Brian Marshall & The ROCK 108 Morning Show - Alex B. from Inspired Connection Agency

It's got some acts latest called truth on rock.

108 at nine oh nine today Russ is out.

He's out sick here today.

So even slowly he's out sick.

I was like, let's do Marshall's marketplace.

So Alex from inspired connection agency, which is up on the half price deals page now at rock 108.com and ready to go for you.

Uh, what I want to do is Alex is here with us now.

And first off, welcome.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Uh, with inspired connection agency,

Uh, tell us a little bit about it.

Give us the, uh, as they would say, the high level helicopter or drone approach in this case.

Yeah.

No, I love it.

Um, inspired connection.

Uh, basically we help individuals save time and money with their marketing and that's anything from a social media side, drone side, whatever individuals need.

basically be able to have a marketing person without all the expenses.

One of the big things that people have been hiring us for lately is the drone videos.

That has been a huge need lately.

Drone videos, I mean, they just give a business a very different perspective.

I mean, not a lot of companies do it.

And so whether it's the outside of their building, their sign, whether it's through their hallways, you know, event, whatever might be going on,

The drone video just, it really gives their business just that pop.

compared to the other ones.

So Alex, do you fly drones at all?

I do.

I do.

I have a fleet.

I have a fleet.

I do have a fleet.

Yep.

I have a fleet and they all have different names.

We name all of our drones and

please tell me some of the names of the christened drones that you have with Inspired Connection Agency, please.

One of the one of my most fond ones, his name is Waldo.

Oh, his name is Waldo.

His name is Waldo.

And we named him Waldo because he's kind of a light tan color.

And when you fly

anything more than like 50 feet you can't see them so it's like where's Waldo nice and so there's that one we got another one his name is shadow we can tag different like cars if they're driving and the drone will just follow it and so it's like it will always stay in the shadow of whatever you're following that's

really cool I never thought of the drone footage is one of my new favorite things because like you said you can do more than you ever could before without having to do CGI

you're actually doing it with the actual drone itself.

Now, it takes a good pilot to be able to do it right.

And let's talk about the one drone footage that was tied to Nike and Caitlin Clark here real quick.

How did you guys get contacted by Nike to be a part of that commercial?

Yeah, first off, was very thankful for the individuals that brought us in.

CR Signs really opened up that opportunity.

We do a lot of work for those guys.

And they opened up the door.

And then we were able to show some of our portfolios for stuff for like the Cedar Rapids Reds and a few other different sporting events that we were able to do.

And so we showed them some of the work that we did.

Obviously, they only want to work with people who are licensed and insured.

We showed them some of that work and they selected us.

We're able to work with the university as well, got some pretty cool footage, send it over to them.

It was definitely a neat environment just to see how Nike runs their operation, how the University of Iowa sports teams, they run theirs, both.

amazing top of the class, you know, great people.

And, um, and yeah, it was, uh, it was a collaborative effort and, uh, turned out really, really well.

Alex from inspired connection agency joining us here on the rock 108 morning show.

You can be a part of this with the half price deal that's up now on the deals page at rock 108.com.

Check it out.

And Alex will be joining Joe, who's one of our new sales guys.

Joe, this is going to be your first time on rock 108 and you're taking the place of Russ.

for Marshall's Marketplace today.

Can you handle this roll today?

These are shoes that I never knew that I would have to fill, which is really unfortunate because I know I'll never be able to, but as we said about five minutes ago off air when we were talking, all three of us are three of the four pods of the Mount Rushmore of the Faces four radio.

And Russ is probably the fourth, so.

He'll

be back

soon.

He's yeah, we're, we're, uh, we're in good, uh, good shape with what we're going to be doing here today.

So looking forward to

it.

So Alex and Joe in Marshall's marketplace coming up with inspired connection agency.

Check it out on the deals page now at rock108.com.

sleep theory with fallout on rock 108 it's 926 and friday you know what that means it's marshals marketplace but before we get into that we were talking with alex of inspired connection agency up on the half price deals page now at rock 108 dot com and we were talking about the fact that you had named drones is there a process that goes it you figure out the name do you christen them like boats

We we actually do we have we have I want to call it a ceremony, but We end up, you know, whatever it might be we end up buying like stickers for their drone cases and stuff and and so it you know We do a little social media thing for it too.

And so if you know like shadow the sonic character He's like the black and red.

Yeah hedgehog.

So like that's his sticker Waldo, of course has you know that one

And so yeah, I mean that we have fun with it for

sure.

So you mentioned that they have stickers like helmet stickers if they hit a certain number of flights do they get a sticker on them then at that point?

That is a great idea.

We should start doing that.

I love that idea.

You know, you get the drone that hits the highest height, boom, you get a sticker.

You get the drone that's floating the farthest, boom, you get a sticker.

Oh, I love it.

I love it.

We're going to do that now.

See, look, it's all marketing.

That's right.

That's what I love about

it.

