Minutes of the Meeting

[Ruth Cariño]

Girls,

You should have received a Dropbox folder sharing invite. Saved tonight's minutes there, but here are the next steps for easier reference --

NEXT STEPS (JUNE 26, 8:30PM, NOLITA)

·        Research more on volume c/o ALL

·        List down possible sponsors c/o ALL

·        What kind of planner do we get for P3/page at 500 pcs and 1000 pcs? c/o KIM

·        Research on consignment terms c/o RUTH

·        Collate “tips” c/o ALL

·        Rough design c/o KIM & ARRIANE

·        Brainstorm on names c/o ALL

Arriane, kindly join the Google group :D

Thanks!

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Ruth Cariño

M: 0917-521-0139

[Arriane Serafico]

Copy for the monthly themes, created by Kim! Let us know what you think!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Amanda Cruz <kristinaa...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: Page template
To: Arriane Serafico <he...@wanderrgirl.com>


Oh shucks oo nga pala I owe you that one pa!

I intentionally put in a mix of short copy and long copy to make it interesting :)

Some are simple statements, others a little spunkier.

:D

Kim

January -  Start with great goals

February - Refresh your look and style

March - Rock your body and get sexy

April - Explore the Earth

May - Discover new, scary, tragic, unbelievable, ethnic, intense, futuristic stories

June - De-clutter your space

July - Master a skill

August - Love mother earth a little bit more

September - Say hello to a healthy body

October - DIY that thing you've always wanted to do

November - Shop Pinoy

December - With gratitude, give it all back

[Ruth Cariño]

Hey guys! These are great ideas :) I have some suggestions; let me know what you think!

I personally gear towards short statements, so feel free to add more spunk to my suggestions. More interested in keeping the general idea.

• January -  Start with great goals -- Start the year right. (checked the tips/challenges and nothing fits this exactly so perhaps we can put the whole goal-setting table/grid here)

• February - Refresh your look and style

• March - Rock your body and get sexy -- Get that beach body! (summer)

• April - Explore the Earth 
• May - Discover new, scary, tragic, unbelievable, ethnic, intense, futuristic stories 
• June - De-clutter your space

• July - Master a skill -- Learn something new! (vs. mastering cos I'm guessing most coupons will be like beginners' classes)

• August - Love mother earth a little bit more
• September - Say hello to a healthy body

• October - DIY that thing you've always wanted to do -- Kinda just want a big "DIY" on the page.
• November - Shop Pinoy
• December - With gratitude, give it all back  -- Pay it forward. (too cliche?)

Thanks!

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[Ruth Cariño]

10.27.12 | Saturday

• Blog a teaser post c/o Arriane
• Give list of bloggers to Ren c/o Arriane
• Find out cost of only 500 pcs. and if 1000 pcs but no binding for half c/o Amanda
• Finish coupons by Nov 9 c/o Ren, Ruth, Amanda

Others:

• Add broken lines to the coupon page since not perforated
• Don't forget to add calendar page (2012-2014)
• Work session on Nov 11

[Ruth Cariño]

Hey guys!

Just wanted to check up on everyone :) Highlighted the urgent items.

Thanks!

Ruth

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Ruth Cariño <carin...@gmail.com> wrote:

10.27.12 | Saturday

• Blog a teaser post c/o Arriane

• Give list of bloggers to Ren c/o Arriane --> Ren to update Toby's and finalize deal

[Karen Vigo]

Hi!

I've updated Toby's already. Still waiting for their reply. Told Louie I sent an email na though.

I'm also finalizing terms lang with Noreen of Jacinto and Lirio for November.

Waiting for PAWS to reply for December.

Karen :)

For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
 
 

[Ruth Cariño]

Let's aim to finalize everything within the week please cos we reallyyyy gotta start printing :) Perhaps better to make some calls.

And let's share Arriane's blog feature in FB on Sunday morning (people hardly go online on Fri-Sat)! Thanks!

