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02-24-2005, 12:20 PM
Big Tim

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Originally Posted by Telepath

Btw. MT should in my opinion be considered; the guy kicks ass on skis, works really hard, does outside stuff like the Bridger book and is generally one of the coolest cats around. He even owns the Descender wall clock. If I had more clout with a certain weegie clothing brand he's be using that stuff allready, but since I don't he's still up for grabs.

Think about him G.

I second it............
02-24-2005, 12:22 PM
TeleAl

Ski, Bike, Climb.
Resistance is futile.

I am in Europe/Suisse.
I doubt I qualify.
02-24-2005, 02:05 PM
crashnburn'd

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Originally Posted by str8line

I'm definitely going to run this one by corporate.

Let me know how it goes... I'd be happy to get on the phone and pitch the idea. Everyone on the team will be signing waivers, so logos, tattos of logos, etc are all okay.
02-24-2005, 02:10 PM
Ireallyliketoski2

I'm pretty sure I'm the first person to link up Rewritten and Duh Dihedral in a day, car to car in 19 hours, FFA.
02-24-2005, 02:16 PM
FollowMe

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Originally Posted by str8line

Dude! Are you serious?? What happened?

Unfortunately, I am serious. Sitting here in a full leg cast, stressing on what the Kaiser docs have told me and firming up an appointment w/ another doctor for a second opinion (outside of Kaiser). I wasn't really doing anything rad, just high speeding out of run on a 2+ foot powder day, wrapped up my skis and twisted my right foot hard left and that was it. Tib broke just above the ankle and the fib broke just below the knee. Although it sucks, I know it could have been worse. I'll be back :biggrin: ...
02-24-2005, 02:57 PM
shmerham

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Maybe we could produce a special hi-tech drinking hood so when you get ultra shitty no one recognizes who you are thus sparing you the embarrassment of whatever you end up doing.

Nah, hoods and potential vomiting don't go together well.

...unless Eider developed a high-tech barfproof material.

Did I just go there? Can we get a ruling on that ref?
02-24-2005, 03:45 PM
LAN

Okay, excellent! So it looks as though the extreme consumption team is coming to fruition. Crash and I will be co-captains - that way both the testosterone and estrogen can represent.

Can someone get me a holster that holds Mad Dog? :biggrin:
02-24-2005, 04:16 PM
SquawMan

Dana Flahr
http://www.tmcmogul.com/gallery/gallery.htm
02-24-2005, 05:31 PM
Oarhead

You guys could sport these to show how serious you are. Nobody would mess with you if you were slinging somthing like this.

Drinking team essential
02-24-2005, 05:37 PM
joshbu

I would pickup James Hiem if no one has yet... He seems to be killing it right along with bill and basom this year... (Also, str8line, you have PM on contacting Mr Garre.)
02-24-2005, 06:03 PM
BakerBoy

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Originally Posted by joshbu

I would pickup James Hiem if no one has yet... He seems to be killing it right along with bill and basom this year... (Also, str8line, you have PM on contacting Mr Garre.)

Heim is having money thrown at him from TNF and Helly... poor guy has to choose.
02-24-2005, 06:15 PM
watersnowdirt

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Originally Posted by shmerham

Nah, hoods and potential vomiting don't go together well.

...unless Eider developed a high-tech barfproof material.

Did I just go there? Can we get a ruling on that ref?

I'm no ref, but yes, you did go there. Nasty.
02-24-2005, 06:46 PM
bigtrubs

One guy that I think absolutely rips is Shane Treat- haven't seen him since opening day blackcomb, and he lives in a van (down by the river, haha or in dana flahr's driveway, from what I recall) but he would definitely be worth hunting down, albeit the task may be difficult!
02-24-2005, 07:10 PM
Trackhead

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Originally Posted by str8line

Trackhead has been on my mind. I figured I would wait to se if he would sac up and reply to this post. :biggrin:

Funny stuff. I've been out skiing all day with APD and Gramps. But they mentioned this.

str8line, I would be interested to help you out if it involved ski mountaineering pursuits. I'm not a huckster. My passion lies in skiing off mountains. That's it, pure and simple.

