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June 2009
Grasshopper is the place for Entrepreneurs to grow
Okay, so what in the world does a bug have to do with business and being an Entrepreneur? Simply put, it’s a brand. The guys at Grasshopper decided it was time to really set in stone their brand identity, and as co-founder and CEO, Siamak…
June 2009
Grasshopper: Inspiring Entrepreneurs, Creating E-People
We should all be bending over backwards to help Entrepreneurs in these troubled times. Watch this video and get a fresh perspective on what it means to be an Entrepreneur.
Send the video link to every young person you can think of — today! …
May 2009
Grasshopper on CBS 3 News
WBTV CBS anchors talk about the chocolate covered grasshoppers we FedEx’d them. …
May 2009
GotVMail takes marketing leap to become Grasshopper
As a journalist, I am the recipient of occasional promotional objects that raise an eyebrow — cell phones with odd keypads, tie-dyed tee-shirts and the like. And who can forget the anti-virus software company that sent out condoms as a way to promote security?
But…
May 2009
VV Show #58 - Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser of Grasshopper
“Dial 1 for sales, dial 2 for support…” Ten years ago it cost over $10,000 to get a phone system with the advanced options we’re used to hearing when we call big companies. Having a professional-sounding phone system was a surprisingly big challenge for small…
May 2009
Chocolate Covered Grasshoppers: An Example of a Viral Re-Brand
A few days ago, Lisa Barone wrote an article about the need to tell your story about your business, using social media tools.
One of the examples she mentioned was the re-branding of virtual switchboard and voice mail services provider, GotVMail, to Grasshopper. She…
May 2009
How to launch a brand to entrepreneurs
WOW. This is how you do a brand launch. GotVMail just rebranded their service as Grasshopper (read about why here.)
Grasshopper provides an “advanced” phone number for entrepreneurs.
They needed to do three things: Identify their audience, create an inspiring message and then get…
May 2009
OK, I'll bite ... but I won't eat a grasshopper
Object-oriented public relations gimmicks are usually lame, but every so often one jumps up and grabs my attention in a good way. This arrived via FedEx moments ago:
“Yes, these are real grasshoppers,” says the fine print on the front of the white package, slightly…
May 2009
Video: Entrepreneurs Can Change the World
“Join the entrepreneur movement. Stimulate the economy. Spread the word.”
That’s the description for a sleekly designed video released by the newly re-branded Grasshopper (formerly gotvmail), a company that provides advanced business phone solutions for entrepreneurs.
The music is composed by Carly Commando (creator of…
May 2009
Entrepreneurs, Help Heal the Economy!
I usually don’t post things that I receive through email, but I really like this inspirational video that Siamak Taghaddos helped put together.
Mr. Taghaddos is setting out to inspire entrepreneurs to heal the economy and change the world, and his latest project is the…
May 2009
A New Way to Answer the Phone
Just because you’re a start-up company, that doesn’t mean you have to sound like one on the phone. A new service called Grasshopper (formerly gotvmail) provides an easy-to-use phone system, specifically geared toward entrepreneurs.
Knowing that small business employees are constantly running around building their…
May 2009
Yes, Entrepreneurs Can
Change the world, that is.
Watch this inspiring video about entrepreneurs commissioned by virtual communications service provider Grasshopper, formerly known as GotVMail (I previously wrote about them here). The music is from noted composer Carly Comando, better known for her work used in the…
May 2009
Grasshopper FedEx's what?!
Fox News stops by the new Grasshopper office to capture 25,000 chocolate covered grasshoppers being packaged to be sent to some influential entrepreneurs. …
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