Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Presentation Text

­1st Slide – “Hi”: MAGENTA

•        Begin with handing Shirley, Trish and the tutors our folder with our deliverables.
•        Welcome everyone to our presentation and introduce the team.
•        Mention in the folder they have received are copies of the deliverables we have produced.

2nd SLIDE CHANGE - “Cheers”:

First of all, we would like to thank you for all your time and cooperation over the past 14 weeks. We understand that opening your doors to unfamiliar students can’t be easy, but your feedback and support throughout this project has been invaluable. We really believe in the work you do and we hope that we have devised strategies and solutions that you would like to undertake in the future. Utilising our own knowledge and skills, we have prioritized multiple cost-effective design solutions that we feel will meet your needs for a stronger and more prosperous future for Earthlink.

3rd SLIDE CHANGE – Blank Slide

We gathered insight from your employees and discovered that the common hurdles that stand in your way from reaching your full potential are:


4th SLIDE CHANGE - “time”:
Time,

5th SLIDE CHANGE- “money”:
Money

6th SLIDE CHANGE - “support”:
& Support.

We understand that as a not-for-profit organisation, you may not see the benefits of investing in strategic marketing. However there are cost effective ways around this hurdle and the benefits are limitless.

A few of your employees generously shared their opinions of Earthlink and from this we identified that as your time and money are limited, other facets of your company are often prioritised over injecting funding into publicity and marketing.
GEORGE

We conducted several surveys in the Lower Hutt Region and Wellington City that identified a lack of awareness of what you are; communicating how important it is for you to implement marketing strategies. You can see a list of these results in the folder in front of you.


 7th SLIDE CHANGE - “60% of people had no idea what Earthlink is”:

We think the work you do is awesome and the general response from our conversation with the public is that they think so too! The problem is that many people were unaware of what you are before we spoke with them. People want to help you upon hearing what Earthlink is, but they need to know you exist in order to do so! Essentially, marketing will project a consistent representation of you and increase the public’s awareness of what you are and why you are so great.


8th SLIDE CHANGE – Map

In the following slides we hope to shift your preconceived idea of design and convince you of how powerful and profitable it can be. By identifying your hurdles we have come up with two major strategies that cover your brand identity and marketing strategy. We will go on to talk about the multiple solutions we have created to prepare your company for a more prosperous future.

ROWENA

9th SLIDE CHANGE – feedback on logo so far:

To convince you further, we began by showing members of the public the various logos you currently use and asking them what they think Earthlink is and does, based upon these. Although some identified that you recycle used goods, others were uncertain of what your company does and didn’t recognise that you were a not-for-profit organisation, based upon your logo.

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We have iterated your logo to improve your current identity and bring you up to speed with other like-minded corporations. We are proposing a logo that can be slowly rolled out across different areas of your company, such as your vehicles, leaflets and signage, without any drastic change, working across a wide range of media.

HELENA

11th SLIDE CHANGE - logo iteration:

A lower-case font has replaced the heavier, capitalised text of your previous logo to suggest your company’s friendliness and approachability. You will notice that the core iconography and colour palette of your previous logo has not been drastically altered, to stay true to your brand and history.

 12th SLIDE CHANGE - Benefits of social media:
“68% of people trust online opinions from other consumers.” – Nielson, 2013.

Utilizing social media should be an important part of your business model and overall marketing strategy. Managing and promoting your brand online can lead to increased sales, more web traffic and higher rates of recognition for your company.

Social media allows you to target specific audiences, build relationships and engage with existing and potential customers in ways that aren’t available within traditional marketing. It is a great way for you to reach out, directly connect with your audience and increase your local internet marketing efforts.

12th SLIDE CHANGE – Facebook templates

Facebook is a huge vessel that if used in a considered and structured way can reach masses of potential consumers at minimal cost. People are interested in what you do for their community and keeping them up to date with your efforts online will captivate their interest.








GEORGE

13th SLIDE CHANGE – Guidelines

We have created a social media plan, developed to save you time and give you results. The plan includes a step-by-step guide of multiple marketing strategies to consider before you post.

Shirley, if you look into your folder, you will see a copy of these easy-to-follow instructions, detailing what makes a successful Facebook post.
Finally, we approached Rob and Trish to ask their opinions of what they think could be improved to make their jobs a little easier.

