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Please give $13.10 to World Bicycle Relief

December 17, 2008 in Friends, Important dates, Social media with 1 Comment

In the past my friends and family have been so generous. You’ve supported my LAF rides and others, but today I’ve got a new cause. World Bicycle Relief is my favorite charity and one of our best clients. We’re supporting their current campaign so they can start anew.

Here’s how you can help:
1. Go here and donate $13.10. Why the goofy amount? You may have read that I’m running a half marathon (13.1k). You’re sponsoring my run for a buck per kilometer, and I’ll think about you when I’m ready to hurl on mile 12.

2. Tell your friends. Seriously, you can join the WBR Facebook Cause, put it on your blog or even Tweet about it. The more people that know, they better.

Thanks for considering the pledge.

On a side note – it’s freaking cold up here in Chicago. We’ve got a big pitch with the Chicago Architecture Foundation when the WBR campaign launches, and we hold great hope for both groups.

Much love – JD

Visit the Sweetspot

November 18, 2008 in Advertising, Family and friends with Comments Off

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Some of your know I blog in a couple locations. Here for family and personal news, then over at The Sweetspot, the official blog of Stalelife, Inc.

“Why are you writing about this, Joe?”

Well, first I’m proud of all the work we do at Stalelife. As my family and friends, I’d like you to know what we produce, because you might overhear somebody say “do you know anybody who builds websites?” Or even “we need a new agency for our product launch”. Stalelife does all of that and more.

So run over to The Sweetspot for a closer look. Grab the RSS feed and you’ll be able to keep up with all the latest from Stalelife. In fact, over the next week I’ll post a few times about a company re-branding we launched, a direct mail package we created for The Chicago Tribune, and some insight about eCommerce.

And if you find the time, feel free to spread the word about our agency. Anybody in marketing, product management, a business owner, an entrepreneur…even your friend who works at that non-for-profit – we’d love to talk with them.

Thanks, friends.
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The awesomeness that is the online social spirit

October 22, 2008 in Day in the life., Social media with 4 Comments

Many people who read this blog know what an RSS feed is. If you don’t watch this quick video to see how it works (then subscribe to mine with the little orange icon).

Through my RSS feed I get blog posts from the sites I subscribe to, work and calendar notices through project management portals, Twitter searches for business – you can get almost any type of notice or news. It’s great.

Especially when someone like Ofer Wolberger, a commissioned New York photographer, uses the web with full sharing in mind (2.0, yo!). He has a series called The Photographic Project at his blog, Horses Think. The gist is simple: he posts one of his images. If you are the first to respond, he will send it to you on his dime.

A couple weeks ago, thanks to a timely reed of my RSS feed, I was quickest to draw. And now I have an original image of a cowboy on horseback in San Antonio:

I don’t exactly recall how I came about Ofer’s blog. I think it was through another photographer I follow. But I’m glad that I did. I really enjoy his images.

If you look at this through marketing glasses, there’s no better way to extend your reach for so little. All it takes is a little elbow grease and minor expenses.