Category: Videos

Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, OH is one crazy grocery store.  The Travel Channel didn’t have the clip on their website (FAIL) and even YouTube didn’t have it, so I recorded it with my camera (yes I am a grocery geek).  Sounds like it is quite the place!  Jungle Jim clearly understands marketing!

How big is Jungle Jim’s in Fairfield?
The market is over six acres and expanding.

Jungle Jim’s imports food from how many countries?
Over 75 different countries.

How many imported grocery items does Jungle Jim’s offer?
More than 50,000

How many customers does Jungle Jim’s serve in a week?
More than 50,000 from the Greater Cincinnati area and beyond.

How many brands of beers and micro-brews are available at Jungle Jim’s?
About 1,200 different brews.

How many people does Jungle Jim’s employ?
The market has grown from a produce stand operated by Jim Bonaminio to more than 350 employees.

Why do we have sign holders anyway?  Don’t get me wrong this guy actually gets your attention and I don’t even want to know how long he had to practice to do this but aren’t we becoming numb to this form of marketing?  Sure they used to get our attention when it was the “new” thing but does anyone actually say to themselves “hey that sign person is telling me to turn or do something, I’d better do it”?  That being said, if you are into this form of marketing this guy is worth every penny.  I mean the company he is advertising for is on my blog now right?  You know you’ve made it when you get on jeremperson.com let me tell you.  🙂  Or maybe I’m just jealous I can’t do this…

A few months ago I wrote about a movie called “Google Me” which tells the story of a man who goes around the world to meet other men who share his same name.  The movie is now available on YouTube in HD.

I keep talking about this with everyone so I might as well include it on my blog because evidently nobody seems to watch 60 Minutes these days which is a shame.  I love the segments they do and it is funny because when I was a child I used to despise it because I saw the infamous ticking clock which meant Monday morning and school was not too far away.   Cyber warfare fascinates me, I literally sat through the episode just glued to the TV.  It is hacker meets pirate meets James Bond meets ninja meets…OK you get the point.  I actually liked it so much I showed it to someone and sat through it twice.  Let me know what you think.

Jaylen Arnold, 9, has Tourette’s Syndrome. When he started to get bullied at school, he didn’t fight or run away. As Kelly Cobiella reports, Jaylen launched a Web site and its worked wonders.

A (very) quick look back at the Google story over the last 11 years. From Stanford to Mountain View and around the world, featuring many different products, starting with BackRub (Search) up to Google Wave, StreetView and Chrome.

Oh forget the clapper, this thing is awesome!  If only I was an angel investor I would so sink some money into this.