Ugh!!'s Greymatter Honeypot » promotion http://www.u-g-h.com Distracting the Mind with Information Overload Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The winner of the Twitter Mug is .. http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/01/02/the-winner-of-the-twitter-mug-is/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/01/02/the-winner-of-the-twitter-mug-is/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:58:15 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=2817 Congrats to Elizabeth (@Table4Five) for coming up first in my Twitter Mug competition. The draw was very random, I dumped people’s names in bits of paper and got Arthur to pick one our of a bucket. (I really wanted a hat, but couldn’t find one, so had to make use of a bucket). Anyway, the mug is winging it’s way towards her and should be there in a few days.

So, here are some interesting stats about the competition. People could sign up in one of 2 ways, via a tweet, or a post and comment on the blog. Over the span of the competition (4 days) I got a total of:

  • 125 entries on Twitter (each with a link back to my competition page)
  • 91 new followers on Twitter (though I can’t vouch they are all due to the competition)
  • 11 blog posts entries (each with a link back to my competition page)
  • 66 comments on the post
  • 4 trackbacks on the post

I thought that was pretty good considering I ran the competition during a quiet period and the prize cost me less than $20. I think I’ll do it again in the future, but have a bigger prize (or maybe more than one prize). So, if you want to know about it, follow me on Twitter or subscribe to my RSS feed.

So, what prizes would you like to see?

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2009/01/02/the-winner-of-the-twitter-mug-is/feed/ 9 How to get noticed http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/08/31/how-to-get-noticed/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/08/31/how-to-get-noticed/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:58:07 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=2437 Interesting post on Jeremiah Owyang’s blog about how to get noticed. It all makes good sense, but it doesn’t hurt to iterate his thoughts here:

  • Have a goal
  • Develop a unique brand
  • Get personal
  • Attend local events
  • Lead events
  • Be interesting
  • Archive your achievements

Personally I think these are great pointers in any walk of life, but they are more easily achieved online than offline. We all tend to build a personal brand, whether explicitly or implicitly; it just makes sense to manage and nurture it. Anyway, those are just the highlights, read the full post here

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/08/31/how-to-get-noticed/feed/ 2 The Art of Seduction http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/12/02/the-art-of-seduction/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/12/02/the-art-of-seduction/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:07:49 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/2007/12/02/the-art-of-seduction/ One of the great things about the Internet is that it provides a window onto all sorts of activities that you may or may not come across in your normal day to day life. Case in point was a website I ended up on today. I was looking through some website relating to programmes that are being shown on TV and came across Channel 4 Rules of Seduction. It’s a documentary filled for the TV that will be shown on December 7th, on Channel 4 of course, where they are expecting viewing figures in excess of 2 million viewers. So, what caught my interest about this programme?

Well, the show is put together by PUA Traning who are in the business of running courses which aim to teach guys “how to seduce, attract and pick-up women”. They run bootcamps, training sessions and even publish books with the aim of turning their students into “pick-up artists”. While I’m lucky enough not to need their services, it was interesting to see that they’ve put together a documentary, not to educate the public, but really as another channel to sell their services and attract new clientèle.

The TV documentary follows Ian, a geek from London, through his training and successes as he is transformed from an inept, babbling fool, to a potential gigolo (well ok, I made that up, but you get the drift). The main thrust of the show, however, is to introduce the company’s services to a wider market and gain maximum exposure, so the whole aim is really to create buzz and make sure people talk about the show.

I personally won’t be following the show, but it may be your thing. Read more about it on their blog here.

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]]> http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/12/02/the-art-of-seduction/feed/ 2 Skype Gift Day – 10 mins free http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/04/26/skype-gift-day-10-mins-free/ http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/04/26/skype-gift-day-10-mins-free/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:46:07 +0000 Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/index.php/2007/04/26/skype-gift-day-10-mins-free/ Ohh .. looks like Skype is giving away 10 mins free today at their Promotional Gift Day. Seems like they have a whole program of gift days for different countries and today it’s our turn. I’ve clicked on and got my 10 minutes, have you ?

If you’re in a different country check out the T&Cs which list all the different countries it’s appplicable for and what dates the promotion is on.

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