Introducing pokenEVENT – the Ultimate Solution for Events and Promotions
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Big news folks! Today we are introducing our first service offering, called pokenEVENT!
A pokenEVENT is a customizable event package that includes a mix of physical devices (pokens), a branded social business card, a branded networking platform (the Poken Member Hub), full post-event analytics, and more.
We built pokenEVENT specifically for event organizers, and the equation is simple: Poken improves networking at the events and helps them stand out in a crowded event space. Improved networking = greater customer satisfaction. The result: Increased repeat attendance, stronger word of mouth, and an additional compelling sponsorship opportunity!
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Got style ? Enter the competition of the Poken fashionistas…
How do you wear your poken ?
To all you Poken fashionistas, we’d like to invite you to a global Poken fashion contest. Thanks to a Poken reseller and the fashion blog Con dos Bolsas en Cada Mano there’s been a competition of the fashionistas in Spain. We love it and now Poken S.A. would like to take it global.
From now until Monday, March 8th, 2010 you can submit a picture of yourself in a complete outfit of fabulous style and taste paired with your most fashionable and innovative accessory, your poken. Send your pictures via Twitter (@poken) or post to our wall on our Facebook page.
We will announce the top 3 winners on Tuesday, March 9th. Each winner will get their choice of any one of our limited edition pokenSPARKs in the East London Collection and a choice of any one of the limited edition pokenPULSEs in the UrbanPop by GabyGaby Collection.
Can’t wait to see what you got!
Cheers,
The Pokenaut Lovers of Style
“Yeah, well. The Dude abides.” And the Pokenauts go bowling.
In honor of The Dude and the Poken team’s achievements of 2009, the Pokenauts of Lausanne went bowling. When you get an eclectic mix of people with a mish-mash of bowling talent you inevitably end up with an evening of highly entertaining moments, new concepts, and certainly, loads of laughs.
And, with awards like “Best style, which had no apparent effect on her score”, “Players most likely to be using performance enhancing substances,” and “Most strikes visibly aided by pin-setting machine,” there was something for everyone.
The team winner, by two points, was the Maudes. It’s ok, the Donnys, the Dudes, and the Sobchaks had other good qualities…
And, lest we forget, the winner of “Most unique yet suprisingly effective style” was Gabriel. See the video below.
Friday Night Lights: A Sneak Peak at pokenDOME
‘Friday Night Lights’ in 2010 Switzerland have nothing to do with American high school football and everything to do with blue waters, palm trees, and, you guessed it, pokens.
On January 29th, “Urban Oasis” at City Beach in Basel, Switzerland featured pokens in an effort to build their brand community while adding interactive entertainment. Amidst the soft lighting, eclectic music, and paradise decor people discovered the full poken experience, from the green glow of pokening, to the dynamic website, poken.com, and of course the many networking opportunities that followed.
This pokenEVENT was especially pivotal for the Poken team because glowing pyramids were in the mix. ”Huh?” you ask, “What do pyramids have to do with widgets, APIs, and, wait for it… Shindig? ”Everything” is your answer.
“Planet of the Apes” à la Poken ? (Poken maps widget launched!)
The latest feature of pokenHUB is our maps widget – a mashup of Google Maps and our new Open Social widget platform. So now Poken not only displays the contact details and address that your fellow Pokenites share, but it also shows you where your friends are located – view your Poken network geographically ! It’s fun, check it out. Zoom in, zoom out, click to find out more… you get the idea.
Want to expand your network ? Find a pokenEVENT, currently represented by a purple pyramid… what ? (There’s a story, but we’re going to keep up the suspense on this one just a little longer… ) In the meantime, know that at these events you will find fellow Pokenites with whom to build your network and get to know your community.
Still wondering how Planet of the Apes fits in? Simple, your friends’ locations are represented by our beloved blue gorilla. It’s genius, hehe. We are, however, planning to eventually show other poken types as well, so hang tight if you want to see your geisha or ninja on the map.
For more info (all brilliant ideas welcome!) about building 3rd party widgets using Poken’s Open Social platform and API, developers should contact our development team at api@poken.com.
New Year 2010 Message from Stephane
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We at Poken are starting the year in high spirits, and hope to share with you some of our energy and enthusiasm. First, of course, I would like to wish you all health, happiness, and much success for 2010!
As an introduction, let me say that Poken’s current product offering, including the ever popular pokenSPARKTM , the new pokenPULSETM, and our redesigned member site pokenHUBTM are only the tip of the iceberg, as relates to what we’ve been working on to continue offering the most innovative, fun, and useful technologies for real world social networking.
Poken recently launched its new pokenEVENTTM and pokenAFFINITYTM products, offering a small preview of the nature of our business beyond social networking / fashion accessories. An increasing number of corporate partners, including big names such as KPMG, IBM, BMW and Mobistar are turning to Poken to answer a need that marketers have long sought to fulfill: Bridging the gap between your online and offline worlds.
It’s awesome to receive honors
We’ve already published it in our press center in late November, but wanted to share this lovely prize with you once more. This time with a picture, too. We are very honored to have been listed as one of the 25 Most Promising European Web & Mobility Start-ups by the European Tech Tour (ETT) on November 18th 2009.
The ETT Web & Mobility Summit, which showcases cutting-edge technology businesses to the venture and investment community, chose the 25 winners of this prestigious nomination from a pool of over 400 applicants! Stéphane Doutriaux, Poken’s CEO, was in Montreux to accept the award personally.
If you’d like to know more about this summit of the ETT, visit their website at www.techtour.com/webandmobility09/index.php
Brossman Gets It
Martin Brossman interviews pokenites to get the inside scoop on what all the buzz is about. Their stories capture the essence of Poken. Throw out your business cards because now you’ve got the “electronic social media business card,” as Brossman calls it, or as we here at Poken say, “your social business card.”
…Amy’s new poken, a.k.a. “Pauly” (the martian) let’s her connect with people instantly: she gets their basic contact information, their picture, the social networks that their on, when she pokened with them… and she’s just beginning to experience all the magic of the pokenHUB. Amy, so glad you like!
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Poken is your 'social business card.' It's an easy way to share your contact details and online social networks in the real world. More...