14th SLIDE CHANGE – Pushing the Recycling Shop

Rob mentioned creating a separate page for the Recycling Shop. Here we have created structured examples of what the recycling page would look like. The Recycling page will take on a similar stance to how the Earthlink Kids’ page is structured, with an aim in increasing product sales and engaging with the audience.

15th SLIDE CHANGE – Here we have selected one of your most successful posts on your current Facebook page. We have found the public is more interested in reading about your success in the community, current events and posts that reflect your character as a company.

Trish liked the idea of opening a temporary position, specifically to rejuvenate your Facebook page. We understand that as tempting as it is to operate the Facebook page yourselves, it would be better to employ someone who is fluent in understanding how this media operates in our lives. Thus, we have proposed an open job description that can also be found in the folder we have given you.

MAGENTA

16th SLIDE CHANGE – Tiny Paper Ambassadors:

The first things we picked up at Earthlink were your leaflets. As visual communicators, we saw potential to update and refresh their look, condensing information into three concise and simple to read leaflets.

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One for supported employment, one for businesses and another for visitors to your premises. We have also included these same files without the text. This allows you to insert and modify the text on top of this graphic template; future-proofing you, should any information change. We have designed these to look great when printed onto standard A4 paper, allowing you to print these in your office as required. 

All you need to do to create a new leaflet is open up Publisher or Microsoft Word and insert the jpeg file we have given you on to the document and add the updated text in the necessary spaces available.

ELISE

18th SLIDE CHANGE – Informative way-showing:

Upon our first arrival at Earthlink, we found it confusing finding where the main entrance to the Recycling Shop was. The application of quality vinyl cut stickers will guide customers to the entrance and entice them into the Recycling Shop. We are proposing that large stickers, depicting your new logo, be placed on the car park wall

19th SLIDE CHANGE - by the entrance next to the two shops.

Signs directing customers to the entrance of Earthlink Kids and the Recycling Shop have been proposed, these would adhere to the window between these two entranceways

20th SLIDE CHANGE - on the rear wall of the Recycling Shop.

This solution could also be implemented on the rear wall of the Recycling Shop to personalize the space.

If I draw your attention to our simulation, a body of text explaining what Earthlink is and what you do has also been vinyl cut and could be placed on the right-hand wall inside the Recycling Shop, advising customers where their money is going when they purchase goods in the shop and who will benefit from it.

The adhesive vinyl is cheap, removable and doesn’t leave any residue once it has been removed. This makes it ideal for implementation in a leased building such as yours. Estimated price of this process will be approximately $200 plus labour.

21st SLIDE CHANGE – On the job

As a low-cost tool to advertise and raise awareness in the community, as well as encouraging conversation between the public and your employees, we are offering a sophisticated example of a high visibility vest.

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Reading “ask me about Earthlink” on the back, we hope that as your staff are gardening and mowing lawns, the public will approach them, to ask who Earthlink are and in doing so, gain an awareness of the great work you do.

23rd SLIDE CHANGE - Print it yourself

If this suggestion appeals to you, we would love to provide you with a screen print kit, containing the equipment required to produce more screen-printed uniforms. This would include a second-hand screen, with text depicting your logo and website exposed onto it and a squeegee for passing fabric paste through the screen and onto the vests. We would also donate our own time and knowledge, to come out to Earthlink and demonstrate the screen print process to you. The fabric paste can be purchased at Gordon Harris and when used economically, a little can go a long way to minimise costs.

ROWENA

24th SLIDE CHANGE – Paste ups
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The posters we have designed invite the passerby into a virtual Earthlink. Lighthearted in tone, with a green vibrancy, we chose to use imagery of your staff and environs to create a relatable connection. The short and snappy copy will capture the interest and imagination of the passerby.

We have connected with Phantom Billstickers and have an offer from them for 25 to be posted up, free of charge. They are also offering to print the A3 –sized posters at only 90 cents each.





HELENA

26th SLIDE CHANGE – positive outcomes:

We really do believe that if you take on our ideas, you will see an increase in

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consumers,

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donations and local support

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and business links. Each member of this team is truly passionate in contributing to a greater future for Earthlink: a future where your business is recognised and utilised for its facilities, opportunities and environmental vision.

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Our proposed ideas are opportunities to create and nurture a relationship with the buying public, the commercial sector and the donor with a social and environmental conscience.




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