What Did We Do?What Did We Do?Our aim from the start was: TO PRODUCE A HIGH QUALITY CD THAT SHOWED THE BEST OF ST JAMES PERFORMING ARTS.

WITH THIS AIM IN MIND WE SET ABOUT THE CREATION OF OUR PRODUCT…

THE PLANTHE PLAN Recordings had been Recordings had been

made of past made of past performances.performances.

We intended to look at We intended to look at all the past material all the past material and choose just the and choose just the bestbest

To then compile a CD To then compile a CD showing the best showing the best performances of St performances of St James studentsJames students

We intended to have it We intended to have it ready for Christmas, ready for Christmas, this would be an ideal this would be an ideal selling point.selling point.

We also intended to We also intended to sell it to the School Of sell it to the School Of Economic ScienceEconomic Science

Our main market Our main market however was the however was the parents parents

First we had to see if it was feasible

We then approached Mr Mowat for some professional guidance

Shortly after we reviewed the archive material

Disaster struck…..

The material was not useable on a CD!

INITIALIZING OUR PRODUCTINITIALIZING OUR PRODUCT

Our finance director had designed us a web page

We were accepted on google.com

…and kellysearch.com

WHERE DO WE GO FROM WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?HERE?

The problem still The problem still remained about remained about the CDthe CD

CD material

Put it on any way Do Something else Record everything fresh

We decided unanimously to go for the last option

There was however one problem…

It would require about £550 to produce 100 CDs

The new plan…The new plan…

We had £180 in the We had £180 in the bank from bank from shareholdersshareholders

We needed another We needed another £370£370

We had no other We had no other income apart from income apart from shareholders or shareholders or donations- problemdonations- problem

We came up with We came up with three possible three possible plans to raise the plans to raise the moneymoney

SCHEME 1- WEB SCHEME 1- WEB DESIGNDESIGN

Following the success of our own web-Following the success of our own web-page, we set up our own web design page, we set up our own web design serviceservice

It has been quite successful…It has been quite successful…

Here is a sampleHere is a sample

Our IT director is a fitness fanatic…Our IT director is a fitness fanatic… He developed and designed his own He developed and designed his own

online training programonline training program Clients would pay for their own Clients would pay for their own

personalised fitness programpersonalised fitness program And would send back their progress And would send back their progress

data for analysis and further advicedata for analysis and further advice Here is a sample of his website…Here is a sample of his website…

SCHEME 2: ONLINE SCHEME 2: ONLINE PERSONAL TRAINERPERSONAL TRAINER

We also set up our own leaflet We also set up our own leaflet distribution service…distribution service…

We would print and deliver leaflets We would print and deliver leaflets to the local areato the local area

So far we’ve approached many shops So far we’ve approached many shops in our area, but with little success.in our area, but with little success.

SCHEME 3: LEAFLET SCHEME 3: LEAFLET DISTRIBUTIONDISTRIBUTION

GETTING THEREGETTING THERE

We have since recorded the following We have since recorded the following items:items:

2 Junior school Shakespearian speeches2 Junior school Shakespearian speeches Senior school speech (own poem)Senior school speech (own poem) Senior girls Christmas serviceSenior girls Christmas service Senior boys choir and orchestraSenior boys choir and orchestra Junior school choral pieces and ensembleJunior school choral pieces and ensemble

Coming up is a prize-winners concert and a Coming up is a prize-winners concert and a concert in aid of UNICEF which we shall also concert in aid of UNICEF which we shall also recordrecord

Any Questions?Any Questions?Good question!

Good Really Good

Very Good question!