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Poken in BusinessWeek

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:27:45 +0000

Check out the great piece about Poken in Business Week!

Free Poken Shipping

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

As of February 1, 2011, all Poken orders shipping to domestic US addresses--including Alaska and Hawaii--ship free via the US Postal Service. Any rush orders have the option of using FedEx or UPS to ship their Pokens.

Poken Presentation by Poken CEO

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Take a look at this great Poken presentation by CEO Stephane Doutriaux:

Poken Zoo Customer Service

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:49:20 +0000

At PokenZoo we just try to sell Pokens and keep customers happy. We've been doing that for more than two years as a Poken Authorized Reseller, and today we thought it might a good idea to let our future customers know how we'll take care of them.

So we created a new page at pokenzoo.com/customer-service to showcase just a few of the comments we've had from customers that we've worked hard to satisfy.

Why don't you become our next one?

NFC Ace Joins Poken

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:03:16 +0000

Sour is one the founders of Near Field Communication (NFC). NFC is the technology built inside every single Poken that we sell. You may not know much about NFC (yet), but you will hear about it a lot over the next few years. In addition to these obvious benefits, he will bring us more than 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry! Check it out at the Poken blog.

All Pokens Considered on NPR

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:27:14 +0000

All Tech Considered, an NPR production, has a nice write up about Poken today. Check it out at http://n.pr/dcULev

Get more results with business networking, Martin Brossman and PokenZoo!

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:23:42 +0000

Martin Brossman, success coach, speaker, owner of Coaching Support and huge Poken backer in Raleigh, NC, and Tim Boykin, President and Founder of Triangle Business Builders, will on June 29, 2010 teach attendees how to "Get More Results with Your Business Networking Referral Group."

This workshop will show you how to build and maintain “a team of great people” by expanding your networking and referral group skills.

Key topics covered in this training include:

Dealing with challenges, misunderstandings and broken agreements with people you refer to
How to accelerate the process of people trusting you and how to help them remember your product or service
Building the right alliances to enhance your business
How to leverage on-line networking tools like Linkedin and inSide919

Also connect and network with other businesses—the event is open to business networking.

Sponsored by PokenZoo.com, so bring your Poken or get one at the door!

For more information, check out the EventBrite listing here: http://networkingtbb.eventbrite.com/

Poken CEO and PokenZoo Partner PokenPhilly.com featured in news

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:17:00 +0000

Delawareonline.com has an interview with Poken Stephane Doutriaux, founder and chief executive officer, and Micky Jones, director of PokenPhilly.com.

Read it here!

Inc Magazine Features PokenEvent

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:37:43 +0000

Poken's new foray into the Event sphere--conferences, trade shows, meetings--has been featured in Inc Magazine. Check out the blurb. Kudos to Poken VP of Development Steve Smith and his team for listening to their market, refining a top notch product and delivering it in an easy-to-use, long-legged marketing tool. Want to learn more about PokenEvent? Call or email us at PokenZoo.com and we can put together a full featured Poken marketing plan for you. We've helped Adobe.com, among others, put together successful programs, and we can help you, too.

East London Collection individual Pokens available at PokenZoo

Sun, 16 May 2010 16:58:30 +0000

The famous East London Poken collection is now available at Poken Zoo for individual purchase; prior to today, customers could only buy the East London Pokens as a group. Check out the PokenZoo store today!

One of Love Poken is back at PokenZoo!

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:26:09 +0000

The One of Love Poken is back at Pokenzoo.com. To learn more about it, click on the One of Love Poken page.

Danny Choo Mirai and Haruka-chan Pokens from PokenZoo

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:11:59 +0000

The Danny Choo Mirai-chan and Haruka-chan Pokens are finally available in the U.S.! The kit includes both Danny Choo Pokens, Danny Choo lanyards and cards. Learn more about the Danny Choo Poken Line.

Special Event Wedding Poken Bride and Poken Groom! Only from PokenZoo.com

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:09:06 +0000

"In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love."
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1842

And then, maybe later, to wedding bells. And this spring and summer, if your special event is in the works, Poken Zoo is ready to make your event even more special.

With the introduction of the Poken Bride and Groom set, PokenZoo can make the reception an even more memorable event. With Pokens on every place setting, guests can tap the night away, and make your guest list their new friend list.

Available in orders of 72 or more, the Poken Bride and Groom can be customized to your liking: flesh tones, hair color, eyes and more can be customized to look just like the day's special couple.

Call or email us for bulk pricing and lead times. Are you an event or wedding planner? Ask about bulk discounts and reselling! Order Today!

Poken Featured in St. Paul Pioneer Press, TwinCities.com

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:30:51 +0000

Check out the article here. If you live in the Twin Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Metro Area, PokenZoo.com, just over the river in Hudson, WI., can take care of all your Poken needs. One note about the article: check out our analysis of the features and benefits of Poken Vs. Bump.

New Poken: Get the Poken Leprechaun from PokenZoo

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:25:18 +0000

More about PokenZoo's design services Do you have a great Poken design in mind? Does your school, company or group have a mascot that would be perfect on a Poken? Let us know! Our design team can put together any design that you want--the Leprechaun is just our latest example.

Poken via FedEx from PokenZoo

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:00:58 +0000

Poken East London Collection Sale: One Day Only!

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:54:34 +0000

Because of their limited supply, only the first 35 Poken Zoo customers can get this special East London Poken bargain.

