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NBBQA Idea Fair Winners
Feb. 19-23, 2008


National Barbecue Association
17th Annual Conference & Expo
Austin, TX

The National Barbecue Association would like to congratulate all who participated in this year's Idea Fair competition...And now the Winning Ideas!
 

NBBQA IDEA FAIR WINNERS AND ENTRIES

Place

Idea

Submitted by:

1

Set up a social networking environment via blogging with customer contests.

Steve Kennedy/Warminster, PA
1

Mass text messaging offering daily promos good for that particular day.

Scott Allen/Provo, UT
2

Create a visible ID sight with a portable smoker - the smell and smokewill catch people's attention including the neighbors and the media for free press.

Lon Allen/Provo, UT
3

Jeans for profit - let employees wear jeans to work and 'donate' $2.00 to help replace broken glass, utensils thrown away, etc.

Laurie Neef/Marion, IL
Other Idea Fair Entries:

Idea Submitted by:
u

Record conference sessions and sell the tapes.

Colle Hunt, Sr./Palatine, IL
u

Give roses to ladies on Valentines Day at restaurant.

Ronnie Brown/Nashville, TN
u

Have BBQ cooking classes during the year that rotate from city to city.

Bennie Thomas/Fort Worth, TX
u

Great soak tank chemical such as Formula 25 cleaning smokers.

Woody Wood/Waldenburg, AR
u

Holding bags that are heavy duty nylon oven bags with nylon ties.

Malcolm Johnson/Flint, TX
u

Extension of the Pig Picking Luau.

Paul Kirk/New York and Las Vega
u

Home cured bacon - bacon chunks used as appetizers.

Paul Kirk/New York and Las Vegas
u

Short electric pig lights and pig light replacements - are inexpensive.

Smoky Jon Olson/Madison, WI
u

Custom soak tanks.

Smoky Jon Olson/Madison, WI
u

Serve something unique once or twice a year such as 'buffalo brisket'.

Kent Kleppinger/Laramie, WY
u

EBay and Paypal liability.

Smoky Jon Olson/Madison, WI
u

Offer free BBQ sandwiches to local taxi cab drivers once a year to bring new customers.

Jack Cawthon/Nashville, TN
u

Smoking 200 lbs pork butts, pulled and seasoned meat and put into 2.5 freezer bags, thaw as needed in boiling water - supply of pulled pork sandwiches ready 10 minutes.

Jim Ammns/Wenatchee, WA
u

Market the NBBQA logo over the USA and make NBBQA a household name and mark of quality BBQ.

Butch Hofferbert/Knoxville, TN


 

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