(Tamar Weinberg is a) Schwag Addict

I loved the SXSW 2008 bag design by genius marketing dude Hugh Macleod:

2009’s was cool too:

Both were sponsored, I believe, by Adobe:

Will I see you at SXSW 2010?

The VOIS business social networking site etched itself into memory also at SXSW as their team handed out “My Name Is” stickers at every single party and event. The name tags came in pretty handy!

It’s an idea so simple in nature but one that really does make you look … and remember who VOIS is.

Randy, Craig, and the rest of the South Florida team: you guys rock!

In March, I was pleased to make the acquaintance of several folks from online invoicing site FreshBooks who were handing out one of the smartest pieces of schwag of the event: hangover kits. Naturally, you didn’t have to go get them yourself as they were hanging these little kits on your door so that when you arrived, dazed and confused, back at your hotel, you had something to fall upon for the next morning.

Here’s a picture of me with the FreshBooks team in Austin:

This is a close-up of the hangover kit (or better phrased as “survival kit”):

But that’s not all FreshBooks has done. Sunir Shah, the Chief Handshaker at FreshBooks, told me that they took their creativity a step further at the HOW Design Conference two months later in May. You can see photos of their creative booth (and schwag, too!) by looking at this sweet Flickr photoset. If you want to see more and the execution, check this incredibly awesome time lapse video:

Finally, a little later in May at the MediaBistro Circus, I personally met Saul Colt, Head of Magic at FreshBooks. He had the coolest shoes on (and the shirt I highlighted once before).

The shoes:

And the shirt, once again!

FreshBooks is awesome. They have a compelling invoicing product (which I use), creative marketing minds, and a super team. 🙂

So as I said, I brought home a lot of t-shirts from SXSW. Here’s a picture of me holding everything:

After the jump, check out the rest of the shirts:

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