All

right, let's get into Marshall's Marketplace.

It's Marshall's Marketplace on the Rock 108 Morning Show with your host,

Brian

Marshall.

see the echo isn't there because Russ isn't in today but taking his place one of our new sales guys it's Joe and Joe you're gonna take the place of Russ today for Marshall's marketplace and what we'll do is three of these items come from Facebook marketplace and I figured that just random items yeah right nothing will exceed five hundred thirty five dollars and fifteen cents Joe I will explain it to you

You'll take a look at it, and then you'll have to tell me, Joe, what you think it's listed for on Facebook Marketplace.

Alex, from Inspired Connection Agency, what you will do is, after Joe goes through and breaks it down, tells you what he thinks it is, you'll just have to tell me higher or lower.

So, three of three, we will start with our first item here today.

The Lego City Sky Police Jetpack.

New and a sealed bag, swoop down and catch the crook before he escapes.

The Lego City Sky Police set features a wing jet pack, handcuffs, money bag, and... a drone.

Joe, I go to you on this one.

What do

you think?

Okay, so first and foremost, this is a lot of pressure.

I just want everybody to understand at home.

I think this is...

This is a lot of pressure Secondly, I want to make sure this is what is for sale on Facebook market correct not new in the store or not like okay, okay

It's new in a sealed bag, but it's being sold on Facebook Marketplace.

What is the person on Marketplace asking for their price?

Understood.

Okay The Wing jet pack as well as the drones kind of throwing me off a little bit because the value obviously should be pretty high.

All right However Facebook Marketplace

I'm gonna go...

30 bucks.

He's gonna say 30 bucks.

Alex from Inspired Connection Agency who uses drones, now you got a Lego drone that's in this particular set higher or lower.

Oh man, this one is tough and you're right, there's definitely a lot of pressure.

Now, my son and I, we put Legos together all the time.

So

I am quite used to buying Legos.

And the first thing that I noticed, Brian, is that this is not in a box, but it looks like it's hanging on one of the little hooks there.

And then I also look at the piece count on this, that there's maybe, you know, 30 pieces to this.

So I could do it.

You know, sometimes I struggle with these ones, but it is neat.

I mean, the money bag is included with this.

For this one, I'm going

to

have to

go lower.

he's gonna go lower and Joe lower is correct all right Alex leads so I'm just as good at this as Russ is so far awesome so far wonderful all right Joe lays out Alex leads one nothing all right the second one because you guys had worked with the Caitlyn Clark banner

For Nike, I figured a Caitlin Clark custom frame poster with college records.

This available in Cedar Rapids, the break it you own it custom framed Nike poster includes a narrative of her college records, 29 inches by 25 inches to you, Joe.

Sorry, I just have to think of how long 29 inches is.

Give me a minute.

I have to take my shoe off.

That's

all right.

Um.

I mean, it's Katelyn Clark.

So

obviously we know that Katelyn and anything that has anything to do with her is not cheap Which is fine.

She's earned it and obviously we need to take that into account Framing nice obviously adds a little bit of value I'm gonna go the ghost of the woman in

the background.

You see that?

Yeah,

that's I mean I was gonna

leave her out

I'm not that's extra value right there.

There you go.

All right.

What are you thinking for a price on this on Facebook marketplace Joe?

We're gonna go $200 $200 all right Alex inspired connection agency.

You got the last one.

How about this one?

Oh, man So, I mean first that you break it you own it that whole slogan I mean that's just money right there from a marketing side like so awesome

And then the reflection of the lady taking the photo.

I mean, how does that not add extra value to that?

Grace has got to

do

something

to get this sold.

Does this

become one of those things where like you then get a t-shirt made of this photo so you don't have the Katelyn Clark and the lady behind it

and that

lady gets the t-shirt made

of

you having the t-shirt made.

It's inception.

Yeah, exactly.

What do you think?

Higher or lower on this one, Alex?

Oh man, you know, this one's tough.

I did see this for sale at Legends.

And um, and it was actually lower than 200 so I'm actually gonna have to go lower on this one too.

All right, so lower and

lower

Incorrect.

Oh She's hustling people 220 you

were only 20

bucks off Joe not bad.

This is just like

roses here All right, so the final item since you had inspired connection agency you guys fly drones.

I thought an RC F 22 Raptor free-wing jets would be perfect

This one here, 3D printed nose gear brace for grass ops, flies great, and is fast and maneuverable.

There's a lot of extra words in there that I don't know what to talk about, so just say it's an F-22 RC plane.

Joe, to you.

What's not included in the listing here, but I'm pretty sure is important, is that this thing looks like it's maybe about...

Oh, a foot or two off of the ground,

but it

is life-sized for Tom Cruise, probably

for this.

In

Top Gun Maverick.

That was an F-18, so maybe it was a little different,

and I could be wrong.

Maybe.

