The hosts look at fountain pen marketing in the present day: who does it well, why it’s mostly word of mouth, Conid’s marketing misstep, and what puts Montblanc in a class of its own.

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The hosts were Chuck Montano, Sharyn Zha, Sophia Le, Mark Hopson, and Diana Dai.

FORMAT

01:00—What We Are Writing With

Chuck: Pilot 823 clear

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04:18—Mailbag/Reviews

Pjotr Spica Virginis Fountain Pen (3D Print - Limited Edition)

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06:14—The presence of the Japanese Big 3 in US market 

08:12—Branding and marketing

Lamy Safari

Lamy 2000

Woodshed Pen Co

Fountain Pen Memes

Conid Gentleman’s Pen

Conid’s Instagram post

Conid...Made in Movember 

17:47—The secret of Montblanc’s success

Montblanc On How To Be A Luxury Brand For Many (interview with Montblanc CEO Lutz Bethge)

Marketing Lessons from Montblanc

Montblanc Boheme 

25:26—Reaching customers, tastemakers

Pelikan Hubs

Sharyn's Lamy AL-Star print ad from 2008

Pilot Custom 823

Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl

Pilot Custom Urushi

Leo Fok’s photos of the Pilot Custom Urushi

Pilot Custom 845

Brian Goulet’s videos

SBREBrown

SBREBrown ink

Diamine Earl Grey

32:56—Recommendations

Big Thief, ”Paul”

The Little Book of Hygge

Hela Curry Ketchup

Touloulou Bondamanjak French Creole Chili Sauce

Pandemic: Reign of Cthulu

38:21—Thanks and Credits

Producers: Diana Dai, Chuck Montano, Sharyn Zha, Patrick Antolovich, Denise Tang.