Chris Pirillo, demonstrating, in fact, that he has quite possibly the biggest, brassiest balls this side of John Dvorak, has floated out offers about sponsoring his vacation on an Alaskan Cruise he plans to take later this week, principally because the Internet connectivity is quite expensive on Holland Cruises.
WHAT?!
That’s bloody amazing! It is!
It really broadens the mind as to what people extend sponsorships to.
Why stop at sporting events, trade shows, and local street festivals — those are silliy “traditional” outlets — just move on to A-Lister’s vacations! :)
Man, if I could command such traffic, I’d probably sponsor my wife’s upcoming delivery.
I’d probably float out offers so that as I take minute by minute video of the upcoming event, BAM! Sponsors would get their name and offers in every second of that glorious event.
I’d have different levels of sponsorship too.
Bronze: Signage on swag: your logo gets to be on those pink or blue little ribbons on the cigars I plan to handout. “Thanks for coming to the delivery! Make sure you visit GigaOM for all of your favourite web2.0 news!“.
Silver: Voice over credits at the beginning and ending of the video with a logo and URL. “This video made possible, thanks to the generous contribution of the Sony HC3, courtesy of Engadget!”
Gold: Billboard signage PLUS a voice over after every cut. “Tony’s wife’s delivery made possible, in part, thanks to TechCrunch! Covering WebApps, Web2.0 News, and planning kickass conferences!“.
Platinum: Signage in the form of special obstetrical gear: monogramed towels, tools, and of course, a small washable “tatoo” that comes up every time we’re focusing on the Belly — its placement in every shot! Imagine it “This delivery, brought to you by Digg!” PLUS, a running ticker tape at the bottom of the video featuring a just-in-time feed of upcoming Diggs!
Its brilliant, because its Win-win baby … win-win. ;)
(pun, intended!)
PS. Really, there is a company called American Brass Balls. If you want swag associated with big brassy balls, that’s the place to hit it up.
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USuggest.com allow the bloggers to make some extra money through recommended products directly from within their blogs, and hopefully directing their readers to the some online retailers. As such, the respective blogger would receive a commission from any sales generated through referrals!
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[...] Who’s Got Brass Balls? Andrew “Rocketboom “Baron November 12th, 2006 at 6:17 pm by Tony In our semi regular segment “Brass Balls”, we look at bloggers who have shown exceptional gumption, chutzpah and otherwise plain ol’ balls. In the past, we said Chris Pirillo had “Brass Balls” for getting a company to sponsor his Alaskan vacation, for example, under the guise of a podcast sponsorship. [...]