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If you won the $500 million in the lottery, what are the top 10 things you would do?
Here are mine:
10. Dip my entire body in gold.
9. Buy public parks and turn them into parking lots.
8. Buy parking lots and turn them into public parks.
7. Pay people $500 to tattoo my face on their body.
6. Finally capture the elusive Guinness Book of World Record for the 'biggest ball of rubber bands.'
5. Become a rock star and pay people to come and watch my shows (I'm a terrible singer).
4. Sponsor and ram-rod a new law through Congress requiring all members of Congress to wear tin foil helmets.
3. Buy two spots on a Russian moon shot: 1 for me and 1 for Rush Limbaugh.
2. Pay the Russians to leave Rush Limbaugh behind.
1. Get paid. What are yours? Tell us.
Posted by Ryan@prhelper.com
Sponsorship - Intimate is In
The big fund-raising dinner honoring a major figure associated with the cause is still a popular way to raise money. But, these days smaller, more intimate forums are the in thing. For example, I attended a luncheon recently which cost me $35. The entire amount went to the charity. There were about 55 people there, so the charity raised almost $2000 without any of the usual event expense – no flowers, no invitations (all word of mouth with a phone call RSVP), no alcohol, no expensive entertainment.
The speaker from the charity was an expert in children’s cancer research. Lunch was donated by the restaurant sponsor which received: Exposure to 55 prospective diners. Multiple kudos to the restaurant from the stage by the organization host and the guest speaker. Special recipe from the chef with every place card. Introduction of the chef from the stage. Recognition on the charity website.
Another example: the intimate dinner
Dear Magic Eight Ball - I am a small business owner in North Carolina and am having a grand opening for my new high-end pet food store. I was wondering if you could tell me how to get more people to buy dog food so I can take the family to Majorca, Spain, on vacation this summer.
Going viral!
Wouldn't it be the cat's meow to luck out and make a YouTube video that went viral and brought you a ton of cash? Yeah, well some people can do it - witness this New York Times headline"Cashing in On Your Hit YouTube Video" (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/technology/personaltech/cashing-in-on-your-hit-youtube-video.html?_r=1&ref=business. Nice, huh, but not likely.
Oct. 11, 2011 by Lynn
The New York Times recent headline "Welcome, Fans to the PInking of America" talks about the incredible success of cause marketing exemplified by the breast cancer awareness campaign. Here's the link:
Going viral!
Wouldn't it be the cat's meow to luck out and make a YouTube video that went viral and brought you a ton of cash? Yeah, well some people can do it - witness this New York Times headline"Cashing in On Your Hit YouTube Video"
Dear Magic Eight Ball -- I am the organizer for "Speed Climbing Mount Everest Only Wearing Bikini Briefs Contest (SCMEOWBBC)" for short. However, I am having trouble wrangling sponsors. The only one we have thus far is the International House of Hypothermia. Please tell me how to get more sponsors.
Dear Magic Eight Ball -- I am the organizer for "Speed Climbing Mount Everest Only Wearing Bikini Briefs Contest (SCMEOWBBC)" for short. However, I am having trouble wrangling sponsors. The only one we have thus far is the International House of Hypothermia. Please tell me how to get more sponsors.
Signed, Ned in Nepal.
Dear Ned, that reminds me of the time I was a CIA spy in Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion. My cover was as a taco cart vendor. But really I was the head la resistencia against Fiedel Castro's Communist hordes. Red bastards! During the day, I would push my cart over the cobblestone streets, ringing my bell, selling my wares: Tacos for sale! Delicioso tacos! Para la venta! Tacos!
I would use the tacos to pass secret messages to my comrades -- coded instructions spelled out in the refried beans.