I have had some things in mind that Stoy and I discussed. Namely Orizaba as a warm up and some 20,000 foot volcanoes on the Chile/Bolivian border. Those sort of pursuits I am interested in. And I would be willing to work with you, or go down there with you, if you're interested.

Feel free to PM me or whatever.
02-24-2005, 08:07 PM
Semnoz

Walter,

Not a bad idea, but that's why equipment companies provide free gear, pro-form and shop form to the everyday ski instructor, climbing guide, etc. Those are the "everyday" professionals in regular contact with the general public. In spite of WOM (word of mouth) being the best PR, it would be a challenge to judge which office-person(s) would provide the right exposure with limited resources.

Sure, Bode Miller is not in the office building to provide recommendations to your colleagues, but his winning high profile world cup races will attract the skiing masses to Atomic's technology (and Rossi and Fischer before that) even if they purchase the intermediate all mountain ski.

In any case, your plan happens already. You and I and the others of this forum know of the top skiers/climbers/etc., evaluate the gear they use - purchase what we like, and then pass on the good word to the general public and cube farm cohorts based upon our experience and knowledge.
02-24-2005, 09:11 PM
girlski0912

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Originally Posted by bigtrubs

One guy that I think absolutely rips is Shane Treat- haven't seen him since opening day blackcomb, and he lives in a van (down by the river, haha or in dana flahr's driveway, from what I recall) but he would definitely be worth hunting down, albeit the task may be difficult!

Treat is easy to catch up with only because he is injured most of the time. i love that kid to death, but he is on the verge of breaking himself 99% of the time.
BakerBoy- aren't you shopping for a new clothing sponsor next season??? I know that I am half tempted to send Gordy some pictures. But seeing as how Spyder didn't want me cuz I am a girl, I am half inclined to think that neither will Eider... :rolleyes:
02-24-2005, 10:03 PM
snorkeldeep

im with sobchak. in all seriousness though, its a general concept ive had very good luck with and decent support for in the ny market with various products. not like we're walking out the backdoor to climb denali.. but we still go skiing.
02-24-2005, 10:09 PM
BakerBoy

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Originally Posted by girlski0912

Treat is easy to catch up with only because he is injured most of the time. i love that kid to death, but he is on the verge of breaking himself 99% of the time.
BakerBoy- aren't you shopping for a new clothing sponsor next season??? I know that I am half tempted to send Gordy some pictures. But seeing as how Spyder didn't want me cuz I am a girl, I am half inclined to think that neither will Eider... :rolleyes:

Treat was in the interior of BC last I heard...

Yes, yes I am.... I already sent him an email... ;) But you can send me all the photos you want, as long as that icky Tahitian sex toy of yours isn't in them... unless you are naked, and then that's alright.
02-24-2005, 10:13 PM
crashnburn'd

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Originally Posted by BakerBoy

... icky Tahitian sex toy...

Another potential sponsorship opportunity?
02-24-2005, 10:38 PM
str8line

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Originally Posted by Walter Sobchak

str8line,

Have you considered thinking out of the box on your angle with this whole sponsorship thing? Looks like you're going the usual route here – talented, young, fit, photogenic athletes pushing the envelope in their respective disciplines. Yawn. News flash: It’s been done, and done, and done before. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a nice little Moonstone- or Cloudveil-like niche. If you’re not, you’ll stay in the Euro-ghetto with Mammut. But if you do it my way, you might just break through to be the next Patagonia, North Face, or Mountain Hardwear.

It’s time to start sponsoring influential urban office drones.

Don’t write me off, I have pull. When Margie the Mom wants to drive the SUV off the pavement to a trailhead for the first time and take her hubby and teenage kids on a backpacking trip, she comes and asks that new guy who does that kind of stuff, what’s-his-name (that’d be me), for advice on where and how to drop a grand or two. When San Fran Steve and his men’s choir buddies want to climb Shasta over Memorial Day weekend, they’ll go straight to that nutty dude in the cubicle who drives to the mountains every weekend from October to June (that’d also be me) to figure out if their Costco dome tent and Columbia parka will be enough. Twenty minutes later, they’ll each have a 30-item checklist and two weeks’ pay spoken for. Wouldn’t you like Eider to be one of the names on that checklist?

