We were skeptical on what business we're going to choose for the project. A small business that needs help on advertising. After an hour of brainstorming, unfortunately, we never had any final decision for our group. So we decided to roam around Makati to find a business in help.
February 5, 2011
Danica and I went to a laundry shop somewhere in PRC, unfortunately AGAIN, the owner of the shop wasn't at the store that time. Upon exiting the shop, we noticed a water refilling business beside the laundry shop, thinking that our other classmates wouldn't pick water refilling business as their project, we decided to enter the establishment, luckily, the owner was there and she was kind enough to entertain us.
We noticed the newly painted interior and their brand new high tech equipments. During the interview, the owner told us, it was only their 4th day since they opened. With the financial help of his brother, Ms. Mary Anne Lobrio opened the OZONE PURE: Water Refilling Station last February 2, 2011. Located at the highway of Chino Roces, a good place to put up a business. With all the (possible clients) establishments in the vicinity, we had the confidence it would boom in no time.
An actual photo of the store
Equipments they use
February 11, 2011
Danica, Angie and I visited the store for the second time. Full of ideas and suggestions, we interviewed the owner and suggested more promotional strategies. The best and most effective strategy we offered was to propose the nearby establishments to get monthly transactions and definite profit. Since water is a major necessity, it wasn't hard for us to get transactions from the vicinity. We are lucky enough to get McDonalds PRC Branch to be their water supplier. Another transaction was rest assured from Toyota Kalookan Branch since the manager was a good friend of Miss Mary Anne.
February 16, 2011
It was the day of implementation. The whole group rounded the store's vicinity. Trying to promote the business through flyers and business proposals. We get to talk to some eateries, grocery stores and even salons.
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Ozone Pure logo
The mission of their business is to provide drinking water to the society, good services and respectful products to their clients with environment, and also giving to its employees an increasing profitability. With the varieties of Alcaline, Purified and Mineral water as their product, plus their very low prices compared to others, we can assure the business' success.
Ozone Pure is a Water Refilling provider business with the knowledge and equipment to serve the safest water to its consumers.
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GROUP'S REACTIONS
"I've experience how to be patient in waiting the business owner for interview. Walking under the sun going to the place."
- Angelica Galindo
"We experienced a exciting and knowlegde boosting activities with this, cause we need to interview the Ozone Water Refilling Station and some consumers they sell their products, and we have given them questionnaires to answer, and the competitors and such."
- Rommel Geronimo
"Waiting for the business owner for almost 1 hour made me a good person! Haha! I don’t think I could be that patient enough! But it was fun, experiencing things has a great lesson to me. Walking under the sun, talking and pleasing a people you don’t know is a challenge for me. I’m this kind of person who will not approach somebody easily, but it was a great lesson! It helped me boost my confidence."
- Danica Ilan
"It was a fun experience for me. My friends and I got to bond, we get to conquer our fear of talking to people, we meet new people and we experience working on the field (under the sun and all the pollutions). We laughed a lot while finding the right business to help because I told them that will also be what we are doing when we will find our jobs. And until now, typing this blog, we still get to bond 'till midnight. See how fun we had? :)"
- Maria Christine Madrid
