Headstrong Condoms' Blog

White supremacist…already?!?!?!

William Swanigan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:04:36 +0000

I’m trying to keep this blog updated at least once every couple of weeks. However, some exciting things are happening and I just wanted to keep people informed of our progress. This is a feature done by a TV station in Memphis.

http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?s=8776876

This is from the forum of a white supremacist group.

http://www.stormfront.org/forum/showthread.php/new-condoms-marketed-black-men-511070.html

That’s right. A white supremacist group is already talking about Headstrong Condoms. That’s amazing to me. The first post is only a couple of days after our press release. Those guys are on the ball.

Press Release

William Swanigan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:55:55 +0000

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark., July 31 /PRNewswire/ — When Kirk Manuel speaks, you hear anguish in his voice. You hear the heartbreak of a man who has seen one too many members of his community impacted by HIV and AIDS.

When Kirk Manuel speaks, you hear courage in his voice, too. You hear a man who believes in his product, Head Strong Condoms, and in the power of hope.

Manuel is a serious man from a town in Arkansas, a town that has lost several residents to AIDS-related illnesses.

“In poor and rural communities, you can find liquor, you can find tobacco, but you can’t always find condoms,” Manuel says. “We need to do a better job educating, and we need to do a better job making condoms available, too.”

Head Strong Condoms aims to do just that. There are no bright colors, no fruity flavors, no glow-in-the-dark condoms. These are just condoms. The focus is where it should be, Manuel says: preventing pregnancy and protecting against sexually transmitted disease.

Manuel created Head Strong Condoms, the only African American-owned condom company he knows of, after he heard of HIV-infected adults knowingly infecting others with the virus.

“There is a growing trend of HIV-infected individuals knowingly infecting others with the virus,” Manuel says. “This is an unspeakable act, but every person must take personal responsibility for their own
protection, which means using a condom every time.”

Though the condoms currently are available in few stores — nine in Memphis, five in Little Rock, and three in South Texas — Manuel plans to expand his reach. His initial focus is on mom-and-pop retailers, but he’ll
be asking Lil Drug Store in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Family Dollar and Dollar General to carry his products, too.

“Dollar stores are in low-income neighborhoods,” Manuel says, “but try finding a condom in one of those stores. They’re not there and it’s a tragedy.”

Manuel says Head Strong Condoms will donate condoms to those in need as part of the company’s “no excuses” philosophy.

“Aside from abstinence, condoms are the most effective form of birth control, the most effective way to prevent STDs,” he says. “There is no excuse for not using a condom. Head Strong Condoms are easily affordable. If you can’t afford condoms, there are places you can get them free. There
is no excuse.”

Contact:
Stephanie Ellis
Head Strong Condoms
901.212.1265

http://www.headstrongcondoms.com

Growing a business

William Swanigan — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:39:08 +0000

It’s difficult, believe me. People just don’t seem to want to try a new product. Well, let me reverse that. People will try a new product, however, businesses don’t seem to want to try. It’s proving difficult to get our product into stores. I’ve gotten some pretty lame excuses why they’re not interested. However, we going to keep on doing this because we feel the major companies have gotten away from what’s important about condoms, SAFETY.

I’m going to ask you for a favor. Ask for Headstrong Condoms in your favorite stores. Send them to our website @ www.headstrongcondoms.com and that will get them on the right track.

If you’re in the Central Arkansas area, and know of an event that would allow us to get some exposure; send me an email. (willswan@headstrongcondoms.com) I’ll track down the contact people and find out if we can be apart of the event. Your assistance in the matter will be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to Headstrong Condoms’ Blog

William Swanigan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:42:10 +0000

Hello World,

My name is William Swanigan and I work with a new condom brand called Headstrong Condoms. Our PR guy said that we should do a blog and that would help us market our condom better. I’ve been working with Headstrong for a couple of months. I designed the site. I’m always looking for ways to make it better so if you can think of something, definitely send me a message at willswan@headstrongcondoms.com You can check out the website at http://www.headstrongcondoms.com and please leave some feedback. I’ll be blogging about a lot of different things, so you have to come by pretty often so that you can see what’s going on. Like this blog, it’s basically an introduction.

Headstrong Condoms is starting in a small market, Little Rock, AR, and hoping to grow into a nationally recognized brand. This week we’re going to be at our first Headstrong Condoms sponsored event: “The Independent Bash” A concert featuring Lil Boosie and Young Buck. We’re even going to get on stage and toss condoms out into the crowd. Wish us luck!

William Swanigan
Blogger
Headstrong Condoms
‘The most serious condom on the market’