Helping 2013

~Who did I interview: Gina Thi (North)
~What day and time: Thursday, April 19, 2012 @ 12:45pm

1) What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
- Their answer: pharmacy
- What feedback did you offer when you heard the topic ideas: It's a popular topic, since it falls under medicine. Make sure your prepared to try your hardest no matter what topic you decide to do.

2)What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting?  Note: They also have to complete the 50 hours during the school year.
- Their answer: Gina said that her cousin works at a pharmacy, and there, she would be able to shadow and learn about her topic.
- What feedback did you offer them in response: Make sure your service learning is a place where it cn benefit you greatly. The best way to learn is to experience it personally. So make sure to choose a place where you can do a lot of hands on and be able to get help when needed.

3) What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?

- Their answer: Gina wants to see the types of activities the students will have. She doesnt have a clue what to do and since she never has done something similar to the senior project, is not sure what to expect.
- What suggestions did give them regarding how they should approach watching the 2 hour presentations: Make sure to pay attention to the types of activities, because many of them are under the categories of medicine, you can get a slight idea of what to do. If you want, and I would recommend, take notes on what you see. How they present, what activities they do, how they get the audiences attention, these are all things that can benefit you later.

4) What questions do they have about senior project?  What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project?  Be specific and note what you told them.
- Questions they had: Is it hard? Any other tips? Is it just research? Does senior year get hard?  

- What additional recommendations did you give them: Make sure to have good connections with service learning and interviews. They can help you in the future. Many students are telling me that they have been offered internships and jobs for the summer.
You do research but you also do a lot of presentation preps. Seniot year does get hard during second semester, because of core classes, grad night, exit interviews,2 hour, product presentations, prom. If youre going to take a college class, make sure you have the time to do so. You dont want to over work yourself. Focus on graduating high school and doing well.

Fourth Interview Questions

1) Every job has its perks, but what does your job have that kept you from choosing a different career path?

2) How do you approach a potential client? Do you just begin talking to to them, or do you ask them questions to get to know them first?

3) What has been your biggest motivation when conducting a sale?

4) What advice can you offer me that will help me close at least one sale the next time I conduct one?

5) Skin care is a growing field. With so much competition, how can I stand out?

6) Everyone wants to make money. How can you link your product or service to making or saving money for the customer?

7) How do you identify the most important needs of a potential client that your product or service can satisfy for each individual?

8) How do you define success?

9) How often do you work with your suppliers to ensure retail and product expectations?

10) What have you noticed about the latest skin care products launched into the skin care market?

11) How can you "get inside" the consumer's head and identify it, then tackle it?

12) When clients come to you with ingredient questions, how do you set the record straight?

13) How can retail in your business be the key to you business' success?

14) How can you be prepared for clients who cause problems when you are conducting a sale?

15) What is the key to a successful promotion?

16) How can I maximize retail revenue per client?

17) What kind of product mix should I offer?

18) With technology a big part of our lives now, e.g. internet, why should I use social media?

19) What ways of promotion have worked best for you/company? For examples, does word of mouth, magazines, or newspaper work for you?

20) What have you experienced personally that has helped you in this business?

Third Interview Questions

1) What is the most important factor in marketing your skin care product successfully?

2) How likely do you think consumers will purchase a new skin care product now a days?

3) What strategy can be used on a new consumer to get them to purchase a/your skin care product?

4) How can you develop a marketing plan that introduces a new skin care product and execute it?

5) With the beauty industry growing, as well as competition, how can you make your skin care product stand out and be a success?

6) Is it beneficial to have a/your consumer be someone older or younger?

7) When a new trend, such as anti-aging products appears, is it good to follow the trend, or stick to what you have already?

8) Consumers are the ones that bring the profits in. How can you win them over when they have using another skin care product for a very long time?

9) Can consumer intelligence be beneficial to skin care product companies?

10) What makes a great skin care product advertisement?

Second Interview Questions

The second person I will be interviewing is Veronica M. She is a member of the Seacret team where she will have a booth set up at a convention coming up soon. There, I will help her look for new members to join, or sell to those who simply want to buy the product.

1) What made you decide to be a part of the Seacret team?

2) Have you had any prior experience with marketing skin care products?

3) What lessons or skills can I obtain by helping you market the product(s)?

4) How can Seacret be beneficial to me or any other person wanting to be in the marketing and/or beauty industry?

5) Do you have any prior knowledge about any skin care products and what makes them stand out and be successful in the beauty industry?

Interview Check

My first interview will be with the head of marketing, Tim, from Seacret, a new skin care product line. He will be able to answer as many questions regarding my topic due to the fact that these past few weeks, they have been launching their products into the skin care market. Once or twice a week, a seminar is held to have beauty professionls purchase the products to use for their clients.

Questions to consider asking:
How difficult is it when the products you are marketing is new to the beauty industry?
How can I help distinguish my self from other companies who are similar when trying to market?
Does money play a huge role when trying to market these products?
How much time do you need before you can begin marketing the products?
Does going to school to take classes about this topic help you more?