Ryonet Announces Pick Me Winner

When it comes to supporting and growing the future of the screen printing industry, the executives at Ryonet Corp., Vancouver, Wash., think as creatively as their customers.

What began as an idea to host a video blogging contest called “Pick Me” on YouTube — and, in turn, on the company’s own blog (ryonetblog.com) — evolved into a viral success with more than 40 entrepreneurs entering three-minute video presentations about taking their companies to the next level.

“Our video director, Nick Hagen, came up with a truly unique idea for the ‘Pick Me’ contest that would involve both our company and our screen printing community,” says Ryan Moor, president. “In just under a month of announcing the contest, our 40 entries were viewed more than 15,000 times on YouTube and generated more than 5,000 visits to our company’s blog.”

Moor and his staff chose 10 finalists based on the presentation and quality of their videos, their passion for screen printing and their blogging community involvement. The screen printing community decided the winner: Kyle Waltz and family.

The garage start-up firm won a package of equipment and supplies from Ryonet and various sponsors. Waltz will blog for the next year about his experiences using the shop upgrades to transition his company from a hobby to the next level.

“As a company, we were so moved to see and hear the passion the bloggers had for screen printing,” Moor says. “We want to do what we can to enhance their capabilities and are continuing to sponsor more frequent blogging contests on our site.”

For more information, visit ryonetblog.com. — M.D.