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This innovation initially came to life when…
Founders Sarah Taylor and Jeff Dusting realized 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…
Aggregate and sell online the available appointments in a range of personal services including beauty, home, and health.
It does this by…
Creating a central brand that aggregates 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…
Individuals seeking, sorting, and purchasing personal services based on difficult to access, inconsistent information.
Its predecessors/competitors include…
Predecessors include the yellow pages and TrueLocal; however, there are no national services that allow the search and online purchase of personal services.
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…
The website: www.unbooked.us
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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