Don The Idea Guy

Naming Contest, Inc. Mag’s name contest nets consult time for winners Today Inc. Magazine announced a contest to name five fictional franchises. Winners receive a free, one-hour naming consultation with expert Alex Frankel and/or a copy of his book “Wordcraft.” Four runners-up receive copies of “Wordcraft“. Read the company profiles and rules at the Inc. […]

Instant Networking InfoGuru Shares Follow-Up Flashes If you’re a fan of InfoGuru Robert Middleton, you’ll know he’s famous for providing incredible marketing information at an incredible price (is free incredible enough?) Every week Robert sends out “More Clients: the Online Marketing Newsletter for Independent Professionals.” Each issue is filled with valuable information in the form […]

Miss Pellings Loosing Sails? OnlineProofreaders help those in a hurry to capture ideas Every couple weeks I get an email from my mother telling me of some typo she happened to catch on my website or blog. Unfortunately, it’s usually in an entry dedicated to professional image, or double-checking facts, etc. I blush at those […]

Necco Wafers are Groovy Special link for my friend Chuck I was talking to my buddy the other night and we got on the subject of old-time candies we enjoyed in our youth. I was never a big fan of these things, but apparently my buddy Chuck still craves the nasty, chalky disks masquerading as […]

What is Watizit? Ambiguous Visualization and Forced Relationships I first learned about Watizit through my brainstorming-buddy, Peter Lloyd. I participated in a recent Brainline project on candy bars (don’t blame ME if you missed out — you were invited to play too!) and Peter listed it as a source for idea stimulation. The official description […]

Karen Post-its Branding Diva’s recent “Brand Bite” offers good advice for ad specialty users I subscribe to Karen Post’s “Brand Bite” newsletter, and you should too. Great thoughts to chew on in bite-size morsels, like her most recent post on the topic of choosing promotional items: Stamping your name on every single promotional item you […]

Get Xombified! James Farr raises the bar on raising the dead This guy just made my day — Chapter Four is on the loose!! Xombie is just about the coolest thing on the ‘net. The creator, James Farr, is a computer-geek by day and animating-zombie-geek by night. In three episodes he managed to completely hook […]