Dublin sightings

continuous snow, continuous tea.

random thoughts on an ipod

1) a bikini top that doubled as workout clothing so that you can go directly to the park after running - point of sale is near places like Battery Park/Hudson River

2) gym promo - offer a boudoir photo shoot for real members (photos are not to be touched up to reinforce the point that real people can reach their goals)

3) restroom application - apparently, this was already invented, but it could be improved upon

-allow users review

-real time data

4) NYC has recently seen an outbreak in bed bugs. How about a promise to pay for the exterminator? Of course, there must be proof that the bedbugs came from the store and not the customer.

-or just a promise that an exterminator patrols the store every week?

5) gerber and advil commercials: when has this become a popular style of tv ads?

Gerber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2valVXbpk

Advil: http://takeadvil.com/

ads are just pictures of different people overlaying each other

the tanning app

"is today a good tanning day?"

because good weather does not equate to good tanning weather.

the super duper experiential campaign

on the corners of Houston and Lafayette, there stands eight different billboards of various shapes and sizes. it’s as if god vomited some colors and placed it on display for the ocular sense. though the ads change over time, the general placement are as follows:

-the huge Hollister building on the corner of Houston and Broadway; the side used to belong to DKNY but is now dominated by the dull brown of the Hollister brand.
-The billboard that stands in the middle of the gas station
-The other half of Houston (right next to Hollister) is currently dominated by HSBC
-Opposite of that is the more interesting sexual call of Calvin Klein
-Next to CK, facing Houston, are the posters on the Adidas building
-Perpendicular to CK is another poster that takes up the face of a building
-Across from that building poster (NE corner of Houston and Lafayette) are two lower billboards (which seem to belong to Aldo)
-Above those two billboards (which are perpendicular to each other) is one higher billboard, which currently has the Levi’s WE ARE WORKERS campaign

depending on which direction you are coming from, you do get a favored view of some billboards over the other. but if you stood at the central point of Houston and Lafayette and turned in a circle with a slightly tilted head, you get the effects of something similar to Times Square, but on a less epilepsy -inducing scale.

What if a brand just overtook the area and created an overload of brand experience? with the available technology, some ingenious creativity and warren buffet’s bank account, the right brand could elevate the billboard experience to another level of interactivity and engagement. think hershey’s billboard in times square but minus the resulting retail store.

(fake) victoria's secret creative brief

Creative Brief

Why are we doing this?

Objectives:

- Market Growth

o Increase lingerie sales among married/attached men by 20% in 2008

- Consumer Attitudes

o Create positive male consumer attitudes towards lingerie purchase

Project Strategy/Insight: The idea of selecting and buying lingerie is intensely personal for a woman because it is the ultimate dress expression of her femininity. But this expression of femininity is also relative, especially for women who are in a relationship (given that they are purchasing for the purpose of making their partner happy). Yet males often don’t contribute any thought/effort to the process; this puts the “responsibility” of being “sexy” on the woman. By making this “responsibility” a shared one, males can get a voice in their relationship in determining what is “sexy.” He can feel more empowered about their relationship, as well as having more control/leverage over his sex life.

Project Challenges/Barriers: From traditional advertisements to store environments, everything is geared towards a female audience. We have to invite the males into the shop and make them feel comfortable about shopping at our stores. At the same time, we don’t want to alienate the females (we want them to be comfortable with the men being there).

Who are we trying to reach?

Target audience: “Indulging Boyfriend.” He is secured in his love life, as well as his professional and personal ones. He is confident about what he wants and how he wants it; he is assertive in his ideals about what he sees as “sexy” and “beautiful.” In his mid-30s, with an office job (middle to upper level management), the Indulging Boyfriend is not shy about showering gifts on his girlfriend because her happiness translates into his happiness.

Key Consumer Insight: While the girlfriend might see dressing up in lingerie as being something she does for her boyfriend, the Indulging Boyfriend sees it the other way around. He views the process of lingerie shopping as an inherently female tradition; something she does to make herself feel beautiful, and that his indulgence in her beauty is merely an expected part of the practice.

