@TheRealJosh
I have set out to start a new trend in social media / networking. I want people around me to be able to find me socially online as well as offline by merging the two. On the Internet I have been branding myself as The Real Josh and now I am taking that to the next level by allowing those outside of the Internet to see and know my brand as well. Here are a couple of pictures I took of the vinyl sticker I purchased from a site called Custom-Vinyl-Lettering.net. After all this is the Unconventional Marketing Blog. I have to implement some of my ideas from time to time and test them out. What did you expect?
Twitter Window Decal
As far as I know, I am the first person to post their Twitter handle on their car. I spent about 10 minutes on their custom vinyl page picking the letter type and size I wanted for the back window on my Tahoe. I clicked pay via PayPal and was one step closer to have a custom Twitter Window Decal.
A couple days later I received my box with the Twitter Decal and lengthy set of installation instructions. The whole process took about 45 minutes and some patience while cleaning the back window of my car and determining where best to place @TheRealJosh. I opted for the lower left side of my window so that the back windshield wipers only hit just a little part of the ‘h’ in my name. I figured the less that it was touched the longer it would stay preserved and in place.
All in all I paid about $15 including shipping for the whole Vinyl Twitter Window Decal and about an hour of my time. I have had people tweet they have seen me while out and about town. I’d say my Twitter window decal turned out pretty sharp in the end.
Why Window Decal?
I figured that since I am hitting the social media side of online business along with my branding, the Twitter window decal is a perfect fit. In most states if you do business and use your vehicle you are required by your insurance company to include your business name and contact on the vehicle somewhere. My decal has nothing to do with business but like those business decals on other vehicles, it fits right in.
How many times while you are stopped at a light do you spend that 30 seconds reading what is written on the car in front of you? In Fargo, traffic is not a huge deal and I don’t have to commute miles and hours every time I want to go somewhere, so my Twitter decal is mostly for novelty purposes. Plus, I figured no one is Fargo or North Dakota for that matter probably has a Twitter window decal so I should be the first. Because I am trend setter like that. 
If you want to be cool and get your own cheap Twitter window decal and be a trend setter online as well as offline, you know where you can go to do it. Until then, if you see me around town don’t hesitate to Follow Me!
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Are you trying to get babes? I think that is a great idea. Why don't you put your website on the other side to catch those non-social media types? That is a great marketing idea Josh and I think you will see others follow suit.
@Steve, babes are always great to have around. Thankfully I got a pretty hot one. I could think about posting my url on the other side but since it is my name I might not want the person I cutoff to instantly know who I am, ha. We'll see.
Hey Josh, awesome idea… and it look cool to boot!
To Steve's idea, several years ago (2002 I think) I had my business URL on the back window of my Jeep Cherokee. I don't know for sure that it generated any business but it was a conversation starter if I happened to be standing around in the parking lot.
The field has changed some since then though. Now with easy access to the web and Twitter via phone, you could easily have someone send you a tweet or check out your site while your stopped at a light or in traffic. Its the same principle that leads plumbers and handymen to put their phone number on their vehicle.
Anyway, cool idea and thanks for sharing.
@jtrigsby
BTW, loving the video! Keep it coming.
Josh
That's pretty sweet!
hanji
Signs you are addicted to Twitter #2,472…
The only thing I would think is maybe stick like a little bird to it somewhere – I don't know if I saw that I would think, oh, that's for Twitter…some people also might confuse it for the website therealjosh.com because some people might think that's your web or email address.
All in all, I think it's a genius idea. Hopefully nobody will tweet @therealjosh – hey you cut me off this morning …
@Hanji, Thanks I had fun being a nerd.
@Chelle, Thanks for stopping by it’s been a while. I hope all is well with you and your new. I know the @therealjosh isn’t inherently shouting twitter but I know that if you are a twitter you’d probably reconign it quick enough. I knew that some people would think that it is an url so for that reason I have started ranking for “therealjosh” and “the real josh” as to at least be the first results in case of someone searching. I really think it will be a minor problem in the end. And yes I am well aware of my addiction problem to twitter. It has paid off