Announcing our biggest sale ever! Get 30% off all products in the tugo store (click here) if you use the coupon code blackfriblog Hurry! This deal won’t last long… and while you’re at it, check out our gift guides from the archives for ideas: The Ultimate Cup / Drink Holder Gift Guide Holiday Gift Guide: Travelers Holiday Gift Guide: Coffee Lovers Holiday Gift Guide: Busy Moms Holiday Gift...

Because tugo is the first of its kind, the potential for growth was limitless. However, because tugo is so new, determining the best communication channel mix was a challenge. We know, however, that as soon as people see it, they get it. So our approach was to provide as many opportunities to show – rather than tell. Along with plenty of help from Verve Northwest, we used social media (Twitter, blog, Flickr, Facebook),...

As a (very) small business, people are always wanting to help us out and give us suggestions. We frequently hear “I know a store that should sell the tugo!” So… here’s your chance! Recommend a store to us that should have the tugo on the shelves, and if they get on board as a retailer you’ll get a $20 gift certificate from giftcertificates.com to treat yourself to something nice....

These cute blue tugos with “Orbitz for Business” were being handed out (at the Orbitz booth, naturally!) at the National Business Travelers Association Exposition, held August 8-11, 2010 in Houston, TX. More than 5,800 corporate travel professionals attended, and you know the event was a big deal because of the lineup of speakers. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice enlightened attendees with...

We know when you think of tugo that you automatically think of football; we do, too. Wait, what?! Well, the connection isn’t exactly that obvious, but this summer we partnered with France Athlete Management, a sports agency that represents over 60 NFL athletes on 27 teams in the NFL. Each summer they send all of their clients a gift bag when they go to their respective training camps at the beginning of...

The tugo™ isn’t just for coffee and fountain drinks anymore! With the new h2otugo™ accessory now available, the tugo can now carry water bottles, juices, baby bottles… pretty much anything you can fit in the 2 3/4″ wide opening that you want to keep handy during travel. Retail options now include the basic tugo, the tugo + h2otugo, and just the h2otugo if you already have a tugo but want...

We were certainly surprised when we heard that Maxim Magazine (yes, THAT Maxim) was going to include the tugo in their summer travel article. Not exactly the demographic we had been targeting… …but leave it to them to come up with a new selling point we had not thought of: picking up chicks. Find it on page 40 of the July 2010 issue; now available at newsstands.

Last March’s TGA Travel Goods Show in Las Vegas was the official launch of the tugo. Hard to believe, but that means that it has been on the market for a year now! A lot has happened in that year, and our blog has included some of the highlights, like in July when the tugo was featured on the Today Show, or in August when KLM Airlines’s iFly magazine included the tugo with such travel necessities...

Photo by Caribb via Flickr Last year we asked for your “Worst Seatmate” stories, and we heard about fidgeting, fit-throwing, flatulence, and funky breath. In the leftover holiday spirit, now we want to know your best experience while sitting next to a stranger on a plane. Did someone help you when you needed a hand, or show some generosity when you least expected it? We want to know your best airplane...

Coffee Fest Seattle 2009 was held downtown at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center September 25-27. This was the first coffee-themed show for the tugo team, and we knew it was going to be fun… …and it was! The smell of fresh pulls started shortly before the doors opened each day, and lasted until the final attendees filtered out. The energy was high (perhaps due to the availability...