Advertising & Marketing: This Idea Could Be Hot

Ive been brainstorming ideas on how to advertise websites, and was trying to think down the business card route when this idea came to me.

Get a personalised stamper and an inkpad with the domain name and a short message and stamp it on bills ($). It would be like a long term business card that keeps getting pased along to different people.

I know if i saw a domain name on a $ bill i had been give I would be curious enough to check it out.

The only stumbling block is that its illegal to deface money. Would this be classed as defacing? and if it is it would be very tough to pin it on me because even though its my domain i could say someone tried to set me up as revenge.

What do you think?

I personally think its great, but I realise I would need to be wary of the law.

The only downfall, from an advertiser's point of view, is that the hits I'll slowly receive over a long period of time, are random. The chances of the persons holding my ad bill, being part of my target market, let alone interested in my offerings are slim to nill.

From a media experiment direction, a la million dollar homepage, it might have a bit of traction.

When it comes to legalities I'll share a little Paul Arden story with you from his book, [url=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591841216/sr=8-1/qid=1150042173/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-1602502-8654540?%5Fencoding=UTF8]Whatever You Think Think The Opposite[/url]:

When a client asked how much it would cost to get permission to photograph the Eiffel Tower for use in an advertisement, the bureaucrats representing the city of Paris said 10,000 Pounds.

The client didn't think that was such a good idea any more.

So they didn't use it.

I wanted it for this book, but I don't think 10,000 Pounds is such a good idea either.

So I didn't ask.

(a picture of the Eiffel Tower sits to the right of this story in the book)

So its all smooth?

Im going to start printing. Im going to try and find out how long a bill lasts before being replaced.

[quote="scotland"][quote]Whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, [b]or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note[/b][/quote]

possibly a breach?

$1 lasts 22 months.
$100 - 9 years[/quote]

I am not sure what you meant above. Are you asking whether writing stuff on the bill would violate this section of the law? I think the key to look at is:

[quote]or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, ... with [b]intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued[/b] ...[/quote]

What you're trying to do is keep them in the system, not take them out (otherwise who would see your advertising?)

i had this idea before actuly ... not to act like it was origionaly mine but i saw it done before as well. sum company posted their stamp on my 20$ bill it was some tracking company where you pay them to track what banks and hands ur bill goes to.... (i was in grade 8 at the time)

Posted By: JanMy best business card idea was for my photography. I had a base design on my cards. I had about 24 different photos for the "photo area". I printed up a variety of cards. I would show about 6 cards or so (mini portfolio) and let the reciever choose the card. They picked the card with the photo they liked and would hang on to it longer!Jan

That's a great idea!

Where can you order those from?

Wow thats insane!
When i get home, im going to order 100 Millions!
Thanks Karen.