Arriane/Kim, you mind traveling all the way to Pasig on Sunday? :s Our new branch just opened and I want to stay around the area on that day. We can work in my kuya's resto cos there's aircon and wifi there :) Pati saksakan.

[Arriane Serafico]

I'm good with Pasig on Sunday! Saan banda? Congrats on the new branch!! Woohoo!

[Amanda Cruz]

I'm okay with Pasig too! Where there? :)

[Ruth Cariño]

Yay, great! Pa-groom mo si Barky :p

Mazza Shawarma, beside Hampton Gardens along C. Raymundo Ave. Let me find it in Google Maps! :) Thanks, guys!

[Ruth Cariño]

You can just type in "Mazza C. Raymundo Pasig Philippines" pala and lalabas na siya!

Basically from C5, straight lang 'til Tiendesitas is on your left. Turn RIGHT to Ortigas Ave. Extension. Keep going straight then right towards C. Raymundo na. Slow down lang kasi may barricade so you have to go into the barricade so you can turn right.

[Arriane Serafico]

Okay!

PS. You might wanna check out Snoe Beauty: they're a Filipino brand of cosmetics, bago lang, so they might want to promote to our market. https://www.facebook.com/SnoeBeauty/info

[Ruth Cariño]

Sige, try kong ihabol for Refresh Your Look & Style!

[Karen Vigo]

Hi All!

I had a brief exchange with Louie from Toby's. They're going to make the final list of discounts for us.

Eto yung mga pinropose ko sa kanya:

MARCH: Get That Beach Bod      

- Special offer on a specific piece of exercise equipment that targets the core

- Special offer on a swimsuit brand

APRIL: Explore More

- Special offer on a rucksack that was specifically designed for women

JULY: Master a Skill

- Special offer on pink boxing gloves

- Special offer on jump ropes

SEPTEMBER: Say Hello To a Healthy Body

- Special offer on the kettle bell, with a list of basic exercises you can do for overall fitness (which is also kind of perfect for the imaging for the month)

NOVEMBER: Shop Pinoy

- Special offers on new local brands

Can we start working on the coupons, kahit wala pang copy? :)

At least for July and September, for the kettle bell and the boxing gloves. 

Or do we want to wait for the final, final list before working on that? :) Just wondering.

See you girls on Sunday!

What time pala?

Thanks!

Karen :)

[Ruth Cariño]

Arriane/Kim, hope we can start designing the coupons already based on the proposal below :)

Sana we can have EVERYTHING by Wednesday next week :) Snoe Beauty Inc.'s interested so I'll try to set a meeting with them on Monday next week.

See you tomorrow! Got a temporary phone so just contact me if you need directions!

[Arriane Serafico]

What time tomorrow?

PS. Great response on the blog, I think there's around 60 replies na? More siguro once we post more photos!

[Ruth Cariño]

11am!

Sent from my iPhone

[Arriane Serafico]

Hello! Concerns:

- Won't we have a "How to use this planner" thing dapat sa intro?

- I need 1) Avalon logo, 2) Better photos for Fozzy - low res lahat nang online!

Thanks for organizing the Dropbox folder, Kim!

[Amanda Cruz]

Agree on the "How to use this planner" page, right now we have space for one more page anyway :)

Arriane, is it okay if I revise the coupon back template to include the cutout dotted lines? How can I make it easier for you para less work to revise the coupons you've already designed the back parts for?

[Arriane Serafico]

Send me na lang the cutout dotted lines in a separate blank PSD file so I can just drag and drop :)

[Ruth Cariño]

Or we can put "How to use this planner" behind the cover page? I don't mind adding a page though :)

I'll follow up on the pics and finalize little details of the terms & conditions so we can hopefully have everything by Friday! Mabilis rin kausap si Snoe so I'm pretty sure mahahabol natin siya. She'll give me something for Refresh your look & style (Feb), Get that beach bod (Mar) and Do or DIY (Jun),

So excited!!!!!!!

[Amanda Cruz]

Looking at our page sequence right now, we have two options:

1. If we make it into page 2, we'll need another page to be its katapat so we don't mess up the sequence of all the other pages. 

