If you thought tandem two-person bikes were groovy, then....
 

You'll love this creation of German engineering design - the Conference Bike! (Click on the link below!)

I wonder if there could be a business in renting these things out? :)

- Dien


"It's not a Bike: It's a Mobile Party!"

And if you're looking to sell something on eBay....
 

Perhaps you could try this? This guy is offering others to tattoo an ad on his forehead for 1 year....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1756643019

And here is his earlier auction....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1755695895

Pretty crazy idea for an auction.... He "appears" to be the "real deal"....

- Dien

Did you notice
 

He said he would let you tattoo ANYTHING?

I can just imagine someone putting "I Love Osama Bin Laden" on his head. Or "Convicted Rapist." Or, you get the idea.

Or something nicer like "All you need is love" or "Peace" or "Smile."

Or something abstract like "All your base are belong to us" HA!

And because he stated it in his auction he must uphold it, right?

And because he also has to go to events they want him to go to... someone like Microsoft could have their name and logo put on his head and then get him to walk through the crowds that gather outside the Trade meetings in Seattle and the other places on the planet they have them. Those rioting socialists would really love that :o)

Man, that sure is taking the idea of "Skins" one step further.

Maybe he should offer a package deal - cover his car with one of those car skins and the head tattoo.

And maybe, whoever won the auction could use him to generate a list. Approach him and give him your email address and you could win Something.

He would then be like a company employee but instead of asking people for their email address, they go out of their way to give it to him.

It could almost become like a real life "Where's Wally."

He could also sell the TV rights (or internet streaming video rights) to the tattooing process. Pay $5 and see him get the tattoo live.

Then he could write a book about it and sell that (How I Got Paid $33,000 For A Tattoo And How You Can Too"). And then license the movie rights to Hollywood...

Or create a comic hero out of him... Tattoo On Forehead Man. His tattoo changes or tingles whenever someone needs help or danger is near.

Or maybe the thing tattooed comes to life to battle evil...

Michael Ross


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Profit from publicity!
 

Hi Michael!

> Maybe he should offer a package deal - cover
> his car with one of those car skins and the
> head tattoo.

"Special Limited-Time Offer: Tattoo my forehead, and get my car paintwork for free!" :)

> And maybe, whoever won the auction could use
> him to generate a list. Approach him and
> give him your email address and you could
> win Something.

> He would then be like a company employee but
> instead of asking people for their email
> address, they go out of their way to give it
> to him.

Actually, that's a really good idea.... With his publicity, I'm sure he could create a pretty good mailing list....

> He could also sell the TV rights (or
> internet streaming video rights) to the
> tattooing process. Pay $5 and see him get
> the tattoo live.

How about a "tattoo forehead cam".... Live streaming images of where the tattoo is today! :)

Those are pretty crazy ideas! :)

On a more serious note, this guy says (in his auction) that he's doing it to help pay his bills.... Man, with all this publicity, he could have made money already (if he had experience in this)....

I must say, I've always been intrigued by staged "publicity stunts" - Richard Branson is a master of them. It's a really low cost way of letting people know you're there....

EBay seems to be one of the major places where people are trying to pull "publicity stunts" nowadays!

- Dien

Re: Profit from publicity!
 

> EBay seems to be one of the major places
> where people are trying to pull
> "publicity stunts" nowadays!

And I'm fascinated by the publicity stunts and ingenuity involved. I'd appreciate it if you pointed out any other wacky things like this you stumble upon, Dien. Both on ebay and in other media. Thanks.

Success,

Erik Lukas

Re: Profit from publicity!
 

> And I'm fascinated by the publicity stunts
> and ingenuity involved. I'd appreciate it if
> you pointed out any other wacky things like
> this you stumble upon, Dien. Both on ebay
> and in other media. Thanks.

Hi Erik,

Sure, as I find good examples I'll post 'em here.... :)

Meanwhile, some examples can be found from PETA - while they're not a business, they do use "guerrilla" publicity stunts to promote their cause. (They've been accused of "sexism" in their publicity stunts before, but I guess they use what they feel works....) I've linked to one page about some of these below....

Note what the guy says -

"While I confess to being a bloodthirsty carnivore due to Mother Nature's cruel biological design...."

Yet he promotes their cause anyhow.... I guess that's probably guerrilla marketing that's at least getting attention, if nothing else!

I guess you're doing well when people who don't even agree with you will help to promote you!

Women of PETA, getting media attention....

Here's another similar web page too....

- Dien Rice