Starting at 12:01 am (CST) on Monday, December 14, http://PokenZoo.com customers can begin taking advantage of this super deal.

The perfect stocking stuffer Christmas gift gadget, don't wait to get your Poken today! Pokens, the new digital social business card are exploding in popularity all across the US.

Already a hit in Europe and Japan, http://PokenZoo.com began selling Pokens in the US in March 2009, and has sold thousands to individuals, companies and teams all across the United States.

Poken Featured on Madison 3 Live at Five

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:20:03 +0000

For those of you that missed it, Steve Van Dinter, Channel Three's "Gadget Guy" reviewed Poken in his segment last night. Watch it:

PokenZoo Cyber Monday Deal Features Obama Poken

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:08:49 +0000

Poken vs. Bump: How does the iPhone's digital business card compare to a Poken?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:38:45 +0000

The meme is out there: it's the end of the business card, and all those stacks of bent and torn little name plates will be history pretty soon.

Why? Applications like Bump on the iPhone, and, of course, the Poken and its unique contact sharing technology.

Which one is better?
Is any solution perfect? If not, is one better than the other, and why?

No, not one is perfect. Bump might be great for you if you have an iPhone (or a Droid) and so do many in your professional or personal groups. Poken: same thing. If you know folks with them, or if you're at a trade show or conference where they dominate, then it's a perfect solution.

Both use hardware to transfer contact data. Bump allows you to--here it comes--bump two phones together to swap data (after you boot up the app). Poken, again, same deal: tap Poken-to-Poken, swap information.

Sound the same right? Nope.

Tools vs. Philosophy
The key difference here is not in the hardware, or in the process. The big difference is in the underpinnings, in the philosophy behind the tool.

Bump, for all it's insight and ability, is simply a digital substitute for a traditional business card. Swap contact information, and leave.

Poken, on the other hand, has evolved past the "substitute" stage and solved a problem that we had come to accept as a fact of life. What problem? Stale address books.

Stale Information
Scenario: go to a show, swap business cards. Come back, enter your data into your computer's address book, CRM, or other contact manager. Then, the inevitable: watch your data get older and older and older, and then in time become meaningless. Emails change, people switch jobs, phones, addresses, screen names.

Sure: they'll write you and let you know about the new email address and you'll put it in your contact manager "later" and in the mean time you'll just keep responding to that email with their new address on it, changing the subject line.

Stale address books: the biggest problem with business cards, and with Bump. Sure, you can trade data, but when your contact changes their data, it doesn't change on your iPhone. It stays the same, they move on, and you lose that connection.

Poken: Organic, Dynamic, Always Connected
Not so with Poken. "Touch. Connect. Stay Connected." The tagline is more philosophy than marketing.

With Poken's dynamic, organic address book, once you tap Pokens with someone, you start a relationship. You tap, go home, put your Poken into your USB port, upload your new Poken friends to the website.

Once your accounts are linked--when you see their information and they see yours--whenever they make a change to their Poken.com account--a new email, for instance, or they add a Flickr account--that change will be immediately reflected in your Poken account.

Touch. Connect. Stay Connected. That's the Poken difference.

MSPTweetup Coupon Offer for Thursday's Event

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:41:11 +0000

PokenZoo.com is offering a special coupon for attendees of the MSPTweetup on Thursday, November 12 at the Bulldog in NE Minnepolis.

Use coupon code msptweetup and save $5.00 off of your PokenZoo.com order. The coupon is good only before the Tweetup. We'll have Pokens at the Tweetup, and they'll sell for $20.

PLEASE NOTE: this code is only good for those attending the MSPTweetup on Thursday. These Pokens will be hand-delivered to attendees the night of the Tweetup. They will not be shipped via US mail.

Poken Chicago! Pokens now available in the Windy City

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:12:04 +0000

Poken Chicago, offering the Midwest’s largest and latest selection of the popular social networking virtual business card, launched today under the leadership of Chicago native and social media veteran Mike Fielding.

Chicagoans can now buy Pokensright from their own backyard. So expect to start seeing Pokens around Chicago – and if you’re interested in checking them out in person, just let Fielding know.

About www.PokenChicago.com
Poken Chicago is a United States Poken Store, and a partner with www.PokenZoo.com. Visitors can buy Pokens from PokenChicago.com for $19.95. They can also buy two-, four-, six-. twelve-. eighteen-, and twenty-four-packs poken combo packs at discounted prices. PokenChicago can also custom print corporate logos on Pokens. Shipping is usually 2-3 days via the US Postal Service Priority Mail to all U.S and Canadian destinations. Shipping is free for orders over US$35, and only $4.95 for orders less than $35. Customers can buy Pokens by phone. The URL for the click-to-call service is http://www.pokenchicago.com/poken/buy-pokens-phone

Poken Chicago is located in the United States, about ten miles from downtown Chicago, Illinois.

About Fielding
An award-winning professional journalist and Chicago native, Fielding specializes in Web site management and new media marketing. He is the co-founder and editor of the Southwest Observer, a hyperlocal news site covering three neighborhoods on Chicago’s Southwest Side. The site has been named one of the best in Chicago.

ZDNet: Poken Predicted to Top 2010 Social Media Changes

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:14 +0000

Poken Mentioned in FastCompany

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:27:32 +0000

Poken Art

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Now this is some serious Poken artistry