Managing Resources / Discussion Board entry and response

Linsays Post

1. Do you ever feel bad for leaving your pets at home all day while you’re at work? Do you wish you could see them and let them hear your voice?

2. My service would be a doggie-daycare with the added luxury of an app that allows you to schedule a time to video chat your pet while you are away at work. The app would also allow you to schedule days and times you would need your pet enrolled in the daycare.

3. To test my concept, I would talk to pet owners and read online reviews of other home-based pet-care services to be proactive in avoiding problems and to establish a service based on the wants and likes of pet owners.

4. To test my product, I would use friends to test out the quality of the app and how efficient it is to navigate. I would babysit their pet and have them use the app to schedule a time to video chat. Then, we’d test out the video chat option.

5. The name of the business would be Ruff-n-Tumble. I would charge $15.00 a pet per hour and $5.00 each additional pet per hour, the minimum being 1 hour of stay. The app would be free.

6. The app would be available to purchase in the iTunes App Store and Google’s Play Store. I would also create Facebook advertisements along with a Facebook page specific to my business so customers can contact me to ask questions or leave reviews. I will also promote my business by talking to friends and family and asking that they pass the information along as well. I will also post flyers and hang them locally in all the popular public areas.

7. My promotional strategy will be based on the fact that they can schedule a video chat with their pet so they can be sure they are safe, well taken care of, and just because they miss their pet. I feel like that would attract a lot of owners. I also feel like my prices are competitive, but still low enough that people on a budget could pay for my services. Offering a free app will also be an incentive for customers to use my services compared to others.

Taras Post

1. There is nothing wrong with going to dinner or going out with your friends and end up having a drink or two, but sometimes that two drinks can turn into five. Sometimes people still think they are okay to drive but if they wee to get pulled over by a cop and breathe into a breath analyzer, their BAC would be passed the limit.

2. I would want to create a product that would allow you to carry a small portable breath analyzer in your car that you can plug into your iphone/smarthphone that can analyze and provide an accurate BAC level and even inform you of an estimate time of how long it will take for your BAC limit to get to zero.

3. I would get together an expirament group and each person will have a different amount of alcohol intake to develop different BAC levels. I would provide each one with a breath analyzer to use once they get in their car to test how accurate their BAC levels are.

4. I would call this product "TESTyourBREATHE" for a price of $14.99

5. This product would be sold at stores such Walmart, Food Lion, and especially stores that sell alcohol such as ABC locations.

6. The advertisement would have a promoting statement suh as "Had a few drinks? But you think your okay to drive, but how sure can you be? Just TEST your BREATHE!"