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sam.r

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2,362 posts

229 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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www.springwise.com (alcohol breath testing post)

A writer from there contacted me last week and just seen this...

Am really, really pleased - hopefully could be time to expand???

What do you think?

Sam

Ade355

337 posts

241 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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sam.r said:
www.springwise.com (alcohol breath testing post)
A writer from there contacted me last week and just seen this...
Am really, really pleased - hopefully could be time to expand???
What do you think?
Sam
I like your branding, fun and appropriate given the setting. A great website to get on as well, I find it consistently full of some really positive innovations.

How do you currently market yourself? Do you find it reasonable tough to get decent ongoing contracts?

sam.r

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2,362 posts

229 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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We have worked for a number of large companies (testing 800+ people at a time) which is good and am doing all of the road rallies across Europe.

The corporate christmas party scene is the busy time which was good last year however its still a new company and we are looking for business every day!

It has a lot of room to grow (my marketing budget isnt huge at the moment) but its getting there!


Minnsy

414 posts

268 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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Nice site...catchy name. Very small point.. (and I mean very small) first line of the blog link has the word 'AFTER' spelt incorrectly... call me pedantic... (or a proof reader)

Cheers

mc_blue

2,548 posts

219 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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That site looks superb, I really like it.

sam.r

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2,362 posts

229 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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Mine or the springwise one?


(Thanks minnsy - i'm new to this blogging lark)

ukvoyager.info

2,780 posts

223 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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Congratulations. I recall when you first launched your website and remember thinking your product is likely to take off.

PhilLL

1,123 posts

201 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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Great idea Sam; is there any legislation making companies liable if someone gets pulled over after the xmas party or similar event? I can imagine it being popular for corporate events in particular.

sam.r

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2,362 posts

229 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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PhilLL said:
Great idea Sam; is there any legislation making companies liable if someone gets pulled over after the xmas party or similar event? I can imagine it being popular for corporate events in particular.
Corporate manslaughter is a big issue, the companies are now liable so corporate companies are my target market...

sam.r

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Tuesday 22nd April 2008
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ukvoyager.info said:
Congratulations. I recall when you first launched your website and remember thinking your product is likely to take off.
Thanks - that means a lot to me!

mc_blue

2,548 posts

219 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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sam.r said:
Mine or the springwise one?
Yours of course.

sam.r

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2,362 posts

229 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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mc_blue said:
sam.r said:
Mine or the springwise one?
Yours of course.
Thanks. I thought it was looking a bit dated and not 'corporate' enough but I guess when you stare at it for 2 years you start to pick holes in everything...

stepej

425 posts

241 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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Minnsy said:
Nice site...catchy name. Very small point.. (and I mean very small) first line of the blog link has the word 'AFTER' spelt incorrectly... call me pedantic... (or a proof reader)

Cheers
...and clicking 'WHO' from the top menu bar on the BLOG page doesn't seem to work for me.....

could i also ask.... what happens should someone who has blown negative on your machine then gets stopped by plod & blows positive? do you have some sort of disclaimer?

sam.r

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2,362 posts

229 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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stepej said:
Minnsy said:
Nice site...catchy name. Very small point.. (and I mean very small) first line of the blog link has the word 'AFTER' spelt incorrectly... call me pedantic... (or a proof reader)

Cheers
...and clicking 'WHO' from the top menu bar on the BLOG page doesn't seem to work for me.....

could i also ask.... what happens should someone who has blown negative on your machine then gets stopped by plod & blows positive? do you have some sort of disclaimer?
Thanks have told the designers - any other notes while we are at it?

To answer your question, yes each person that takes the test has our disclaimer. The machines that I use are the same as some UK police and so far have been faultless.

stepej

425 posts

241 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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sam.r said:
stepej said:
Minnsy said:
Nice site...catchy name. Very small point.. (and I mean very small) first line of the blog link has the word 'AFTER' spelt incorrectly... call me pedantic... (or a proof reader)

Cheers
...and clicking 'WHO' from the top menu bar on the BLOG page doesn't seem to work for me.....

could i also ask.... what happens should someone who has blown negative on your machine then gets stopped by plod & blows positive? do you have some sort of disclaimer?
Thanks have told the designers - any other notes while we are at it?

To answer your question, yes each person that takes the test has our disclaimer. The machines that I use are the same as some UK police and so far have been faultless.
well.... if you want me to be really pedantic......
the 'text' links at the bottom of each page look a little 'odd' as 3 of them are underlined and the rest are not.....

not a biggy but stuff like that irritates me - a sign of getting old perhaps?

btw, i think it's a great idea and like the website but the picture on the home page could be 'sexed up' a little i'm sure wink

sam.r

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2,362 posts

229 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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stepej said:
sam.r said:
stepej said:
Minnsy said:
Nice site...catchy name. Very small point.. (and I mean very small) first line of the blog link has the word 'AFTER' spelt incorrectly... call me pedantic... (or a proof reader)

Cheers
...and clicking 'WHO' from the top menu bar on the BLOG page doesn't seem to work for me.....

could i also ask.... what happens should someone who has blown negative on your machine then gets stopped by plod & blows positive? do you have some sort of disclaimer?
Thanks have told the designers - any other notes while we are at it?

To answer your question, yes each person that takes the test has our disclaimer. The machines that I use are the same as some UK police and so far have been faultless.
well.... if you want me to be really pedantic......
the 'text' links at the bottom of each page look a little 'odd' as 3 of them are underlined and the rest are not.....

not a biggy but stuff like that irritates me - a sign of getting old perhaps?

btw, i think it's a great idea and like the website but the picture on the home page could be 'sexed up' a little i'm sure wink
Well if thats all you can find then i'm happy with that!

I dont think 'sexed up' is the right image to portray to the large corporates that hire us! I think I just about get away with the company name!


stepej

425 posts

241 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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sam.r said:
Well if thats all you can find then i'm happy with that!

I dont think 'sexed up' is the right image to portray to the large corporates that hire us! I think I just about get away with the company name!
You're right of course, mine's just the mind of a sad old man

sam.r

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2,362 posts

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Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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stepej said:
sam.r said:
Well if thats all you can find then i'm happy with that!

I dont think 'sexed up' is the right image to portray to the large corporates that hire us! I think I just about get away with the company name!
You're right of course, mine's just the mind of a dirty old man
EFA

insurance_jon

4,056 posts

247 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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sam.r said:
We have worked for a number of large companies (testing 800+ people at a time) which is good and am doing all of the road rallies across Europe.

The corporate christmas party scene is the busy time which was good last year however its still a new company and we are looking for business every day!

It has a lot of room to grow (my marketing budget isnt huge at the moment) but its getting there!
well done mate, are you doing the cannonball8000 events this year?

sam.r

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Wednesday 23rd April 2008
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Am talking to Sam at Cannonball8000 at the moment, so hopefully we may be there!