Giveaway coming soon, what should we give away?

[ultrarunner]

I’m not a big fan of online but sooner or later just about everyone buys something online…

I bought a few Amazon gift certificates over the years as a thank you to folks far away… if they didn’t use them their kids did!

 

[Muhammad]

Prior to the great suggestions along the same lines I had settled on a couple of options:

1. Gift card grand prize, multiple TBN mech runner-up prizes.

2. Lots of TBN merch winners, all the same level.

Probably going to do another round of TBN Carhartt jackets for option 1.

Already discussing a future giveaway idea with one of our advertisers. If it works I'll see if we can scale up the prizes.

One thing is we will be giving users ways to earn more entries. First entry will involve a simple click, but also opportunities for extra entries to increase chances of winning.

 

[WinterDeere]

Wow! Where do you find reason to insult him?

The funny thing is, I probably would hang a TBN sign in my shop. I was just goofing around with Eddie because it just seemed like a weird thing to give as a prize.

Carhartt jackets would be sweet. The one I wear most has so many holes in the sleeves with stuffing coming out, I look like a homeless man when I wear it off-property.

 

[Wagtail]

I suggest giving gift cards. A gift card should be from one of your sponsors here such as Messicks or Surplus Center. That way, the winner could use it for something they need, and your sponsor gets a little bit of business.

I understand your 'perspective' but a gift card wouldn't do me, or anyone else outside of the USA, any good. And that includes Canada.

This is an international site.

 

[Tomtint]

Very soon we'll be doing a fun no purchase necessary TBN giveaway. Not sure what to give away though....

This poll will be about whether we should give one big prize or multiple smaller prizes.

Actual suggestions can be posted as replies.

Ready set go!

Big bag of 100s

 

[WinterDeere]

Big bag of 100s

Euro's? Aussie dollars? Yen?

I just read a post from a member in New Zealand.

 

[paulsharvey]

You ever look at the price to have branded merch on a medium priced, but nice, pocket knife? Had an equipment salesman that used to give those out to Corp customers, and I think they were more memorable than a shirt or hat

 

[ArlyA]

Prior to the great suggestions along the same lines I had settled on a couple of options:

1. Gift card grand prize, multiple TBN mech runner-up prizes.

Amazon gift cards would be my favorite idea.

 

[WinterDeere]

You ever look at the price to have branded merch on a medium priced, but nice, pocket knife? Had an equipment salesman that used to give those out to Corp customers, and I think they were more memorable than a shirt or hat

Yes, I've looked at this. Small quantity (< 100 pieces), you're looking mid $30's to have Victornox Classic SD's with either imprinted or laser-engraved logos. If you're doing larger quantities, obviously the price can drop, but I think floor is in mid-$20's.

I own a company, and like to send things that will keep my name in front of customers on a daily basis, when I ship an order. A pocket knife, for the few who actually carry them (my customers are engineers), are a great way to put your name in their face a few times every day. The trouble is, most will receive it and drop it into a desk drawer to be forgotten until they need to clean out their desk, as most prone to carry a pocket knife already have a favorite they keep in their pocket, before receiving mine.

 

[paulsharvey]

Yes, I've looked at this. Small quantity (< 100 pieces), you're looking mid $30's to have Victornox Classic SD's with either imprinted or laser-engraved logos. If you're doing larger quantities, obviously the price can drop, but I think floor is in mid-$20's.

I own a company, and like to send things that will keep my name in front of customers on a daily basis, when I ship an order. A pocket knife, for the few who actually carry them (my customers are engineers), are a great way to put your name in their face a few times every day. The trouble is, most will receive it and drop it into a desk drawer to be forgotten until they need to clean out their desk, as most prone to carry a pocket knife already have a favorite they keep in their pocket, before receiving mine.

Ive seen several approaches; from mouse pads, pocket knives, hats, key chains, to stuff like real wood business cards. But, as you point out, most do get lost in the pile of others.

Engineers are notoriously figgity; maybe a key chain, metal rubic cube? Maybe not a rubic, but similar kinda "figit toy"; a laser engraved brass mini ruler. Or those bendable magnet, pen-stylist things?