Consumer Challenges/Barriers: How to get men to widen their indulgent and traditional attitudes regarding shopping for lingerie; it’s about mutual appreciation/expression of desire.

What are we trying to say?

Single Most Important Message: Be an active participant in making your relationship “sexy.”

Supporting Message(s): Lingerie will make both of you happy. It’s the perfect gift for any occasion.

Call to Action: victoriassecret.com

How are we trying to reach them?

Media Vehicle(s): TV

Timing: 2008; starting from Valentine’s Day until Christmas

Budget/Executional Considerations: Specifics not available (perhaps around $80-$90million)

How are we going to measure the results?

Evaluation Criteria: in-store purchases by males, in-store male consumers, online purchases by males

Abeos' Marketing Plan

This group project (created by Kristin Liebers, Catherine Moore, Emilie Moseley, Meredith Rountree, Jenny Scholl, Preston Snow and me) was our baby. During the Spring of 2009, we spent countless nights laboring over each and every word of this business plan. Our professor gave us free rein to come up with an idea/product and then to write an entire plan for it, from the design of the shoe to how it would be marketed.

Abeos' Marketing Plan

View more documents from applie100.

SEO skeleton for NYC Dog Walk

Below is my content for NYC Dog Walk.

The live website with the final version (labored over by my editor and company manager): http://www.nycdogwalk.com/

NYC Dog Walk

View more documents from applie100.

SEO skeleton for Land Rover Bahamas

During my 2008 summer internship at EIC, LLC, a web design firm in NYC, I wrote over 20 content skeletons for SEO and client websites. My first two weeks on the job was to read. A LOT. I learned about search engine optimization quickly. The last two months of my internship was spent writing websites for the firm and for clients. One of my last projects before I left was to create the skeleton content for Land Rover Bahamas. Below is the version that I wrote. The live website with the final version (labored over by my editor and company manager): http://www.landr.info/index.html.

Land Rover Bahamas

View more documents from applie100.

NYC Dog Walk

Kang & Lee Media Presentation

Summer 2009 internship with Kang & Lee, a Young & Rubicam agency that specializes in marketing to Asian-American consumers.

My task was to determine the emerging trends in social media usage among college graduates and young professionals. I gathered and analyzed website traffic data from various sources, such as Alexa.com, Google Ad Planner, Quantcast.com, and choose the top websites for communicating with the desired market. Findings:

1. Before incorporating the use of social media into your campaign, find out how your market interacts with that particular website.

2. Widgets have long-term communications potential.

3. Social platforms have different staying power. Decide where it is you want to be and create your communication pieces accordingly.

K&L Media Presentation

View more presentations from applie100.

BRMA Marketing Communications Plan

This was my first group project for my Advertising Campaigns course in Fall 2008. Our professor pulled in a real client, which was Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate, for us to work with. At the core of its operations, BRMA (http://www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=5127) is a group that connects students with mentors. Our project was to develop a campaign for BRMA to help expand its numbers (in both student sign-ups and mentor volunteers).

This was a challenging project, given the scope of the project and the limited time frame (the project was to be finished by the semester). We ran surveys, researched on the internet and spent many nights brainstorming in the student lounge until midnight. Throughout this time, we met with our professor for progress reports. This is our final book after almost four months of work:

BRMA Marcomm Plan

View more presentations from applie100.

Media Plan for class project

Walls' Homes and Gardens is a fictitious business. The project was to come up with a media plan to help the company increase sales. The focus of the medium was newspapers (Time-News).

Class: Advertising Sales, Fall 2008

JOMC490Presentation

View more presentations from applie100.

class project for selling outdoor grills

campaign strategy: “See the world deliciously”

The overarching creative idea is that grillers complete the picture. When people are grilling, people gather around the griller to get food. Hispanics already know that grilling is fun (they love to grill for friends and family, but not on a frequent basis). Therefore, we need to convince them to use the grill more. Out of this came: “see the world deliciously” where we’re looking at the world through a griller’s eyes. The message reinforces the idea that when you’re a griller, you see the world a little differently. This encourages our target consumer to think about grilling in new ways as they’re going through their daily routines.

