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Unbooked
This innovation initially came to life when…
Founders Sarah Taylor and Jeff Dusting realised how time-consuming and unsatisfactory it was to locate, book, and pay for home, health and beauty services, and how few service providers had access to efficient low-cost online trading.
WHAT & HOW
The purpose of this innovation is to…
Create the online marketplace for the sale of available time-based services.
It does this by…
Creating a central brand and suite of supporting technologies that aggregate time-based services for sale online.
PURPOSE & BENEFITS
This innovation improves on what came before because…
It creates a transparent and efficient market in industries that are currently characterised by marketing inefficiencies.
Its various benefits to the customer/end-user include…
Access to electronic commerce for small business and sole traders, opportunity to grow market share, increase price competitiveness, and partner with others to create new products. For end-users, Unbooked offers convenience, transparency, pricing, and quality information prior to purchase.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
In the past, this problem was solved by…
Its predecessors/competitors include…
TARGET MARKET
It is made for…
The 40% of Australians who have used or purchased a personal service in home, health or beauty within the past 40 hours.
DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY
It is available for sale through…
www.unbooked.com, vendor websites, niche directories and application partners.
Our marketing strategy is to…
Create awareness through brand ambassadors including Tottie Goldsmith, via SEO and online marketing, street and guerrilla campaign including Unbooked TV on YouTube.
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