Browsing category: Doejo Stuff
What's Greater Than this?
August 25th, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, Marketing, Goodies, Clients
Our friends at CheekyChicago.com wrote up a nice spot on an awesome new favorite coconut water based sports drink you might have heard of...
So many people are drinking coconut water for its high potassium and hydrating qualities, but coconut water alone does not give you enough electrolytes and hydration. I recently spoke to Mark and Jon Sider, Chicago brothers who have created an incredible sports drink called Greater > Than.
Mark and Jon were fed up with all the sugary, artificial, chemically formulated drinks on the market so they decided to actually do something about it. The result is Greater > Than, a drink that is completely all natural. It’s sweetened with stevia and beet sugar as opposed to tons of additives. Powered by coconut water, G>T also includes ingredients to help you hydrate and perform your best while working out. I’ve even heard a few people tell me that the electrolytes in G > T make it a perfect hangover cure.
Mark and Jon worked with top nutritionists and sports scientists to create this low calorie drink, but they didn’t want to skimp on taste. G > T comes in three yummy flavors: lemon lime, tropical and orange. I love the lemon lime, which tastes like a fruity Sprite. G > T recently launched in Chicago and will soon expand to other states. You can also purchase product on the G > T website.
So, what’s behind the name Greater > Than? Mark and Jon believe that you should never settle for less and that includes what you put in your body. Be greater than in all that you do!
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Darren Marshall Creative Director |
New to Doejo: John Link, Project Manager
July 22nd, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, Goodies
Today I'd like to introduce the newest member of our team, John Link. John recently moved to doejo from a background of amateur segway piloting, bustling newsrooms, and I think something having to do with angry lawyers. We've been getting him up to speed him on board for about a week and we're really stoked about what he's brought to the table so far.
Why we need a Project Manager
Everyone at Doejo has a very strong Freelance background. Juggling work and managing deadlines comes pretty naturally to all of us--we're psuedo Project Managers. But after doing the job ourselves for the past few years, and putting an incredible amount of time and energy into keeping up with demand, we've really come to appreciate the qualities of a good project manager. John link will help us define requirements, putting together estimates, and keeping our teams on scope & budget.
Thank you John--Looking forward!
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Darren Marshall Creative Director |
An IDEO Props & Thank You!
June 16th, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, Misc
A gentleman named Beau who works at the design firm IDEO popped into our Cafe Agency on Broadway and knew we were a design agency. We connected right away and he was kind enough to invite us to a party at the new IDEO HQ located at 626 W Jackson, it was a blast. Seeing creative design and business agency's grow and spread across the globe like IDEO inspires the shit out of me. The space was amazing and the work would make me for sure proud. We were looking at a kidney transplant device they made sitting right next to a product line of soaps and lotions and on the floor near the shelf of creation was a Trek bike that was designed for people who might be afraid of ridding a bike and it just all made so much sense.
So thank you, and I will mail back the prop glasses I ended up wearing all night and walking out with. In the mail. http://philcoextra.tumblr.com/post/703087095/props
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Philip Tadros Founder & CEO |
You have superhuman powers
June 11th, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, Ideas
For the past few months, I've spent a lot of time thinking about ways to systematically predict the future. Ok, maybe not so much predict the future so much as predicting the outcome to particular events, but in this life, in business, in the markets, in gambling, your-bet-is-your-bond... but it ain't no good to just bet on something, you gotta believe it too homie, and if you believe it like you believe fire is hot, then by golly you're on to something.
So predicting the future, as silly as it sounds, is real. So real, it's the kind of thing you can almost practice--so long as you don't get all syfy on us and get into other universe-boggling ideas. Anyhow.. if you're really aiming for a certain thing to happen--and really want it badly (for any number of reasons), my bet is that you'll get it. Sounds simple, sure.. but the counter is also similar, and also just as real, and both are equally volatile.
We've all heard of the law of attraction, this mumbo-jumbo idea that this wacky dude named Einstein put together like a hundred years ago. The jist is that like-attracts-like. Ergo, postitive-attracts-positive, and negative-attracts-negative. But it ain't that simple. I think you need to couple that with something I heard recently from one of our clients, Matthew Linklater--who's consequently publishing a book and offers training for these kinds of things--has explained it me as a value/belief system. In a nutshell, if you have a goal, and truly believe you're capable of reaching it you will--keep it positive, cast away doubt, and you'll get it.
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Darren Marshall Creative Director |
Doejo rockets for your desktop
May 25th, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, Goodies
We're giving you some retro desktop wallpapers featuring the Doejo rocket! Download links for the most common resolutions after the jump...
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Jeff Merrick Art Director |
Coming soon to a coffee shop near you...
May 16th, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, Web Design
...doejo coffee sleeves! Our order with Java Jacket should be arriving any day now, and you'll be able to wrap your coffee cup in these stylish sleeves. They'll be available in Phil's coffee shops around Chicago and of course in the café front of our office when it opens.
Space aficionados will notice the solar system diagram is inspired by the Pioneer plaques.
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Jeff Merrick Art Director |
The POS industry is Square
May 5th, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, iPhone/iPad, Marketing, Misc
The Point of Sale industry is in for a rude awakening. Similar to the newspaper and magazine industries, it’s too big and too far away from what's really going on to stay relevant. It seems easier for old companies to just modify their current models to try and stay in the game, rather than paving the way by being agile and open to what people are actually doing or what new developments technology is allowing.
As the owner of coffee shops and other retail stores, I have been on the lookout for the perfect POS system over the past 11 years. I want a good-looking terminal, good graphics and online access to my polling and analytics for multiple locations—all while staying affordable.
My ongoing search has left me continually disappointed by all major POS companies, whose similarities include over-priced, clunky terminals, user interface that’s an eyesore and over-complicated software.
So I was determined to build my own. In helming seven coffee shops in Chicago, it seemed most beneficial to help solve our own problem, especially with a bad-ass team like Doejo working with this coffee/office chain.
Our solution?
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Philip Tadros Founder & CEO |
Texthog expense tracking
May 3rd, 2010 in Doejo Stuff
Here at Texthog it's our job to help you budget with our simple on-the-go expense tracking & reporting app. We'll help you log and track mileage, manage your expense reports & keep your receipts organized all via web, text, email, Twitter & iPhone. -- Post your expenses right from your phone!
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Ashley Rehfeld Social Media Specialist |
Mobile Apps World Europe 2010 in London
April 21st, 2010 in Doejo Stuff, iPhone/iPad
We at Doejo are pleased to announce our invitation to speak at Mobile Apps World Europe 2010 in London. November 2nd-4th. Looking forward!
Mobile Apps World Europe 2010 brings together the world’s major consumer brands, media businesses, social networking sites, mobile operators, device manufacturers and platform owners and the developer community. They will meet to discuss the how to make the most of the opportunities provided by the rise of mobile apps.
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Philip Tadros Founder & CEO |
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