TV ad 1: This takes a humorous approach of how grillers might “see the world deliciously”—instead of identifying people with their names, the griller would identify them with their dishes. More importantly, this ad only features six people, which is not a huge group by any means. This introduces the idea that Hispanics, even if they’re just entertaining two couples, can socialize over the grill.

TV ad 2: This takes a more heartfelt approach as to how grillers might “see the world deliciously”—instead of colors, grillers see spices. Research indicated that the number one reason people grilled was because they wanted to cook for their families. This ad introduces the idea that you don’t have to even be celebrating a special occasion or entertaining; grilling can be done anytime with anyone.

Print 1: The page usage is to demonstrate that grillers see and treat food differently. The body copy invites the target consumer to think about what it means to be a griller and how he sees the world as he stands by his grill. The imagery is to contrast the griller’s love for spices and flavor against who isn’t a griller. The ad is to connect with grillers as well as to interest others as to how grillers see the world.

Print 2: Again, the page usage is to demonstrate that grillers see and treat food differently. The body copy subtly points to the healthy advantages of grilling; you don’t have to sacrifice taste for calories because grillers are all about delicious food.

Chicken wrapper: While steak and burgers are the primary meat when it comes to grilling, chicken is most popular with Hispanics. The message here is that when you’re looking at a piece of chicken, the best way to cook it is to grill it.

Blinds: The number one reason people cited for not owning a grill was that their residences (condo/apartments) wouldn’t allow for such an appliance. By partnering with architects, real estate agencies, and home owners who are looking to sell, we can really push the idea that every home looks better with a grill. Since Hispanics are becoming the backbone of the population, they will play an important role as homeowners. By reaching them early, we can increase chances of them buying grills (and trading up for the future).

All the media connects back to the idea that grillers see things “deliciously,” and we are inviting our target consumer to share in this view.

Outdoor Grills

View more presentations from applie100.

The research was based on Mintel reports.

The Market for Grills:

In 2006, the market for outdoor barbecue reached $2.9 billion. General trends that have led to this include higher interest and spending on outdoor living spaces, innovations by grill manufacturers (new features have trickled down the line of grills, making it more affordable for new owners to enter the market and for old ones to trade up), the growth of higher-income families and a host of other factors that have made grills more accessible and convenient to use. The main ownership group is within the 35-64 age range; especially promising is the Baby Boomers (aged 45-64) who are more affluent than previous generations and are willing to invest in more luxurious lifestyle choices. However, companies are slowly recognizing that women are also a viable segment to target due to the empowering influence of cook books, food channels and grilling classes.

State of the Economy and How It Will Affect the Market:

Aside from the fact that the market is highly competitive, the economy is in a slump. Families are cutting back on spending, especially on what they consider to be “luxurious” products. The current emphasis is on finding value and bargains. High-quality grills cannot compete on price; instead, grills must positioned as a valuable familial and social lubricant that let men be the host/life of the party. In the past, people aged 45-54 were the prime buying years for grills. But as the population decreases, there will be a smaller group entering into this demographic, so the campaign will push towards younger men to spend more now and continue trading up in the future. As such, our key consumer will be married Hispanic* men aged 35-44 who earn $75,000+.

*Hispanics represent a growing section of the population. The challenge here is that those who can afford outdoor grills don’t use it as an everyday appliance. This decreases the chances of them trading up (to a gas grill); less usage also means fewer chances for replacement products.

Grill Ownership and Attitudes:

Of the people who own a grill, a majority of them use it year-round (housing innovations has made it easier for people to grill even in bad/cold weather). This is especially true for white males; in comparison, non-white groups use the grill for more special occasions. When grilling, men are also more likely to experiment with flavors and spices, indicating that they are more receptive to new food experiences, techniques and products. Helping this trend along are shows that teach people how to grill, restaurants that expose their clientele to exotic grilled foods, innovative accessories that makes it possible to grill different items easier and supermarkets that are packaging food in a grill-friendly style. This means that it will be easier to connect with the Hispanic consumer and convey that outdoor grilling can be an everyday occurrence.

