Make a donation and get publicity.
The next TRAFFIC conference is just a few weeks away.
TRAFFIC is a good opportunity for domain name companies to get exposure for their brand and services, and I want to give you a leg up this time:
I’ll wear your brand’s t-shirt on one of the conference days.
I’ll be like a walking billboard. I will make sure to photobomb as many of Ron Jackson’s pictures as possible while wearing your shirt so it gets more attention. I’ll also post a picture here on Domain Name Wire along with a short write-up about your company.
All your company has to do to get this promotion is make a donation to the Water School.
Since there’s only one me, I’m going to auction this off. The opening bid is $250. Leave a bid in the comments ($50 increments) that includes your company name and bid amount. Whichever company has the top bid as of Monday October 7 at 1 PM CDT will win.
elliotjsilver says
I’ll kick it off at $350.
Andrew Allemann says
Thanks Elliot.
elliotjsilver says
You haven’t seen the shirt, so don’t thank me yet.
BTW, what size tank top do you wear?
Mark says
You ordered this one, right? > http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Go-F-CK-yourself-buy-a-vowel-tshirt-funny-humorous-novelty-rude-shirt-NEW-XL-/00/s/MTE0NFgxMTM4/z/QScAAMXQLoZR4GLS/$T2eC16FHJHYFFkTtYygUBR4GLR0HP!~~60_35.JPG
Andrew Allemann says
Yeah, no baby doll t-shirts either!
domo sapiens says
fantastic marketing idea with a cause…
Could it be a domain …clearly marked for sale?
Andrew Allemann says
Yes, as long as it’s family friendly.
domo sapiens says
$400
Colin says
We happen to love auctions winning auctions ๐
$450
Colin.club
Rick Schwartz says
Great idea and great promotion!!
Brandon says
$500
Ron Jackson says
Great idea – I will be sure to get a good shot of you in the winning shirt. However, to really complete the look, I think you need to wear your Speedo swim trunks the same day and auction off a second ad on those.
I’m pretty sure the latter ad would draw a higher bid than the TShirt! (In case you have any doubts, I want you to know that I have consulted with Morgan Linton at FashionMetric and he assured me that T-Shirts and Speedos are all the rage in Ft Lauderdale this fall)!
Andrew Allemann says
I’m afraid Rick would have to kick me out if I did that, as attendance would surely drop as a result ๐
Colin Campbell says
$550. Contract void if worn with Speedo ๐
Colin.club
Juan says
$600!
Colin says
There is no way .CLUB can let .CO take this one.
$650
Colin says
Juan,
I hear you need to rethink your strategy. Maybe we should get Crampton (Applicant Auctions involved) to help you out ๐
Juan says
I hear Bernanke is on his way out… I’m going to bring him in as a consultant on this one.
Daniel Negari says
Whats all this everyone knows .xyz and .college have the coolest shirts in the business. Im jumping the bid to $750 since its for the water school.
Joe says
Great idea, Andrew! Looking forward to seeing Ron’s pictures ๐
fp says
Namecheap $1000
go water school!
ggg says
Great Idea Andrew for a great cause!
Ammar Kubba says
Great idea, Andrew, and for a great cause!! You should close the deal with Agreed.com ๐ $1,100
RichardK says
Namecheap 1500 ๐
Ammar Kubba says
Rick, you’re gonna need to close the deal with Agreed.com if you plan on winning this auction… $1,600 ๐
RichardK says
Ha ha, not a problem Ammar. ๐ Let’s kick this up a notch, Namecheap $2500
Colin says
And I thought the .CLUB gTLD auction went crazy. Best of luck to all remaining ๐
Great job Andrew at bring attention to this charity.
Richard Lau says
Great idea Andrew! WaterSchool needs and appreciates the funds and your efforts. Very cool to see all of the support and TRAFFIC will be a great event for the winner to be promoted at. Keep the bids going…. Ammar — you aren’t going to let Rick beat you are ya? ;^)
Andrew Allemann says
Just a reminder, the auction ends at 1PM CENTRAL time today. Although this doesn’t seem to be an issue, make the minimum increment $100 going forward.
Ammar Kubba says
Let’s close this deal with Agreed $2,750
Andrew Allemann says
Oh, damn, look at that! Ammar must have some pretty slick bid sniping software to come in here at the last minute and snag this one from NameCheap!
Ammar Kubba says
LOL… that sniping software is called a reminder alert on my iPhone ๐
Thanks for putting this together, Andrew. See you in a couple of weeks, with your new Agreed shirt!!
Juan says
DARN! I had my iPhone alarm at 2:59 EST. Congrats Ammar. Never great at following instructions!
J.
Ammar Kubba says
Thanks, Juan! The CT thing almost messed me up, too… ๐
So, am I going to see you at TRAFFIC?
Richard Lau says
Ammar — way to win it! lol. Now you can never be late for dinner again. We’ll always expect you 1 min early! ;^)
Ammar Kubba says
Thanks, Richard!! Always happy to support a good cause.
Re: me being on time for dinner from now on… unlikely, but you can still count on me being fashionably late ๐