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September 16, 2004

Hey Remember Me?

Man have things been busy. I did manage to get the Sponsors Page up though. :)

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September 01, 2004

We Need To Find A Local Printer Sponsor

I'm sitting here in Caffeine right now. I'm in between appointments and I thought I'd use the time that I have to check up on e-mail and get a little work done. I look over my shoulder and I see a guy nearby with a Palm i705 on his briefcase and I think to myself, "Man! If I only had an NPUG business card."

I can't tell you how many times I run into someone where there would be an opportunity to tell them about NPUG. In coffee shops, Office Depots and CompUSAs, I'm always running into people that are either interested in Palm OS stuff, or have a device on them. It's a great opportunity to promote NPUG and make them aware of what we have to offer. I'm not shy in making the initial contact, it's just relaying the information regarding NPUG that's a bit of hurdle.

Asking people to remember the web address, or scratching it down on a piece of paper takes too much time and effort. You have to go through a whole explanation of who you are, why you're talking to them etc. If we had business cards, all I'd have to do is simply say, "Couldn't help but notice that you have a Palm OS handheld. There's a local PUG in the area that I thought you might be interested in." Then hand them the card and you're done. If they want to continue the conversation, then great, but if you're pressed for time, or they look at you like you're crazy, then you can smile and leave. It's low level, fast guerilla marketing at it's finest.

So does anyone know of a local printer where we could either get good rates, or better yet, have them sponsor the cards by allowing them to advertise on them? If we could get a printing sponsor, that would be ideal, but if push comes to shove, we could always do a fund drive and try and raise the necessary money for the job.

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