While networking at AiMA I met my entrepreneur friend, Sara Blunk.  She began telling me about a product she created called JackCap™. I asked her if she would share her journey in discovering this new product and how she plans to market it. Here is her response:

Cap That Jack!

To learn more or buy visit www.ijackcap.com
Written by:  Sara Blunk • Forty Two Designs •  info@ijackcap.com

So how did I come up the idea for JackCap™?

The idea for JackCap™ started after I bought myself an iPhone 3G. Soon after my new purchase, it was brought to my attention that there are highly sensitive sensors in mobile phone audio jacks and if triggered, it can possibly void the warranty on your phone. This is when I started looking for something that would protect my audio jack. After a couple months of rigorous searching and intense research, I was frustrated that nothing was available to protect 3.5mm audio Jacks from moisture and debris! The more I searched, the more horror stories I heard about damaged audio Jacks and voided warranties. I did however, realize how many people were specifically looking for the same thing I was.

Finally, it was time to take matters into my own hands. From an idea to help protect my new phone from random water drops and purse/pocket debris, my frustration, ingenuity, intense research and rigorous testing led to the creation of JackCap™, the original audio jack protector. CAP THAT JACK!

My close friends and I began using JackCap™, but quickly expanded to friends of friends, who sent them to friends and family. In just under a year’s time, my company, Forty Two Designs, has expanded from a simple worry to helping others protect their audio jacks from water, moisture and debris.

While I don't recommend fishing for whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium with a kid's fishing pole, I do recommend fishing for your clients with effective techniques and approaches. For those of you who are familiar with fishing there are several elements you must always be aware of in order to be successful in fishing for fish or for clients.

• Time of year: Is it spring, time for the fish to spawn, or time for the company to look at their new fiscal year's budget?
• Time of day: Are you up early or late when the fish are hungry, or your prospects are active?
• Type of bait: Are you using an effective lure or an effective website to generate business?
• Location: Are you fishing in the right places where the fish, or an ideal prospect may reside?
• Technique: Do you know how to work the lure to best catch your fish or to make an enticing sale?

When you are trying to grow your company and service more clients it is extremely important to dive into their world to learn more about who they are and how they work. From my journey in this business I have learned and listened from people much more experienced and successful than me. From that knowledge I have compiled a quick list of tips to help you in your journey to grow your business.

Be Genuinely Interested: Learn about your client. Visit their business and observe their operations. Noodlehead Marketing truly works to understand the business goals and problems in order to build a custom solution that will help that organization grow their brand and their revenue. When you are prospecting for your company, make sure to ask questions and listen to your client needs.

Ask Questions: Ask questions to uncover needs, problems and goals for your clients. Sometimes they know of their blind spots, sometimes they don't. Learn to ask questions and make sure to listen to what they say.

Be Real: With technology we so often hide behind our websites, emails and text messages. Real success comes with real people. Meet with your clients, visit your prospects in person in their world. A spontaneous visit to a network connection will go a lot longer then a quick email.

As you may know, just over a year ago I participate in an event call St. Baldricks. The idea behind that event was to help raise money for children's cancer research. At the end of it, my hair had to be shaved. Check out this video for a recap of that event.

2010, I am now participating in an event called Relay for Life in Gwinnett County.  Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay, teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events up to 24 hours in length.

Noodlehead Studios has decided to team up with our friends at St. John Executive Services and Rocket IT to help raise money for this cause. We ask that if you could help support our efforts, please make a donation. Click Here to Donate!

Thank you for all your support!