One Stop Prom Shop

It finally happened ! After all the drama and stress the one stop prom shop finally happened and it turned out to be very successful! After the great turn out during the assembly and the impact it had on everyone it got more people to the event. The set up for this year was a lot different than last but, it still looked pretty amazing. I think since this year one stop had to be better than last more people came especially for the grand prize of winning a free prom !

During One Stop Prom Shop I was one of the models for the fashion show for American Commodore dresses and it was so much fun! Everyone looked beautiful and everyone had a great time. I loved American Commodore the lady who was in charge of the dresses and helping the fashion show look great made me want to buy a dress from American Commodore. There were over 57 booths there for all kind of needs: tuxes, food, restaurants, hair and nail salons, photography, and limos and a lot more giving out information coupons and having their own little mini raffles for people.

Overall, a lot of vendors seemed excited and happy with the turn out of how the event went and some said it was the best trade show they have ever done and been to. I can't say the exact number of how many people came or the amount of tickets we sold for the raffles but we had a great turn out and I feel it helped people with some of there prom needs. I can honestly say it was a lot of fun and I won a $500 raffle and it makes me more excited for prom especially since it is my last year and I can't even wait.

Here are links for One Stop Prom Shop Recap Check it out!


One Stop Prom Shop website - www.1stoppromshop.com
Follow us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/1stoppromshop
Twitter and Instagram @ 1stoppromshop
YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/OneStopPromShop?feature=watch

Click on the links below for media coverage of The One Stop Prom Shop
Cuyahoga Falls News Press - Sunday February 24, 2013 http://www.fallsnewspress.com/education/2013/02/24/one-stop-prom-shop-planned-for-march-3#.UTYGQItCZ04.email

Akron Beacon Journal Article - Tuesday March 3, 2013
http://www.ohio.com/news/local/jewell-cardwell-students-partner-with-businesses-to-do-the-prom-hustle-1.378160

Fox 8 News - Sunday March 3 2013 (this also appeared on the 3/3/13 at 10:00 pm
http://fox8.com/2013/03/03/students-create-one-stop-prom-shop/

Cuyahoga Falls Patch
http://cuyahogafalls.patch.com/events/one-stop-prom-shop-f19d351d

Harlem Shake

The Harlem Shake was a dance originated back in the 80s it was brought back by a rapper in one of his videos. It was where one person is just going crazy in a room full of as many people and they're just dancing while everyone else is being serious. Once the beat drops the room goes crazy and everyone is dancing to the song doing whatever.

Coming to class on tuesday one of us had saw this video and had mentioned the idea of trying to get all of us to do this to promote the one stop prom shop. Everyone seemed to love the idea and it sounded fun. We had planned everything out that wednesday who was going to be the one singled out in the beginning doing the dance, and what everyone else would be wearing or doing once the beat dropped and everyone was going crazy. We had shot it that thursday and it ended up turning out to be very successful and fun.

It was just released yesterday on youtube and we are already up to 898 youtube views and currently being favorited on facebook and twitter. Overall, it was just another way to promote the one stop prom shop through social media and catch more peoples attention. It was very fun and I enjoyed every minute of it. Check us out!

OSPS

One Stop Prom Shop has become one hell of a journey for interactive media and Deca class. We have all become one big family in order to make this huge event better than the year before. One Stop Prom Shop featured on March 3rd, at the Natatorium in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio is truly a great event for people looking advice on making their prom one of the greatest nights. One Stop Prom Shop has become an icon for some of its huge features such as the morph suits , fashion show, the raffles , and all the great prizes. This event has helped people find the place for the perfect dress or tux, wear to get hair and nails  done, the best place to eat or where to find the best flowers. Every prom need is right here at the One Stop Prom Shop.

But back to how this all even got started. At first Deca had came to imdd asking for help on what we didn't think could end up taking all of us Junior and Senior Deca and Imdd. Imdd thought we were just helping planning the assembly to promote people to go not turning it into a huge deal. However, it did we began to realize we were getting into more than what we expected. Those who chose to be a morph and perform a dance begin to become more irritated and tired of the same routine practice every day no matter how much our teacher kept pushing them and telling them it is going to be great and only a few more weeks left. Everyone was just waiting for this be done and over with because of how much it has taken and the pressure it has put on our classes especially the juniors since they have had to build this whole event up from the very bottom. Along with the morph suit dance there was a video , a game show and also all the audience involvement  we had to present to get more people to come to the One Stop Prom Shop.

Overall, even though it has taken up a lot of our class it is going to turn out to be something great and better than the year before. It is really coming along and there is so much more. We have become one big family and work hard to make this really successful. I know after it is all over we're not going to have much to do but we'll be able to share the memories we created to share because of this great event !

Business Project

In Imdd we had to not only learn about what to expect when working with businesses but literally find a business to work with. I happened to find a lovely business which sounded to be fun to work for. I am working with two wonderful women who are partners working for a company involving transitional moving. Transitional moving is helping older adults, retired, stay at home parents prepare for their next step in life when they are being moved to a smaller peaceful location. When I first began working on this project I had no idea what I was getting into. I did not know what transitional moving was, or what exactly I was getting myself into. I did not know how big this project would get. I could not turn this project down it was worth the experience. The women I was working with were extremely nice and very understanding but at times it got difficult to know what exactly they wanted.

