Jon Bender Portfolio 2011

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


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



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


I create, write, design and produce all product marketing materials.

Product Marketing

CD/DVD Demos


Post Cards / Direct Mail

Magazine ads

Posters

Spectarestore.com eCommerce site


I design, build and maintain multiple eCommerce sites, Amazon selling pages

and eBay listings.

eCommerce

g‐maher.com eCommerce site

Amazon.com store


Customer support blog


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



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.


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.


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


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


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.


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.


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


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


I helped Meda develop their branding and identity and extended this new brand to product demos and websites.


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


I helped Meda to brand, design and package their product line. I sourced and

worked with overseas factories to get them built and delivered.


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


I helped Kersh re-design, market and package their product. I sourced and worked with overseas factories

to get them built and delivered.


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



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


Apple Perform in‐store demo


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


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: portfolio of work 2011


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