Comments on: Circtistic: Holiday Ornaments You Want to Touch http://www.salesrescueteam.com/2009/10/review-circtistic/ Want More Customers? Free Website Reviews Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Thomas Smith http://www.salesrescueteam.com/2009/10/review-circtistic/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Thomas Smith Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:46:18 +0000 http://www.salesrescueteam.com/?p=576#comment-62 Thank you TJ, Brian, and Andrew for each of your well thought out feedback about our website and how we can go about promoting our product. We hope to incorporate many (if not all) of the suggestions in the coming weeks. If you think of anything else, positive or negative, please feel free to share it. Thank you, Thomas Thank you TJ, Brian, and Andrew for each of your well thought out feedback about our website and how we can go about promoting our product. We hope to incorporate many (if not all) of the suggestions in the coming weeks. If you think of anything else, positive or negative, please feel free to share it.

Thank you,
Thomas

]]> By: Andrew Sayers http://www.salesrescueteam.com/2009/10/review-circtistic/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Andrew Sayers Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:30:56 +0000 http://www.salesrescueteam.com/?p=576#comment-58 Hi Thomas, Interesting products and not something I've been knowingly aware of before! With Christmas coming up I'm assuming that this is your peak season so I've just a couple of comments for your to consider. Good job on Facebook. Are you also on Twitter? That's a great way to gain interest in niche areas. I've spent some time looking at your site and it's still referencing 2008 so a swift update would be timely. I agree with TJ about the use of video. Whilst a couple showing static product is nice to have they quickly lose their charm. I would try to get some video footage where people are experiencing them for the first time with a view to capturing that WOW that you mentioned. They need only be 10 seconds or so, enough to capture the moment. That would be enough to make me click through. Not the sort of product I would usually go for, but people do strange things at Christmas! Good luck! Regards, Andrew Sayers Hi Thomas,

Interesting products and not something I’ve been knowingly aware of before! With Christmas coming up I’m assuming that this is your peak season so I’ve just a couple of comments for your to consider. Good job on Facebook. Are you also on Twitter? That’s a great way to gain interest in niche areas. I’ve spent some time looking at your site and it’s still referencing 2008 so a swift update would be timely. I agree with TJ about the use of video. Whilst a couple showing static product is nice to have they quickly lose their charm. I would try to get some video footage where people are experiencing them for the first time with a view to capturing that WOW that you mentioned. They need only be 10 seconds or so, enough to capture the moment. That would be enough to make me click through. Not the sort of product I would usually go for, but people do strange things at Christmas!

Good luck!

Regards,

Andrew Sayers

]]> By: Brian Lees http://www.salesrescueteam.com/2009/10/review-circtistic/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Brian Lees Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:58:22 +0000 http://www.salesrescueteam.com/?p=576#comment-57 Hi Thomas, I have a few suggestions: 1. I would close the loop between your website, youtube and facebook pages. You should mention on your website that you are on facebook and youtube so they know there are other ways to interact and "try" your products. Also, as your brand gains momentum your facebook page will have some great testimonials that you will want prospective buyers to see. Testimonials can really help close a deal for you. 2. When the time comes, I would also start utilizing some of the facebook posts from your followers on your website. 3. Finally, after people have purchased your product it would be worthwhile gathering feedback from them. Since most purchasers are likely giving the product away as a gift, you may want to try capturing feedback and testimonials about your product by inserting a call to action within the package, and send them to your site (maybe you have a small feedback questionnaire) or facebook page so they can share their experience with your product. Hope this helps, Brian Hi Thomas,
I have a few suggestions:
1. I would close the loop between your website, youtube and facebook pages. You should mention on your website that you are on facebook and youtube so they know there are other ways to interact and “try” your products. Also, as your brand gains momentum your facebook page will have some great testimonials that you will want prospective buyers to see. Testimonials can really help close a deal for you.

2. When the time comes, I would also start utilizing some of the facebook posts from your followers on your website.

3. Finally, after people have purchased your product it would be worthwhile gathering feedback from them. Since most purchasers are likely giving the product away as a gift, you may want to try capturing feedback and testimonials about your product by inserting a call to action within the package, and send them to your site (maybe you have a small feedback questionnaire) or facebook page so they can share their experience with your product.

Hope this helps,
Brian

]]> By: TJ McCue http://www.salesrescueteam.com/2009/10/review-circtistic/comment-page-1/#comment-52 TJ McCue Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:47:08 +0000 http://www.salesrescueteam.com/?p=576#comment-52 Thomas, just went into the Facebook Fan Page you've started. Hats off!! Great job. You are clearly building a fan base there. I would urge you to do more of that. There are some FB apps that let you offer a coupon or special offer in return for becoming a fan. Something you might want to research. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Circtistic-Bringing-Art-and-Technology-Together/82218483077?ref=ts Thomas, just went into the Facebook Fan Page you’ve started. Hats off!! Great job. You are clearly building a fan base there. I would urge you to do more of that. There are some FB apps that let you offer a coupon or special offer in return for becoming a fan. Something you might want to research.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Circtistic-Bringing-Art-and-Technology-Together/82218483077?ref=ts

]]> By: TJ McCue http://www.salesrescueteam.com/2009/10/review-circtistic/comment-page-1/#comment-49 TJ McCue Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:17:39 +0000 http://www.salesrescueteam.com/?p=576#comment-49 Hi Thomas, what a great niche product you've created. As you know, we love niches. You have created something that is sure to wow children, parents and grandparents. It would seem to attract people who wanted to do fundraisers, too. Over the next week or so, we'll share ideas and input. My first suggestion is to make some additional videos. I went to the YouTube site and they are a good start. I can imagine a video where you film a child interacting with it and some holiday music in the background. You need sound and not just a quiet, clunky silent video. I might do another where you show the design process, or better, the making of one. Tough to do probably in 60-90 seconds, but possible. Then, I would embed one of these videos right on the home page. The changing screenshots are good, but if you put yourself in the shoes of the potential customer -- they are likely asking, "What do I have in front of me? Why would I want to buy this?" So show some people who are interacting with it, or buying it, or wowed by it. Design-wise, the site is okay for me, but I'll let some of our design experts suggest ideas. Hi Thomas, what a great niche product you’ve created. As you know, we love niches. You have created something that is sure to wow children, parents and grandparents. It would seem to attract people who wanted to do fundraisers, too.

Over the next week or so, we’ll share ideas and input.

My first suggestion is to make some additional videos. I went to the YouTube site and they are a good start. I can imagine a video where you film a child interacting with it and some holiday music in the background. You need sound and not just a quiet, clunky silent video. I might do another where you show the design process, or better, the making of one. Tough to do probably in 60-90 seconds, but possible.

Then, I would embed one of these videos right on the home page. The changing screenshots are good, but if you put yourself in the shoes of the potential customer — they are likely asking, “What do I have in front of me? Why would I want to buy this?” So show some people who are interacting with it, or buying it, or wowed by it. Design-wise, the site is okay for me, but I’ll let some of our design experts suggest ideas.

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