jon bender portfolio 2011
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I am a Product Manager and Inventor. Take a look at the work I have been doing. If I can help you or your company with your products please let me know. Thanks! ...Jon BenderTRANSCRIPT
Jon Bender: portfolio of work 2011 Product inventor | product designer | product manager
I am directly involved with all aspects of bringing new products to the market, everything from crea:ng a concept from scratch or helping to improve an exis:ng idea. I provide the project management "Glue" that s:cks all of the par:es together and enables clear communica:on regardless of loca:on or language. Over the past years I have worn many hats and have taken on virtually every role at one :me or another. I am a "hands‐on" contributor in ALL of the following areas:
PORTFOLIO OF: JON BENDER All designs, samples and trademarks presented are property of their respec:ve owners. Copyright 2011‐ all rights reserved.
market research,
user group study,
technology review,
product naming,
product specifica:on,
trademarking,
website registra:on,
branding, iden:ty,
logo design,
style guide crea:on,
industrial design,
overseas coordina:on,
user interface design,
developer support,
QA, user tes:ng,
bug tes:ng,
product photography,
sales / promo:onal materials,
marke:ng,
on‐line sales web site,
adver:sing for print /web /TV,
retail package design,
user manual crea:on,
manufacturing supervision,
shipment logis:cs,
sales support,
customer support,
evalua:on,
ongoing modifica:ons
AND A REPEAT OF THIS PROCESS INDEFINETLY....
Product invention
owner of mul:ple patents
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Industrial design
gui soYware design
icon design
Jon Bender‐ what I do:
I invent products, design them and oversee all aspects to ensure
the vision is maintained.
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Technology Partners
SoYware development companies
R&D Design Houses
Manufacturing and Factories
Factory Sales Agents
Sourcing Agents
Sales + Distribu6on Partners
Department Stores
Specialty Electronics
Mass Market Retail
Home Shopping Network
Interna:onal OEM Brand
Promo:onal Market
GiY Market
Catalog
US Government
eCommerce .com
We combine the rich exper6se of our partners to place products directly into a wide range of retail + distribu6on channels
Overseas Coordination
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Jon Bender‐ what I do:
I work directly with partners in Asia and throughout the world to bridge the gap between development, production and delivery into the market. I have 10+ year relationships with
strong manufacturing partners that can turn vision into reality.
Sales Sheets
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I create, write, design and produce all product marketing materials.
Product Marketing
CD/DVD Demos
Jon Bender‐ what I do:
Post Cards / Direct Mail
Magazine ads
Posters
Spectarestore.com eCommerce site
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I design, build and maintain multiple eCommerce sites, Amazon selling pages
and eBay listings.
eCommerce
g‐maher.com eCommerce site
Amazon.com store
Jon Bender‐ what I do:
Customer support blog
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I design, build and maintain multiple Blogs and Facebook
pages
Social Networking
FaceBook pages for product marke6ng and customer reten6on
facebook.com/gmaher.online
facebook.com/spectare
Jon Bender‐ what I do:
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Package Design Jon Bender‐ what I do:
retail packaging
I design, write and produce retail product packaging and oversee the process all the
way to the printer.
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Customer Support Jon Bender‐ what I do:
Customer Support and Technical Support Web Tools
I develop an implemented customer support systems via web, phone, e-mail and chat and have managed a virtual
support team. I maintain support Blogs that save hours of phone support, save
money and lead to better customer satisfaction.
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Retail Support Jon Bender‐ what I do:
I work directly with major retailers to help implement catalog, online and in-store promotions that lead to increased sales for the retail
partners.
Target Store A_ract loop
JC Penney Christmas Catalog
JC Penney retail store sales
JCP.COM sales
2003 2004 2005 2006
2007 2008 2009
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Jon Bender‐ product brands I have created: Spectare Product Line Market: Mass Consumer Photo and media related electronic products.
I founded and developed the Spectare Product brand from the ground up
2010 and 2011
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Jon Bender‐ product brands I have created: Spectare Product Line Market: Mass Consumer Photo and media related electronic products.
I founded and developed the Spectare Product brand from the ground up
WhereWolf Tech Living Furniture Market: Mass Consumer Smart furniture design with electronics.
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Jon Bender‐ product brands I have created:
I founded and developed the WhereWolf Product brand from the ground up.
Locators and convenience products
Jon Bender‐ product brands I have created: WhereWolf Products Market: Mass Consumer Electronic gadgets including a key/wallet finder, luggage security tag and other devices
I founded and developed the WhereWolf Product brand from the ground up.
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Tao Music
iKTV Home Karaoke System
Market: Tweens to young adult An inexpensive, colorful and fun video player and karaoke system for home use.
branding and iden6ty
product design
content crea6on
packaging and materials
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Jon Bender‐ Who I have helped:
I helped TAO design their product from the ground up, create a new brand and was in a lead role for all
marketing materials.
Meda Systems
website design branding and iden6ty
flash demo
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I helped Meda develop their branding and identity and extended this new brand to product demos and websites.
Jon Bender‐ Who I have helped:
Meda Systems
The Bravo™ Conductor
Market: High End Audio The best in high end audiophile whole house media systems. Runs on DEOS technology.
Expand MEDIASPHERE™ Home Entertainment System up to 4 zones total at affordable price point per zone
Plug and play
Remote WiFi audio zone featuring audio controller and speaker hub
retail packaging
product design
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I helped Meda to brand, design and package their product line. I sourced and
worked with overseas factories to get them built and delivered.
Jon Bender‐ Who I have helped:
Kersh Risk Management
Kinectic Activity Monitor: KAM
Market: Health and Fitness A device that monitors all human activity in 3 dimensions. Connects to the web for download and tracking of the users activity history. This device promotes fitness.
packaging and materials
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I helped Kersh re-design, market and package their product. I sourced and worked with overseas factories
to get them built and delivered.
Jon Bender‐ Who I have helped:
CMS Personal Audio Player
Market: Corrections facilities Low cost- High Quality MP3/WMA media player with security features.
product design, engineering, mass produc:on, shipping and logis:cs
firmware /soYware design
user materials
Corrections Media Services
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Jon Bender‐ Who I have helped:
I helped CMS design, market and package a new brand product for a unique channel. I sourced and worked with overseas
factories to get them built and delivered.
Apple Computer: In store demo/ kiosk
Apple@Epcot Center – hands on demo for Kids
Apple Power Mac in‐store demo
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Apple Perform in‐store demo
Jon Bender‐ Who I have helped:
I was the lead producer and main point of contact for Apple Computer for 5 years starting with the Performa and ending with the iMac. In that time I produced many
in-store demos, CD ROM/DVDs and other product marketing materials
HP: Executive briePing center kiosk
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HP Enterprise Interac:ve demos for the Execu:ve Briefing Center
I was the lead producer and main point of contact for HP to create a series of interactive demos for the Executive Briefing Center, sales and web portal usage.
Jon Bender‐ Who I have helped:
Jon Bender: portfolio of work 2011
PORTFOLIO OF: JON BENDER All designs, samples and trademarks presented are property of their respec:ve owners. Copyright 2011‐ all rights reserved.
THANK YOU!
Please contact me directly with any comments or inquiry.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonhbender