YOU INVENTED IT. NOW WHAT?

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YOU INVENTED IT. NOW WHAT?



Down deep in my gut, I never thought my invention would turn into such a profitable business. It started out almost as a joke. Friends teased me on the silly superficiality of my gag-like invention, the Knife and ForkLift. But combining creativity with publicity often can have explosive results for entrepreneurs.

Despite the kidding I encountered, I wondered if my invention might have a far weightier significance to our growing society? Could it actually help reduce the skyrocketing cost of healthcare from all those calories we send down the rapids of our throats into America's ever expanding stomachs, that wind up eventually in Lake Obesity where one in three overweight Americans are today heading full speed?

So I built a website and had my PR firm, TransMedia Group, put out some news releases. From the media reaction, it was obvious I had struck a chord. In an interview early on with a radio station in Dublin, Ireland, I was half joking that the cost of our healthcare is skyrocketing because we’re constantly being a attacked by calories from overeating, which is why I invented the Knife and ForkLift as a defensive weapons to slow us down the invasion.

Then suddenly something that started out as a zany novelty item of knives and forks sticking out of 1.5 lb dumbbells turned into my own personal business stimulus package. TransMedia Group got the product on national TV shows like NBC TODAY SHOW and ELLEN DEGENERES, plus write-ups in LA TIMES and FITNESS MAGAZINE. In an amazingly short time, Knife and Forklift became a brand and thousands of people hungry for weight loss beelined to our website to find out more about a product that could help them eat less and maybe unclog arteries across America and slim down our bulging society. Are you reading this, Mr. Obama? Sales took off.

Imagine, Mr. President, a society as thin as you are? That exercises restraint at table? A de-stimulus package to lessen our food intake? Would that not have a significant impact on the health of our Nation? Looking at you, I’ll bet you’re not a speed eater, unlike most Americans who should get a speeding ticket for eating too fast.

About the Author: Thomas J. Madden RSS for Thomas's articles - Visit Thomas's website Tom Madden is the founder and CEO of TransMedia Group, one of the world's leading independent PR firms serving clients worldwide since 1981.  He has held top executive positions at ABC and NBC,where he was Vice President, Assistant to the President, then Fred Silverman. For his exploits in broadcasting and PR, he has been profiled in Time Magazine, Forbes and The Wall Street Journal. Speeches he wrote have been reprinted in The New York Times and Vital Speeches of the Day. Among awards he has received are a "Bronze Anvil" from The Public Relations Society of America. He is the author of SPIN MAN and King of the Condo.  email: TMadden@transmediagroup.com 561-750-9800 Ext: 211 Click here to visit Thomas's website More from Thomas J. Madden TURN EMPTY OFFICE SPACE INTO A SELLING PROPOSITION FOR YOUR FIRM DONT LET CYBERSCHISM DELETE OLD FRIENDS Thats Gold In Them Thar Vending Machines A SPIN HISTORY LESSON KNIFERISMS SPOONERISMS AND MADDENISMS Are Entrepreneurs Trading When They Should Be Investing In PR

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