2. We use the last missing page for this. The page can be "About the go-getter-planner" and have the how-to instructions after a paragraph on the story of the planner :D

[Ruth Cariño]

My vote's to put it behind the last quarterly tracking page. BUT can we add a few black leaves in the end na grid sheets lang like that of Muji's? :) Like 3-5 pages?

Arriane, let's post the follow-up blog soon so we can share in Facebook. Cos a number of friends have bought their 2013 planners already! Wanna tell them not to yet :))

[Ruth Cariño]

Btw Kim, what's the technical term for our kind of paper? If people ask? :)

[Arriane Serafico]

1. I think what I can do ASAP is to post a screenshot of how our weekly pages look like? And then say the type of paper, and then say that we have a special goal-tracking thing and expound on it a little bit. I can just append it to the original blog post I did, I think.
2. Sa January thing - hindi ba yung 2 pages dun are not for coupons dapat?

[Ruth Cariño]

Hope the following can come out in the feature:

• Challenge + coupons to help them handle (list of sponsors)
• Some inside pages: Monthly grid, weekly spread (Kim, sana we can edit the notes area na to show grid), goal setting, quarterly tracking
• Cover where you can change the pic
• Can we find a similar pic kaya for the plastic envelope?

Re January, yup cos that will be the goal setting page! 'Di ko siya linagyan ng provision for coupon codes.

[Arriane Serafico]

Got it.

Also: Can I get yung small details finalized for some terms - like e-mail addresses and contact numbers (these were left blank in most of the terms)? I just realized dun sa more information part sa back of the coupon, we should include the contact #s and not just URLs.

And for Ayala Museum, the discount on workshops/events ata is still xx% so I need the final #. Para one time big time na na edit and we can save the final final copies na.

Thanks!

[Ruth Cariño]

Re little details for the coupons, will follow up today and make sure we get everything before Friday!

Final discount is 50% :) Isn't that awesome??

Sent from my iPhone

[Karen Vigo]

OH MY GOD MY INTERNET IS DRIVING ME CRAZY.

Yes to the How to use this planner page! My vote goes to putting it somewhere in front, para kita siya agad. 

Great news on Snoe! :) 

Arriane, any news from Noreen? :)

GK said yes, just waiting for them to send me stuff.

Have a happy Tuesday! :)

[Arriane Serafico]

Hello,

I've been getting a lot of e-mails asking for updates na on the planner, I want to post another update by tonight if possible - tom AM at the latest. So I'll be including:

• Challenge + coupons examples
• Monthly grid, weekly spread
• Goal setting, quarterly tracking

• Cover where you can change the pic

• PLUS: The release date. I think this is important na at this point because a lot are asking when exactly it's gonna come out. Can we peg na a date?

Also, I was wondering if we could have a special promo for first 100 na magbayad? I'm not sure how that would work though, but just to create urgency sa planner din. Or for example: we already accept pre-payments within a specified period at a discounted price (i.e. Nov. 19 - 23, tas lahat sila 10% off).

Although the fact na mag-eend na yung year is enough urgency na rin, I guess. Or we could also explore a freebie for the first 100 na magbayad?

LAST: Witty Will Save The World only just announced pre-orders now lang rin! Check out their announcement here: https://www.facebook.com/wittywillsavetheworld/posts/553647394650092

LAST #2: Have we explored Multiply shops? Kim, good or not so good idea? http://multiply.com/info/get-started

Arriane

[Amanda Cruz]

Hello!

Again, sorry for the holdup on the actual cost, coupon system, and release date. Tomorrow I'll have clearer news on these.

I'm okay with the 10% discount for the first 100 orders. We can start accepting payments as soon as printing starts, at least then we'll know na when the first hundred can be shipped out :)

Si Belle Du Jour din pala may goal-setting planner: 

I don't think we need Multiply pa. People used it for online presence, eh Facebook is the go-to na for marketing new startups since everybody's there, it's easy to share the photos, and to advertise. Multiply would make sense if we're in fashion/beauty/gadgets, and if we had tons of products that would need an online store's functions talaga.

