Thursday, 8 December 2011

Question 1

  • What
    • A website which provides artistic and beautiful themed wedding photography.
    • Acting administrator
    • Directory
  • Why
    • For the inspirational value
  • Who with
    • My business partner who is trained in photography
    • Collaboration of local emerging talent and smaller  businesses
      • Provide products, venues, items to be used within the photo shoots
      • To gain their industrial status
      • Using the expertise of each individual group to come together as a whole to give a unique and comprehensive package
  • Niche?
    • Financial awareness and budget planning
    • Ecological care
    • Community values
    • DIY interest
    • Inspirational and obtainable goods
  • Format
    • Online magazine
    • Blog
    • Mood boards
    • Eye-catching
    • Separated page hyperlinks
    • Size and weight:
      • Multi-layered/ page website
      • No e-commerce primarily
      • Advertisements
      • Directory
      • Commercial and personal
      • Simple to navigate
      • Clear appearance
      • Power tags for search engine optimisation
      • Multiple methods of contact as we are acting administrator
      • Drop menus
      • Interesting  flash pages
      • Eye-catching home page to grab the audience
      • On each page there will be a index of the items and a link to another page describing a short executive summary about the business involved
  • Purpose of website and blog
    • Is to offer inspiring imagery as if opening a vogue magazine at the themed photo shoot. These images will be composed of features supplied and loaned by the local businesses or services I source as my partners and collaborators.
    • Also offering DIY tutorials to some of our products/ themes
    • Subscription for wedding planning businesses and other businesses (buying PDF packages)
    • Providing fast, personal and local service
    • Gain a fan base and a substantial following
    • Advertising awareness of hosted events that will bring about the community spirit and make all the smaller businesses participate (revenue there) to gain status and customers (think, national wedding show)
  • Benefits of the website
    • Finally a wedding base which offers a finalised picture of your wedding
    • Sample photography
    • Online support and help/ hired help
    • Easy budget planning option
    • Chic, stylised, tasteful, inspiring photo shoots unlike typical wedding magazine
    • Advertising business
    • Gains audience
  • What it actually does
    • Web:
      •  online support
      • Advertising
      • Mood boards
      • Industry links
      • Pricing support
      • Pre-amended deals
      • Previews photography
      • Directory
      • Subscribe training courses
      • Newsletters
      • Phone apps



    • Blog
      • Posts
      • DIY requests
      • Hired help
      • Discussion on technique
      • Businesses become followers for Q&A’s
  • Manufacture
    • Website creation is instant
    • Website hosting is on-going
    • Traffic management schemes need to be put in place
    • Managing log files
    • Being aware of error codes are key
    • 100% Eco-friendly
    • Web-designer for help with databases
  • Legalities
    • Be aware of name trademark protection
    • Copyright photography
  • Employ?
    • A website designer may be needed for maintenance
    • Photography team
    • Businesses (also need their views on photography)
  • Exclusivity of the product
  • Materials needed
    • Adobe package
    • PC
    • Internet
    • Utilities
  • Workload
    • Researching
    • Editing
    • Sourcing
    • Photography



  • How it works:

  1. Source and contact local businesses
  2. implement advertising and costs
  3. collaborate their services
  4. produce photography



  1. consumer sources webpage through rich content tag lines
  2. emails also sent to attract business
  3. we get cut through advertisement CPM (after a certain time of free listing)
  4. consumers have options of subscriptions, email services, free viewing, subscribed budget plans in PDF’s
  5. raising a fan base
  6. start events after substantial followings



survey

The results of the survey were very successful in regards to my choices within this project and gave a good amount of evidence that has leaded me to confidently further this idea. Below are some key statistics; the full survey can be found within the appendix (*7):

·         75% of consumers buy wedding magazines for their inspirational value

·         24% of consumers are also looking for a niche or theme for their wedding

·         The most popular content within wedding magazines is:

§  Research conducted into different wedding fields i.e. venues, cakes, etc,

§  Fashion and dress inspiration and also technical DIY pieces

§  Research directory, opportunities and discounts

·         67% would prefer more written articles with readily researched issues.

·         A glossy, full sized, balanced format of traditional/ contemporary styles were preferred

·         In regards to the most requested style/ layout of the magazine 65% of consumers said they would prefer a new, inspirational imagery magazine that would offer more inspiration.

·         67% answered they would like the aesthetics of the magazine to be creative and interesting

·         Budget plans and price comparison selections were chosen over self directed research.

·         Most popular magazine statistics:

o    Pay as you go

o    Monthly issues

o    Communication of events and fairs made available

o    Ecological community awareness is an issue

·         The next answers are the most popular answers covering the background of the survey consumers and potential target market of my enterprise:

o    Equally male and female recipients

o    Aged mid-20’s

o    Fashion, shopping and socialising and relaxing were the key hobbies

o    Fashion, travel and music were the key interests

o    General dislikes were feeling under the weather and also “annoying” public figures/ celebrities

o    Reasonable salary, comfortable, some disposable income, renting home

o    Family values were the highest value recorded

o    Europe was voted the favourite destination with others voting popular countries such as Australia and the US.

o    Majority answered as non-religious

Emails to businesses







Business canvas


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