https://www.bdma.org/tags/sharper-image/Recent content in Sharper-Image on BDMA.orgHugo -- gohugo.ioenbdma.orgSat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.bdma.org/post/sharper-image-catalog-brand-history/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.bdma.org/post/sharper-image-catalog-brand-history/ <h2 id="the-sharper-image-catalog-gadgets-nobody-knew-they-needed">The Sharper Image catalog: gadgets nobody knew they needed</h2> <style> .brand-box{border:1px solid #e2e2e2;border-left-width:4px;border-radius:8px;margin:1.25rem 0;display:flex;align-items:stretch;overflow:hidden;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif} .brand-box__logo{flex:0 0 150px;width:150px;margin:0;object-fit:contain;background:#fff;border-right:1px solid #eee;padding:.7rem;box-sizing:border-box} .brand-box__body{flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0;padding:.8rem 1rem;align-self:center} .brand-box__name{font-weight:700;font-size:1.05rem;margin:0 0 .2rem} .brand-box__name a{color:var(--theme,#2b6cb0)} .brand-box__fn{margin:.15rem 0;color:#575757;font-size:.85rem;line-height:1.4} .brand-box__tags{margin-top:.4rem} .brand-box__tag{display:inline-block;background:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #dedede;border-radius:999px;padding:.1rem .55rem;font-size:.72rem;margin:.1rem .25rem .1rem 0;color:#444} .brand-box__cta{flex:0 0 180px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;background:var(--theme,#2b6cb0);color:#fff!important;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none!important;padding:.6rem 1rem;white-space:normal;line-height:1.25} .brand-box__cta:hover{filter:brightness(.92);color:#fff!important} .brand-box--catalog_retailer{border-left-color:#2b6cb0} .brand-box--credit_card_issuer,.brand-box--co_branded_card{border-left-color:#6b46c1} .brand-box--privacy_org,.brand-box--data_broker{border-left-color:#2f855a} .brand-box--hosting_provider{border-left-color:#c05621} .brand-box--isp_broadband{border-left-color:#319795} .brand-box--vpn{border-left-color:#4f46e5} @media(max-width:560px){.brand-box{flex-direction:column}.brand-box__logo{flex-basis:auto;width:100%;height:72px;border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid #eee}.brand-box__cta{flex-basis:auto;padding:.65rem;width:100%;white-space:nowrap}} </style><div class="brand-box brand-box--catalog_retailer"><img class="brand-box__logo" src="https://d28pg0w2qrthb2.cloudfront.net/logos/sharper-image-logo.png" alt="The Sharper Image logo" loading="lazy"><div class="brand-box__body"> <p class="brand-box__name"><a href="https://www.sharperimage.com" rel="noopener">The Sharper Image</a></p><p class="brand-box__fn">High quality consumer electronics and unique gifts.</p></div><a class="brand-box__cta" href="https://www.sharperimage.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit The Sharper Image →</a></div> <p>The first product was a $69 watch for joggers. Richard Thalheimer bought a full-page ad in Runner's World for it, a story The Hustle told in its 2024 history of the company. The ad starred his friend Walt Stack, a &quot;legendary, fully-tattooed 70-year-old&quot; who was known around San Francisco for a daily 17-mile run across the Golden Gate Bridge. The copy line read: &quot;The only chronograph that keeps up with the amazing Walt Stack.&quot; The ad <a href="https://thehustle.co/how-one-man-built-the-sharper-image-into-the-worlds-wackiest-gadget-store">cost $1k and brought in $10k in sales</a>.</p>