Kim

[Arriane Serafico]

Status report on my design deliverables:

100% done with coupons for May and August.

Mga kulang:

APRIL:

- Koi: deal + photos (everything)

- Circle Hostel: Wala ba talaga silang hi-res photos?

- Offbeat: Ruth, any preferred photo ba - vertical sana (also in hi-res please!)

JUNE:

- Waiting for Snoe photos

NOV:

- No deals and photos yet for any brand

[Ruth Cariño]

Weird! Low-res ba na-save ko sa Dropbox :)))

How many photos do you need for Circle and Offbeat? Both vertical?

[Ruth Cariño]

Sent Offbeat's and Circle's photos in separate e-mail. And saving Snoe's photos in Dropbox now.

Let me know if you need anything else to finish the designs. Thank you!

[Karen Vigo]

Friends, approved na yung sa SPS. TENGZ. :)

[Ruth Cariño]

11.17.12 | Saturday                        

TASK	ACCOUNTABILITY	DEADLINE
PLANNER
1.  Discuss coupon numbers & timeline with printer 2.  Revise coupon numbers based on discussion (xxyyyy where xx = sponsor # & yyyy = coupon #) 3.  Get bank account info for down payment 4.  Deposit P37.5k each 5.  Revise grid lines of notes page (all thin brown lines) 6.  Design colored post card with dedication in front & “About us” / “How to use this planner” at the back	Amanda/Ruth Ruth   Amanda All Amanda	Nov 19, Mon Nov 19, Mon   Nov 19, Mon Nov 19, Mon Nov 19, Mon
MARKETING
1.       Launch FB (inside pages + order form + FAQ) 2.       Release blog follow-up	Amanda Arriane	Nov 18, Sun Nov 18, Sun
LOGISTICS
1.       Talk to Xend	Ruth	Nov 19, Mon

TERMS & CONDITIONS

• No e-mailed deposit slip, no shipment
• Free shipping within Metro Manila only
• No return policy
• Reservation confirmation within 24 hours from receipt of deposit slip
• 1-2 shipping days (from confirmation)
• No meet-ups

Maybe we should assign responding to inquiries/reservations by day? Something like:

• Sun: Amanda (since you made the content na)
• Mon: Ruth (sorry! sinakto ko lang cos I'm gone Tue-Thu this week)
• Tue: Ren
• Wed: Arriane
• Thu: Ren
• Fri: Ruth (sorry! sinakto ko lang cos I'm gone Tue-Thu this week)
• Sat: Arriane

Didn't double Amanda cos she has a day job :) Let me know if you're okay with this.

Thanks!

Ruth

[Ruth Cariño]

11.26.12 | Monday                    

MARKETING

• Post a challenge + coupon a day: Design c/o Arriane; Posting c/o Ruth
• E-mail bloggers re interview series: 1 free planner per blogger tandem c/o Arriane & Ruth
• Design standee for bazaars c/o Arriane
• Ride on partners' and friends' bazaar stalls and stores thru sample planner or standee (if planner not yet available)
• Koi, PdP c/o Ren
• Manos c/o Ruth
• Other bazaars c/o Ruth
• LS Bookstore & Karton c/o Amanda
• Leave posters in Katipunan: Ateneo, Midnight Owl Snack Cafe (UP), condos, parlors c/o Ruth
• Leave posters in DLSU c/o Arriane
• Design postcard c/o Amanda

LOGISTICS

• Schedule Xend pick-up c/o Ruth (dependent on delivery of 1st batch from supplier)
• Fill out waybill for existing orders c/o Everyone
• You can fill out waybills thru this page: http://xend.com.ph/MyXend/CreateShipment.aspx (username: gogette...@gmail.com / pw: Cre@mP@per)
• But also asked for PDF file we can fill out manually. Will see if they can also send us blank waybills.
• Find out delivery date even of first few samples c/o Amanda (TARGET: DEC 10)