 

[paulsharvey]

With engineered, think 13 year old ADHD kid, straddling the line of being on the spectrum

 

[paulsharvey]

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[sixdogs]

Quality TBN hat?

Easy to ship and less expensive in quantity.

Whatever it is, quality matters.

 

[WinterDeere]

Ive seen several approaches; from mouse pads, pocket knives, hats, key chains, to stuff like real wood business cards. But, as you point out, most do get lost in the pile of others.

Engineers are notoriously figgity; maybe a key chain, metal rubic cube? Maybe not a rubic, but similar kinda "figit toy"; a laser engraved brass mini ruler. Or those bendable magnet, pen-stylist things?

Hadn't meant to make this thread about my business, but maybe it's useful for @Muhammad. I've taken to including a handful of really nice 5x7 inch graph paper tablets with heavy weight bond paper, which are really handy to keep on your desk for notes, sketches, drawings, whatever. I had noticed years ago that I always liked getting and keeping these myself, esp. when they have nice heavy paper, and always appreciate having graph paper around. So, I figure these are always going to stay on someone's desk, where our logo and company info is at the top of each page.

If someone sent me a stack of nice graph paper note pads with TractorByNet logos at the top, they'd have a place of prominence on my shop bench or toolbox.

With engineered, think 13 year old ADHD kid, straddling the line of being on the spectrum

Nearly all engineers fall pretty hard into one category or the other, with very few in the middle:

1. Wrench turners. The kid who fixed all the neighbor kids bicycles when they were 10, their friends cars at 18, and could repair a space shuttle with a popsicle stick. Infinitely capable and practical, usually very organized. They just want to pound out each project as quick as possible, to move on to the next.

2. Twiddlers. Full of bright ideas, but lacking organization and/or practical skills to get things efficiently from design phase to production. Their designs are always needing "one more iteration". The old phrase that "sometimes you need to shoot the engineer," uttered by many production managers, came from working with this type.

Both have value when applied correctly, you need both hitters and fielders on every team. In an ideal world, every project would start with a Twiddler, and finish with a Wrench Turner.

 

[dodge man]

Another past giveaway we’ve used is a rain gauge.

 

[CH4Ohio]

Another past giveaway we’ve used is a range gauge.

Is that so you can tell what range your hydrostat is in?

Or how hot the kitchen stove is?

Or how far away the groundhog is from your benchrest?

 

[paulsharvey]

Is that so you can tell what range your hydrostat is in?

Or how hot the kitchen stove is?

Or how far away the groundhog is from your benchrest?

It took me twice to realize he meant Rain gauge

 

[CATRAT66]

One big prize is a letdown for all but one but can’t stand the “everyone gets a trophy” thing either.
I like the pocket knife idea
Truly a one size fits all and a darn handy thing to have.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Hadn't meant to make this thread about my business, but maybe it's useful for @Muhammad. I've taken to including a handful of really nice 5x7 inch graph paper tablets with heavy weight bond paper, which are really handy to keep on your desk for notes, sketches, drawings, whatever. I had noticed years ago that I always liked getting and keeping these myself, esp. when they have nice heavy paper, and always appreciate having graph paper around. So, I figure these are always going to stay on someone's desk, where our logo and company info is at the top of each page.

If someone sent me a stack of nice graph paper note pads with TractorByNet logos at the top, they'd have a place of prominence on my shop bench or toolbox.


Nearly all engineers fall pretty hard into one category or the other, with very few in the middle:

1. Wrench turners. The kid who fixed all the neighbor kids bicycles when they were 10, their friends cars at 18, and could repair a space shuttle with a popsicle stick. Infinitely capable and practical, usually very organized. They just want to pound out each project as quick as possible, to move on to the next.

2. Twiddlers. Full of bright ideas, but lacking organization and/or practical skills to get things efficiently from design phase to production. Their designs are always needing "one more iteration". The old phrase that "sometimes you need to shoot the engineer," uttered by many production managers, came from working with this type.

Both have value when applied correctly, you need both hitters and fielders on every team. In an ideal world, every project would start with a Twiddler, and finish with a Wrench Turner.

2.
Perfect may be the enemy of "good enough", but it is the friend of "better". ... I run into too many wrench turner products.

 

[rontaki]

Just for inspiration, I'm not pushing this particular item -

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