Grillers are also becoming more health conscious. According to a Mintel research, the percentage of people who grilled vegetables increased from 25% to 44% from 2005-07. Grillers are also using more lean meats (chicken and turkey) as well as experimenting with alternative products such as vegetable burgers and fish. Again, this provides another advantage with which to present to the target market: grilling can also be good for those who are watching what they are eating.

group project on creating a new tourism campaign for Australia

Australia

View more presentations from applie100.

personal project for selling eggs to parents

Was doing the broccoli ads and came across the eggs.

concept: eggs are the batteries powering your children to success

FINAL:
eggs: powering your imagination

extra print ads for class project

Ads:

1. blood bag for Sports Illustrated
2. pill box for Sports Illustrated
concept: SI is the cure for sports addicts

The rest of the three ads are for Sony Bravia. The emphasis was on the beauty of the set, but the concept never matured.

research methods for the print ads (class project)

Sony's Bravia, Jeep Wranglers, broccoli and Sports Illustrated:

The project was for Spring 2009's Advertising Copy and Communications class at The University of North Carolina. For each of the four products, the requirement was to come up with a creative concept that could translate across three different print ads. Before the final portfolio review, I had different concepts for each product; some of the extra ones will be posted.

In order to get a sense of why consumers love these products, I immersed myself in consumer reviews. I started my research with no predetermined answers; I always found the insight while scouring the web for reviews (both good and bad) and comments.

For Sony's Bravia:
-This product received a lot of positive review, especially for the strong colors that enlivened the screen. But Bravia itself already ran a campaign emphasizing that quality (Colors become alive: http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2007/sony-bravia-visual-effect/) and I did not want to do anything that stressed another technicality of the TV experience. Instead, I chose to aim the campaign at females (wives, to be specific) because they do have the purchasing power of the home and many reviews were by men (husbands) who enjoyed their Sony Bravia.

For Jeep Wranglers:
-Jeep already came out with a fun campaign for their Wranglers, which was about new species of bugs (http://www.coloribus.com/adsarchive/prints/jeep-wrangler-light-green-bug-8404455/). It was hard to find reviews for the Wranglers but among the comments that I did find, there was a common thread about the heroism that surrounds the Jeep brand. It was less about owning the vehicles and more about what experiences consumers (mainly men) could have by driving a Jeep.

For broccoli:
-For this project, I had to turn to the goodness of broccoli as told by science. Simple fact: eating broccoli improves the health of your skin. And women like having smooth, youthful skin.

For Sports Illustrated:
-For many men, Sports Illustrated is an iconic magazine. From the great pictures to the annual swimsuit edition, SI is a reliable source for sports because it fills in the gap to make you feel like you were at the game (instead of just reading about it). I chose to do the drug theme because from all the reviews, consumers seemed addicted to the weekly publication that kept them up to date with all the games and players.

Note: Most of the images I used were stock photos. Of the ones that were not, I have given due credit. I just did some caveman photoshopping to help work the words into the image so I could have a complete concept for class.

print ads for Sports Illustrated (class project)

the project:
-come up with a creative concept to sell the magazine
-three print ads with the same tagline but different headlines

FINAL:
Sports Illustrated: your weekly dose

picture credits:
crazy footballer
Adrian Lazar's "American football player"
http://adrianlazar.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/old-personal-work/

blindfolded nurse:
Art Irritant's Blank 02
Model: Jaz
http://www.artirritant.com/accueil.html

print ads for broccoli (class project)

the project:
-come up with a creative concept to sell broccoli
-three print ads with the same tagline but different headlines

FINAL:
broccoli: the greenest way to the greatest skin

print ads for Jeep Wranglers (class project)

the project:
-come up with a creative concept to sell Jeep Wranglers
-three print ads with the same tagline but different headlines

FINAL:
Jeep: feed the hunger

print ads for SONY (class project)

the project:
-come up with a creative concept to sell Bravia
-three print ads with the same tagline but different headlines

FINAL:
SONY BRAVIA: what husbands want