MY NEW NISSAN GTR...

The other day I was testing out my new car, the 2009 Nissan GTR, which is the fastest consumer car on the market (200 mph).  I bought this car in Las Vegas since my success of Will It Blend. And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you for $1.00.  But this is me next to Tom Dickson's new car at the Salt Flats during Race Week (along with my sunburn).  Tom is wanting to do some Will it Blend involving his car.  I am still trying to figure out how to do it.  

MY WIFE STEPHANIE

I call her "my little artist".  I guess being an artist myself, I can't help but to "understand" how she works.  Steph is actually a children's book illustrator and a muralist.  She is really good at what she does.  We also both have ADD.  We can't focus (except on each other) and we both hate paperwork.  But that's what makes her so "cute".  Here she is wearing a Rush t-shirt.  We have been married 2 years now and when I dated her, she had this shirt on one day.  Being a Rush fan, I couldn't believe she had a shirt with the classic Rush logo on.  Most girls don't wear Rush gear. But the truth came out that she didn't even know what "Rush" was.  She just found the shirt left over in one of the places she lived and she liked the pink color.  I have since indoctrinated her to the Rush way of life and took her to the Snakes and Arrows tour.  She's not big on the guitar solos, but loved the drum solo and "played the part" of enjoying the concert with me and the boys.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND - PROMOTIONAL VIDEO

Just got back from South Padre Island, Texas (where I grew up).  I have been commissioned to produce a promotional video and series of short viral videos for YouTube to help promote SPI.  I have really enjoyed the beach there and feel it is great alternative for people who can't afford to go to Florida, California or Hawaii beaches.  

On this trip, I took my sons Forrest and Parke on this quick trip that only lasted 3 days.  Forrest a senior in high school this year, felt that he may want to go down again after graduation. 

I shot some 2nd unit footage with my camera, but plan on bringing a full crew, including my wife, at the end of September.  I have Scott Christopher coming to play narrator/on-camera talent.  We are going in September to escape the heat and still have many things open, yet not as crowded. 

Will keep you updated. 

LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

My marketing manager Jeff made a list of appearances that this little ad campaign has achieved:

T.V. Appearances

NBC, Today Show

NBC, Tonight Show

NBC, iVillage Live

CBS Sunday Morning

CNBC, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch

FOX 8 Morning Show, Cleveland

WGN TV Morning Show

The History Channel, Modern Marvels, The World’s Strongest III

The Discovery Channel, Time Warp

T.V. Publicity

Food Network, Gotta Get It

HGTV, Healthy Living Products

MTV, Web Junk 20

ABC Australia, The Gruen Transfer

FOX TV Morning, Washington D.C.

CBS Chicago, Local Evening News

Pro 7 TV, Germany, Galileo

BBC World, Rania, The You Tube Queen

eXTRA Entertainment News

CNBC News

Personal Appearances

You Tube Videocracy, Up Fronts, NYC

Internet Retailer Magazine, Keynote

Hewlett Packard, Keynote

Ad Age Idea Conference, Keynote

The Center for Sales Strategy, Keynote

Print & Electronic Media Articles

Internet Retailer Magazine

The Wall Street Journal

Advertising Age

Scientific American

engadget.com

.net Magazine

Business Week

Salon.com

MacRumors.com

Chain Store Age

Inc Magazine

Fortune Small Business

Forbes

CNET

Playboy

FHM

Star Magazine

The Guardian

L.A. Times

Washington Post

N.Y. Times

N.Y. Times Sunday Magazine

Home World Business- International Home & Housewares Show

Maxim Magazine

Utah Business Magazine

Consumer Reports

Salt Lake Tribune

Deseret News

KSL.com

….. and many trade magazines and newspapers too numerous to mention

Global Media Interviews

New Zealand

Brazil

UK

Australia

News Blogs

Gadgetopia

Seth Godin

Tech.Blogsmonroe

Dave Ross

Jeff Ruley

Forbes

TBOBlogs

MTV Blogs

Amazon.com-Dente's News Blog

Wired Blog

Gizmodo

iTV 1

John Mayer-Blog

New York times.com- Pogue's Post

…..and thousands more too numerous to mention

Co-Promotional Will It Blends

Nike- Air Current and Nikesportswear.com launch

Google- Google Mobile website

AT&T- iPhone 3G launch

Dreyers- Dibs Ice Cream

Esquire Magazine- ESKY Award

Weezer- Pork and Beans music video

Altiris

Novell

Cricut

Bill Me Later

Shawn Phillips

Seth Godin

Josh Bernoff

Book Inclusions

Fit for Life, Shawn Phillips

Meatball Sundae, Seth Godin

Groundswell, Josh Bernoff

Word of Mouth Marketing, Andy Sernovitz

Marketing 15th Ed. by Pride & Ferrell, Houghton Mifflin College Publishers

Epic Change, Tim Clark

New Media, New Influencers & Implications for Public Relations, Paul Gillin et.al.

Movie Inclusions

Julie & Julia, Meryl Streep as Julia Child, Coming in April, 2009

Utah Local Media

Fox 13 TV

CBS KUTV 2

ABC KTVX 4

NBC KSL 5

KSL 1160 Radio

 Awards

2008 CLIO Award, Bronze, Interactive, Viral

.net Award- Best Viral Video 2007

International Academy of the Visual Arts, Communicator Award- Viral 

Ernst & Young Utah, Entrepreneur of the Year, 2007

Salt Lake Magazine, Best Viral Marketer, 2008

Always On, Best of Broadband Award 2007

You Tube Awards, Fifth Place, Best Series 2007