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Welcome to the first episode of the Movers&Shakers Podcast! Movers & Shakers is an interview show where you'll learn from, you guessed it, people who are moving and shaking in business, sports, entertainment, politics, etc.
In this episode, we introduce you to Jason SurfrApp. Jason is an extremely creative entrepreneur & social media expert who invented ways to sell the shirt off his back, and even his last name.
He is the creator of IWearYourShirt.com, BuyMyLastName.com and recently launched SponsorMyBook.com as a creative way to offer advertisers value as he releases his first book.
In this episode here's what we'll cover:
How Jason came up with the idea for IWearYourShirt
Details on his incredibly creative pricing model
How he sold his last name for $50,000 to SurfApp
How to deal with negative feedback
Tips on selling products before you have a following
Thoughts on the future of marketing and social media
And much more!
Advice From Jason
Focus more, do less.
"Don't follow your passion, follow your effort" - via Mark Cuban
There's no such thing as an overnight success.
Items mentioned in this episode include:
IWearYourShirt.com - Jason, and other shirt wearers, wore a different sponsor's shirt every day
BuyMyLastName.com - Jason sold his last name for 2013 and 2014
SponsorMyBook.com - Jason is offering sponsorships on the pages and covers of his first book
Jason on Twitter
Jason on Facebook
Fiverr
Twitter Search
Crush it by Gary Vaynerchuk
The Lean Startup by Eric Reis
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Question: What innovative marketing ideas can you launch this year to sell your product or service?