tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post7850942923240637172..comments2023-11-02T04:52:56.653-06:00Comments on Bread Crumz: Blogher10: Since when did swag become so offensive?Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14223295531189696417noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-38513980608236377422010-08-23T16:31:22.448-06:002010-08-23T16:31:22.448-06:00I did not attend blogher, but have been to my shar...I did not attend blogher, but have been to my share of conferences. I believe that a lot that is in the bag may not be to my liking, but it IS a major way for the sponsors to get their exposure. <br />I do so appreciate when useful and innovative products are used!<br /><br />Bernice <br />http://bernicewood.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/ahh-the-american-dream/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-57036171280984160752010-08-23T11:56:48.882-06:002010-08-23T11:56:48.882-06:00I didn't go to BlogHer (hopefully next year! *...I didn't go to BlogHer (hopefully next year! *fingers crossed*) but I don't get people being offended by a free gift they don't have to take. Seems nothing short of crazy to me!<br /><br />I'm sure that if I do get to go next year I will take a walk through the "swag room" I might end up with lots of stuff, and I might just want one or two things...but it will be my choice, and I'm sure it will be fun!Tracie Nallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908908021649000930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-83934540840883816802010-08-13T06:15:26.548-06:002010-08-13T06:15:26.548-06:00I'm with you! I don't get offended by swag...I'm with you! I don't get offended by swag - I think it's a cheap + easy way for companies to market to bloggers. If you don't like it, don't take it.Unplanned Cookinghttp://www.unplannedcooking.com/?p=7977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-47663627016080763722010-08-10T15:08:33.349-06:002010-08-10T15:08:33.349-06:00k, i didn't attend. however i worked years in...k, i didn't attend. however i worked years in radio broadcasting, and from experience those who are offended by swag offend me! <br /><br />swag is a gift. plain & simple. a kind, generous, investment in a person simply because a company wants to offer it. the investment comes with no obligation whatsoever. <br /><br />people fail to remember that free to you does not mean it was free for the company. it took time, money, resources, & people to scrounge that stuff up. not to mention, make it attractive. <br /><br />in radio, we ran around like chickens without our heads just trying to round up swag for every event. as a thank you to our loyal listeners...that's it. devotion to the client is what swag is. a thank you for your time.<br /><br />offering swag is a nice gesture. accepting swag is an individual's choice, not a requirement!<br /><br />from a marketing perspective, it's good business to offer swag. too easily we women/men judge books by their covers. it's true. we're all guilty. so why is it wrong for a company to want to give us a sampling of what they do, in hopes of changing misconceptions about their company & it's services? if someone were to spread a vicious, false rumor about me i would definitely & naturally resort to trying to convince the rumor's audience how incorrect that thinking is.<br /><br />also, from the business perspective, women bloggers are the key demographic for MOST businesses. we hold the purse strings. we're the gatekeepers to our household's finances. we're the ones they had to woo in order to have a loyal brand-relationship. on top of that, on-average each woman knows approx. 200+ other people semi-intimately. as in, we regularly interact with 200 other people like us. if we can find value in a company & it's services, then the ripple effect starts with us and quickly spreads from there. swag leads to word-of-mouth. word-of-mouth is the most effective & priceless advertising there is. it's the holy grail of marketing. that's what these companies are hoping for; that their little thank-you for your time gift will turn into some positive word-of-mouth.<br /><br />considering our role in free enterprise, i think we should be grateful for swag and quit cranking about it.<br /><br />thanks for listening!LKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019853375609203048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-16630954833911764172010-08-10T10:03:01.177-06:002010-08-10T10:03:01.177-06:00well written.
Walking through the swag recycle ...well written. <br /><br />Walking through the swag recycle room made me sad. I felt bad about all of the jimmy dean clocks - because you know they put a lot of thought into those and yet, they were not well received. But I felt worse about the swag items that were taken by us in the expo and then put in the recycle room. If you don't want it, don't take it.<br /><br />There was a lot of fun swag. There were great connections made with lots of great blogger friendly companies. I am looking forward to trying many of the products I was gifted. I'm also looking forward to sharing it with friends and family that weren't there but could use a $10 bottle of lotion that right now might feel like an unnecessary splurge for them to buy. (sorry for the run on sentence).amyhttp://www.thefamilytrifecta.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-25102790208777913852010-08-10T09:17:53.165-06:002010-08-10T09:17:53.165-06:00I didn't find it offensive at all. It was up t...I didn't find it offensive at all. It was up to me to take it or not take it. Period, I wholeheartedly agree with you. <br /><br />Personally, I have much bigger things to worry about right now, like paying my mortgage. Swag, smag, cag, not on my radar.jessicahttp://bernthis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-58634182772041036322010-08-10T09:14:45.083-06:002010-08-10T09:14:45.083-06:00You're right, it's not the swag itself tha...You're right, it's not the swag itself that's offensive (well, the Paris Hilton perfume was offensive, but that's neither here nor there). It's when people start to operate from the paradigm that swag is the most important thing at the conference and the amount and/or quantity of swag one gets is somehow indicative of the quality of one's experience and/or blog. BlogHer needs sponsors, yes, absolutely. But we also can't lose sight of the fact that swag is not the point of the conference. It baffles me that people can find time for the expo hall but not time to attend sessions on writing.KBOhttp://www.southcityconfidential.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-67635743990524706132010-08-10T09:11:46.811-06:002010-08-10T09:11:46.811-06:00Great post!
The Expo center is awesome because as...Great post!<br /><br />The Expo center is awesome because as you said, it is a CHOICE to attend it. I, for one, rambled through twice and was just not that interested this year in acquiring more crap to schlep home. I did NOT want to pay shipping and had to check my bag as it was since I had arrived with it mostly full of clothes and shoes. I found enough room for all of that chewing gum (?!), other doodads and some toys for my kids. That was more than enough swag for me.Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860294218500894212.post-56313506152749482842010-08-10T08:41:14.859-06:002010-08-10T08:41:14.859-06:00Yes, Yes, YES! Thank you!
The entitlement and al...Yes, Yes, YES! Thank you! <br /><br />The entitlement and all around doucheiness about the quality and quantity of swag totally gets under my skin. If you don't like it, don't take it. If it's thrust in your direction, politely say no thank-you if it's something you don't think you need. <br /><br />The idea that swag is offensive boggles my mind! Be an adult and politely pass it up if you don't want it!sam {temptingmama}http://temporarilyme.comnoreply@blogger.com