Week 3 EOC: Making Money for Good

BOGO Bowl "Buy one, Give one"

BOGO Bowl is a company that believes that when you buy a bag of dog food, they give a bag of food to a pet in need. With a motto like "We believe in Dog" the message is clear and they're simply here to help animals. With it being simple, your feet-warming, bed-hogging, cookie-stealing best friend or friend’s gets great food with quality nutrition such as healthy weight formula, chicken formula, lamb formula etc.  So does Chance or Lucy down the street and everyone gets a bite of the healthy meal. When I first saw this I thought “Someone’s already doing this?” The answer was no, then I thought “Well don’t shelters and rescues already get all the food they need donated? Again another sad no, then I thought “This is way too good to be true, the second bag must be a rip off of a cheap food brand.” Luckily another no, I was pleased and excited to know that there was a high quality pet food brand that was being so generous and clear about their simple message, “Buy one. Give one.” Unlike some other pet food brands, protein is their first ingredient and according to vets, that equals a good sign for you and your pet. Their formula also includes fruits and veggies and they don’t believe in using byproducts in their high quality brand. With no artificial colors, flavors, wheat or soy fillers this not only informs us that our pets are getting the ultimate best, but so is Fido who is still waiting on finding the right home and right family. We may not be able to rescue every pet, but we can lend a hand by choosing BOGO bowl who is surely making a difference by saving pet bellies.

Week 2 EOC: Boston Consulting Group - Video Games

PS4- Cash Cow

PC- ?

Mobile games- Star

Cash Cow: Play station 4: A PlayStation is cheaper than most of it's competitors with the same resolution and gaming experience. When the PlayStation 4 launched in 2013, it sold over one million gaming consoles world wide in the first 24 hours of release. Before the PlayStation 4 we had the PlayStation 3 which had sold over 80 million copies world wide. Before the 3rd PlayStation was released, the PlayStation 2 was named the best selling home gaming system and everyone you knew had one.

?: PC: Right now PC Games would be considered question marks. With almost everyone having a computer, PC games are coming out more then ever. Most Games that are coming out now,  are now available for your PC. With some games you can even play with people on their gaming systems such as PS4, but with the PC you still need to update things like Graphics cards and monitors which is the down side can become pricey and questionable on who would spend the time and money on that.

Star: Mobile games: Mobile games known as apps are defiantly stars. With their convince and accessibility today anyone, anywhere can join, download, and play anytime. Games today are literally at our finger tips at all times with a simple push of button which makes the mobile gaming company more accessible and more successful. Whenever you want to kill time, you can just pull out your cellphone and play any game to pass the time.

Week 1 EOC: Great Customer Service

The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best but legendary. ~ Sam Walton

I'll never forget the first time my family and I went to Disneyworld. We were full of excitement, but also very tired since my parents decided that the red eye was the best flight to take. We couldn’t contain our excitement and couldn’t wait to get to our Disney hotel to start the trip on the right note and of course finally get some sleep.  I remember arriving at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort at 4:30 in the morning , the bellman was so friendly,  awake, and ready to attend to my parents with every need they had, I thought to myself “its 4:30, how are you so awake and cheerful?!” We went inside and straight to the front desk where a lady named Margot was ready and eager to help. She greeted us by saying “Good morning and welcome to Disney’s Port Orleans resort! Where are we visiting from?” My mother answered “Thank you and good morning to you as well, we actually just got in from Las Vegas.” Margot responded “Well, that’s quite a trip and I’m sure you’re all ready to get some beauty sleep before heading to the parks, is this your first time visiting us here at Disney World?” My parents were quick to share their excitement and almost tell poor Margot our whole life story, but I noticed she never lost interest. She was patient and showed interest, it was almost as if she was excited for us and wanted to make sure our trip went on as planned, but then came the bump in the road. As Margot looked for our name to check us in, she informed my mom that a reservation under their name was not showing up. She could see my mom starting to panic and told her “I’m going to need a few minutes to get this fixed and talk to my manger, but while I do that let me get you some Hot coco and fresh beignets from our kitchen.” Margot wasted no time and after waiting for 15 minutes, Margot worked her magic and won over the love from my parents by booking us a new room and upgrading my parents with a suite and free breakfast for the first two mornings. I remember my parents thanking Margot over and over again. I was almost worried they were going to want to take the poor lady home, but because of Margot and how she truly went out of her way to please us, she made our Disney experience that much better. Seven years later my parents still remember Margot and remind us kids “That’s customer service.”

EOC: Voice

I’ll never forget the first time I watched “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. I remember being so drawn to the music, the actors and the western story. My grandpa being the movie buff that he was, was quick to fill me in all the important details, “This movie was made by an Italian director named Sergio Leone; now that Blondie there, (points to Clint Eastwood) directs movies too and he wins Oscars.” I remember becoming in such awe about this new world I was learning about and decided that I too wanted to be part of this movie magic. After graduating high school I decided that I wanted to pursue my dream and study film. One thing I’ve learned and have taken with me throughout this journey is that it’s all about networking. Luckily after attending NAB last year, I was given the opportunity to sit and chat with Mr. Tom Stern himself (Tom Stern is a cinematographer who works with Clint Eastwood). After filling him in all my goals, he was very interested and in return he gave me his email and told me to stay in touch. With graduation around the corner and our pen pal friendship staying solid he said “whenever you’re ready, I’ll put in that word for ya.”