Who do you think has more disposable income to spend on a $400 jacket? The mouth-breathing senior director making bling in the corner office down the hall who gets his gear recommendations from me, or a pack of 20-something monkey boys who’ll actually know and care who Sage Chicken Breast Alfredo is and who his sponsors are? What do you think ultimately brings your clothing more exposure, some hardcore expedition to Kamchatka that’ll get 20 minutes on OLN, or some yuppie wearing an Eider jacket around town to buy groceries on every rainy day? I think the answer is obvious.

Your 30-something to 40-something target market with large amounts of disposable income doesn’t need to know that some ultra-fit climbing rockstar in the 8,000 meter club likes your gear. They need to know that a fellow, doughy weekend warrior whose idea of expedition training is a short night in the gym every other week bought your gear and liked it fine for a weekend of mundane outdoor recreation, and that it looks sharp in the office too.

So if you want to proceed as planned, like every other company out there, round up the usual suspects. But if you want to make a bold, industry-shaking move, you know where to find me.

Sincerely,

Walter Sobchak

p.s. – I’ll start with a Power Jacket, XL. Does the hood fit comfortably over a helmet?

That was a good read Walter. There is a lot of truth to your rationale, but that's some funny shit man.

The marketing you're talking about is one on one and is definitely powerful. But IMHO a company without a huge budget needs a ton of bang for the buck and that is why I think athletes who are involved in projects that reach a mass market are preferable to those spreading the gospel convert by convert.

BTW-all the Eider hoods accept a helmet.
02-24-2005, 10:41 PM
crashnburn'd

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Originally Posted by str8line

BTW-all the Eider hoods accept a helmet.

Sweet, I just bought this and my old hood wouldn't fit :cussing:

http://www.villagehatshop.com/media/viking-dragon.gif
02-24-2005, 10:42 PM
str8line

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Originally Posted by Semnoz

Walter,

Not a bad idea, but that's why equipment companies provide free gear, pro-form and shop form to the everyday ski instructor, climbing guide, etc. Those are the "everyday" professionals in regular contact with the general public. In spite of WOM (word of mouth) being the best PR, it would be a challenge to judge which office-person(s) would provide the right exposure with limited resources.

Sure, Bode Miller is not in the office building to provide recommendations to your colleagues, but his winning high profile world cup races will attract the skiing masses to Atomic's technology (and Rossi and Fischer before that) even if they purchase the intermediate all mountain ski.

In any case, your plan happens already. You and I and the others of this forum know of the top skiers/climbers/etc., evaluate the gear they use - purchase what we like, and then pass on the good word to the general public and cube farm cohorts based upon our experience and knowledge.

Agreed.

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02-24-2005, 10:45 PM
str8line

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Originally Posted by crashnburn'd

Sweet, I just bought this and my old hood wouldn't fit :cussing:

http://www.villagehatshop.com/media/viking-dragon.gif

You're fast.

Or is that from the gay sex site you have saved as a favorite?
02-24-2005, 10:54 PM
Honc

Speaking as the unofficial voice of the Soggy 20-Something Desk-Jockey He-Bitch Gentleman's Club, I am pretty sure that I could provide Sobchak with the diversity and go-git-em attitude to spread Eider all over the Bay Area faster than the squirts at Nick's Crispy Tacos.

I've got the 20-somethings covered; this is a hot angle to catch because many of us are still Christmas/Birthday present eligible, and everyone is still hip to hot trends. Probably closer to a rep than a "spankered athlete" but the principle is right on: need to get brand into the hands of folks with ample disposable income. 20-somethings pay rent & cell phone. There's a lot left over.

Great visibility with the WYIT crowd. (Wasp Yuppie in Training)

Plus people tell me everyday that they almost can't tell that my ass spends 14-hours a day in a desk chair...
02-25-2005, 12:34 AM
Telepath

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Originally Posted by str8line

But IMHO a company without a huge budget needs a ton of bang for the buck and that is why I think athletes who are involved in projects that reach a mass market are preferable to those spreading the gospel convert by convert.

Sounds like MT to me.

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