately if that doesn't make sense ;-)

> Probably the best book on marketing and business I have ever read.  You

can

> download it for free at www.ideavirus.com

>

> Michael Smith


Hmm, interesting recommendation Michael, I *may* just check that book out.

You might also be interested in downloading the new version of IronyDetector

(v1.5).


;o)


Tim Ireland

Director of Marketing

www.designercity.com



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