Andy Boyer

 If your company is forced to attend tradeshows, eventually you have to settle on what kind of chotchke you need to hand out.  This conversation usually goes like this:

Boss: What are we giving away?
You: How much do you want to spend?
Boss:  Not much.  I want all our best leads and customers to get something really cool so they'll remember us, but I don't want random people to get anything from us for free.
You: So cool, but kid of secret.
Boss: Exactly.  But something they can use over and over when they get back home.  
You: Like a pen, USB key, mouse pad, etc...
Boss: Like that, but different.  This makes sense right?  Ok, let me know what you come up with.

Well, I saw two useful chotckes at CTIA yesterday, and thought I would pass them along.

1. Laptop screen cleaning cloth thingy -  I never seem to have one of these, so every day from now on I will be thanking vsnax.com for my clean screen.
2. Pocket size notebook - Thanks to Ontela.com, I was able to ditch my bag and just walk around the show floor with a notebook I could fit in my back pocket, and write down things or companies I wanted to follow up with when I got home.  It kept me from having to grab any collateral