Check out Bandize!

Hey All!

We've found a great, great, great, tool for bands and record labels to get organized. The site is called Bandize.com.

What it does is helps bands and record labels take control by giving them an intuitive, simple way to get organized - all on the web. Its pretty nuts. They created a suite of tools that just about any band will be sure to find extremely useful. You can track your all of your shows, contact, merch, finances, social media stuff and more all in one spot. What might actually be the coolest feature onBandize.com is the way you can update your content there and have that stuff update across your social media accounts like Myspace.com, Facebook.com, Purevolume.com, and more. Big time saver.

Anyway, we're huge fans of this product over here at ICON, and encourage all you folks to check it out at Bandize.com.

ps. What a wicked awesome logo!

Help out a friend of ICON

Hey folks...

Just wanted to pass along some info about a friend of ICON who is going through a rough time right now and needs your help!

Anna Ives, the daughter of Zac Ives from Goner Records, has been undergoing treatment for a brain tumor over the past two years.

To help with the economic burden, they are holding auctions, accepting donations, and holding benefit shows in the Memphis, TN area.

Please visit the link for more info...

http://www.goner-records.com/AnnaIvesAuctions/index.php

Go Green with ICON: Special Package Deals

ICON has put together some awesome package deals for 2009. Not only are they the kind of package deals that save you a bunch of money, but they're all good for the environment too! The three Special Package Deals that are currently featured all include 100% recylced stock! So, check out builtbyicon.com for our more information on our latest package deals!

Special #1
- 1000 full color CDs
- 5" jacket printed in full color on recycled stock
- insertion and wrap
- free barcode

...all for $999


Special #2
- 1000 full color CDs
- 4 panel EcoPak printed in full color on recycled stock
- insertion and wrap
- free barcode

...all for $1,199


Special #3

- 1000 full color CDs
- 4 panel Digipak printed in full color on recycled stock
- insertion and wrap
- free barcode

...all for $1,299


All configurations are also available on our regular board stock.

For more information on our Special Package Deals please give Rich a call toll free at 1-866-400-ICON or e-mail us at sales@builtbyicon.com.

ICON's new address

Hey Everyone! We've moved into some better digs!

Please start sending all packages and mail to:
ICON Omnimedia, Corp.
220 Knickerbocker Ave.
Bohemia, NY, 11716

All of our phone / extension / fax / e-mail information is all the same.

If you've recently sent stuff to our old address, don't worry! We're checking the mail every day at the old location as well.

So, please update your address books, and if you have any questions, just let us know.

Thanks!

INTRODUCTING THE ICON ECO-PAK

It's been months in the works and it's finally here! We are extremely pleased to introduce the ICON Eco-Pak! The ICON Eco-Pak is a low-cost, environmentally-friendly alternative to standard jewel box packaging. And it's not just the environment that benefits from the ICON Eco-Pak, it's your wallet too! Because they're pretty inexpensive. We've got a package deal for $1,199 that includes:


1000 Units

- 3 Color Silkscreened CDs

- Full-color ICON Eco-Pak

- Insertion and shrinkwrap



If you'd like to know more about the ICON Eco-Pak and the package deal on 'em, give Rich a call toll free at 1-866-400-ICON or e-mail us at sales@builtbyicon.com.

ICON - FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

This August marks ICON's five year anniversary! We've been trucking along bringing you the best CD and DVD manufacturing, authoring, and mastering for five extremely enjoyable years. We've come a long way from that first August, when we were getting all of our faxes at the restaurant down the road. It's hard to believe it's been that long. But on the other hand I guess it was a while ago that we were toiling away that first summer in Wells' parents' spare room. ICON has picked up some great people over the years, too. Andre has been here over four years. Rich has been here over three. And Ruth and Kristin have both been here over two years! Congrats everyone! If nothing else, we can say we have our own fax machine now! The picture is of our two founding founders, Wells Tipley and Andrew Karaptis, in the first few weeks of ICON. You can find out a bit more about our history, mission statement, and the folks who work here on our about page.

INCREASED DUPLICATION CAPACITY

In the coming weeks ICON will be doubling it's capacity for short-run CD and DVD duplication. This service is becoming more and more popular, and ICON's low prices and amazing quality are quickly gaining a great reputation. The increased capacity will allow us to turn jobs more quickly, and take on more work. For more information about our short-run CD and DVD duplication, check out the page on our site here.

ICON COMMERCIAL

ICON is now offering commercial printing services! Swing by our new site at at builtbyicon.clickprint.com to check out what we can do. Some of the productions include Stationary and Envelopes, Rubber Stamps, Business Cards, and more. If you have any questions about ICON Commercial, give Andre a call toll free at 1-866-400-ICON.

Release Spotlight: New Found Glory & International Superheroes of Hardcore

A pretty great looking release this month from Boston's Bridge Nine Records! This is New Found Glory's newest EP and it comes packaged with a full length CD from their alter-ego band, International Superheroes of Hardcore. It's got absolutely great comic book styled artwork through out, starting with the O-Card and working it's way through the 12 page booklet, and the 2 offset printed CDs. All in all, this thing looks amazing.

DropCard Sampler 2008 and New Brochures

Okay, so the super-awesome ICON DropCard Sampler 2008 is hot off the presses and back in our office. We're mailing out a bunch next week to labels and bands. So if you'd like a package with the DropCard - along with the recently completed ICON/Eulogy CD sampler - just shoot us an e-mail with your address and we'll send the stuff right out!