I do know some of these words, 5,000 milliamps, 65C batteries, three full flights,

four

charging, bought new with the plane.

A good deal.

No major damage.

I do appreciate that being listed.

And one satellite.

What does that mean?

All right, um What are you thinking on this one?

I am going to say that this is $400 $400 okay

rubber game of the match for the win $400 Alex to you inspired connection agency hire a lower

You know the first thing I would definitely buy this whatever the price is I would buy it and I would paint Top Gun all over.

Yes.

I mean that would be

That would be fantastic.

I mean, the there's a light on it.

Oh, man.

I do like how it says some rash, but no major damage.

I mean, I don't know about you, but buying stuff with a rash on Facebook Marketplace, that's that's that's a win as long as some of it.

Man, I mean, that just looks like a beautiful plan.

I'm going to have to go higher.

I mean, I would I would buy it.

So I would go

higher.

It's a final answer on that one.

Yeah.

Final answer is.

Correct $500 on Facebook marketplace.

It's amazing.

Look at that.

I'll go have these with you

since I lost

Another Marshall's marketplace in the books here for you today a little bit different edition, but I like it Alex from inspired connection agency will continue with us here shortly hail storm next on rock 108

Hailstorm, I missed the misery on Rock108.

Now, one of the things I haven't mentioned yet with Alex from Inspired Connection Agency here is that we both have a connected past.

I mean, the connection and connection agency is the fact that we both in our previous gig had worked at the same trucking company.

Oh boy.

Yeah.

In this, we both seem to hide from each other what we are ultimately wanting to do.

Me?

Just quietly trying to be radio guy over here you quietly hiding that you knew how to fly drones Yeah,

yeah, how long you been doing this?

Oh man, I don't remember the first time that I actually flew one.

I know I crashed it I don't remember I mean we always played around with those little helicopters that you know the cheap Walmart stuff that you got It's been a couple years now that we've really gotten into the professional

the professional gig, you know, doing the stuff for the other companies and making them look really high quality.

We're about to go to Florida here soon and we're going to be doing some stuff for some jet ski companies down there.

And so that's going to be pretty fun.

But

because you're crossing state lines and you're now going to Florida, do you have to apply for different permits in different states?

So every state is just a little bit differently.

So like, for instance, Minnesota, they require something called a sun license for it, which makes no sense.

But it's just like a $50 tax that they basically just want to charge people.

But every area, there's different cities had different regulations.

There's always going to be the FAA stuff, different flight areas.

So yeah, everyone just has something that's just a little bit different.

So I mean, if anyone is going to go fly a drone, make sure that you go do your homework prior to.

Part of going

yeah, and I know we're really focusing on the the drone portion of your business and inspired connection agency They are up on the half price deals page now at rock 108.com or if you want to check out their site you can go to inspired connection agency.com There's a lot of other things you guys do too and when they see the site they'll know what you're doing But just give some highlights some you know high-level what what else you guys do?

Yeah, you know our focus here Really is SEO.

That's one of the things that's really separated a company

We've been able to help companies like Rightway Trailers, the Mac, iGEM, CR Signs, Robison Construction, just a lot of different companies.

We've been able to help them really climb the ranks on Google so that they're found.

We help with ad management, so individuals who are doing the local service ads or the Google ads or Facebook ads, and I feel like they're...

just spending way too much money and not getting any sort of return that we utilize our connections and our experience.

And we go in there and we basically just help them save money, save money in that timepiece.

I mean, that's really where we come in is that we help a company that doesn't have the manpower or the desire to learn the entire marketing world.

We come in there and we do it all for them and kind of give them that peace of mind.

Let them reap the rewards of all the revenue.

I still tell you though, I think it's cool that you guys do the drone thing and that they're named.

Yeah.

And now that they might have drone stickers on them too for different things.

Yeah, the different states that they've been to.

Oh, man, I need to get these stickers figured out for you.

So we are about to purchase a new one.

Oh, yeah.

This drone is $4,800.

It's a DJI MAV Cinnamon Cinematic Cinematic, sorry.

And yeah, it's going to be $4,800 with everything.

We don't have a name picked out yet.

And so if you have any ideas, this is the one where this is a drone that a lot of companies that make movies.

This is the one that they use.

And scores

easy.

Boom.

Done.

There you go.

No.

I like it.

I like it.

Tarantino.

There you go.

I like it.

I'm just throwing those out there.

Obviously, maybe P1 Nation has an idea on this one.

Anything else before we wrap up here today?

Inspired Connection Agency up on the half price deals page, Alex?

Just want to say thank you for the opportunity to be able to come in here.

Rock one away.

It's always been a staple.

my listening over the years.

Absolutely love it here.

The crew is amazing.

So yeah, just thanks for the opportunity to come in here and play this with you.

Yeah, keep us in the loop on what's going on, man.

It'd be great to have you back in again.

Absolutely.

Alex, good to see you.

Nothing more if it doesn't hurt up next on Rock 108.