First, they wanted to create an image, a title for themselves but without stating what they were doing. They did not want their identity to sound like they were old, aging, transitioning, they did not want it to sound like a depressing mistake people were getting themselves into. I came up with three different options to look at. I created the titles of "Moving Forward, "A Living Journey", "Peace of Mind" each with slogan related to their names. I wanted to make it stand out but still relate to the point of what they are doing. I also made flyers to go with each logo I created to give them an idea for what it could possibly look like if they wanted to go in the route of a certain logo. Overall, I still am working with them and I think this is a great opportunity to take advantage of and I am looking forward to see how big this project is going to get.

One Stop Prom Shop

The one stop prom shop is a huge public event welcome to anyone with prom needs. It made its first debut last year and became a huge success. So many vendors and sponsors representing their companies trying to gain people's interest for more information. This event included raffles, a fashion show, pep assembly and more just to get people to love this event. My favorite would have to be the event. It was my first year of going to prom and I did not know where to get a dress, flowers or even where to go to eat. The one stop prom stop helped me I won a few raffles and gain some interesting deals that could help me.

For this year we have decided to do this event again since it became a huge success. Although, we wanted to make it bigger an better than before. For our job in IMDD we were welcomed to help. We had to plan the pep assembly to try an make sure people would go to this event. Our class broke up into different teams based on what we wanted to have in the assembly. There was the video team who were going to try and create a stop animation video to promote the event, the "morphs" who are a symbolic icon to the event, the game show team, and the audience involvement who coordinate mainly the whole event. I had chose the audience involvement team because I like to coordinate things and it sounded fun to come up with ways to get the audience involved.

For audience involvement we came up with ways to get people more involved. Some of our ideas included confetti, balloons, raffles, t-shirts and more. We were basically the ones who plan what's going to happen during the whole thing. Also, what people were going to get, how they were going to get it. It is a challenge but it is a challenged I'm ready to face I am determined to make sure this assembly is better than the year before.

Yearbook Design

Creating an option for the yearbook design was probably one project I struggled with. I think I struggled with this project because it is the design over 1,000 students may see. I am not saying I want my designs to be chosen but I did put a lot of effort into creating these designs. For my first design I thought mainly trying to stick to black and gold. I tried to recreate what our parking lot sort of looks like with gravel and paw prints with student names or companies written in it. However, when I got critiqued on my first design it was rough but I knew I had to make my second design better. The yearbook staff doesn't go for paw prints or our typical black and gold logo look. For my second design I tried to focus on our mascot a tiger. Although, not a picture of a clip art tiger but an actual tiger. I really liked the affect of having a black and white tiger but bringing out the gold in his eyes and words. I played with filters until I got a cool design for his face and created a shadow effect to make it look as if his face was descending in the background. The yearbook staff has chose the quote "every ending is a new beginning' so with the shadow of the tigers face kind of incorporates with the meaning of the quote. The ending is just the start of a new beginning. Even though I struggled with this project I did enjoy it and I am satisfied with my second design.

Black Friday Madness

Every year I look forward to one of my holidays which is Thanksgiving. I get to be reunited with my family have fun, laugh, and eat delicious foods. Although, I look forward to what  I consider my holiday Black Friday. Black Friday is usually my day I get so excited to see all the new things on sale I just have that thrill of the moment. Just the excitement of when that clock hits that time and all chaos breaks loose I just love every second. This year I am looking forward to black Friday very much because I finally have my own money to spend! I can go an be one of those crazy people waiting till midnight to get those great deals. After stuffing myself with great food I am taking a quick power nap and heading out. Some of the places that really got me to want to shop there is Victoria's Secret, Radioshack, Bath and Body Works, and some of my favorite clothing stores. Radioshack they have a phone I really want free for a new plan and I have been waiting all year till the price got lower so I could get it. With Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works they have offered the same sort of deal spend a certain amount of money and get a free bag full of stuff which is one of my favorites I look forward to every year.

Black Friday was giving this name because most retail companies are usually in the red zones they have spent more money on things than what they originally have. When Black Friday approaches it is the day when the company finally starts to make a profit again all the way through the holiday season. With more and more people willing to buy the companies profits are going to rise up. I think black friday is the day I see more people willing to buy and in a store than any other day. Everyone is trying to get the best deals at the best prices they offer.

In this article it talks about how last year Black Friday played out. In the article there was a comparison between 2011 and 2010 there had been more of an increase in sales through the use of mobile. When you look at it today more and more companies are looking for ways to not only get the best deals in store but also online because of how much more people use technology especially through their phones.   Companies are looking for ways to take their black friday deals mobile. Another way is through the "couch commerce" some people do not want to go to out and wait in the ridiculous lines for certain products. They want the same kind of products and deals featured online so they do not have to be out waiting somewhere. If more is featured online then online sales are more likely to increase this year. Also is the way of marketing a certain stores deals for Black Friday. People want to have a good experience and I think that is very important. If a store is going to have all these great products they should back it up with a good promotion. A company should look at their audience and find the best solutions to find a good way to promote their deals.