I wanted to share this email with you that I have just sent out to a handful of colleges/universities; more specifically to marketing departments. I had the thought... I know what I am good at in this business - the creative stuff, but I am in desperate need of help in my weak area, which is the business/marketing side... So as you will see, I came up with an idea to get help in my weaker area... Lets see if we get any takers... I hope so because I do think it's a win-win situation for all parties!!
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Marketing Departments
Hello, my name is Dina Canducci. As you begin to plan upcoming classes, projects and assignments, I would like to propose an idea I have for your students curriculum...
I am from Boston, proud UMass Amherst alumni, Class of 1999 and I am trying to start a business. As the designer & creator of women's accessories (specializing in one-of-a-kind headpieces), I am trying to get Ducci Designs off the ground.... I am a very creative person but my business side is lacking. On the creative side, besides making all of my inventory, I also have done my own photography, created my own postcards, etc. I have a website and also use Etsy.com to try to promote and sell my products. I participate in shows & markets (i.e. SoWa Market, Design Hive, South End Open Studios) and have started to see, slightly, that my designs are getting noticed. My feathered & flowered headpieces are on consignment at Laura Preshong Gallery in the South End and also at Vineyard Jewelry in Oak Bluffs Martha's Vineyard. However, I don't know what my next steps should be to really get going. I have consulted with a PR Specialist (pro-bono), who gave me some wonderful ideas and I am putting some in motion. But I know there is a whole market out there for me if I can just get the right audience!
So my thoughts are that Ducci Designs could be a great project for your students... Teaching them how to launch a start-up, one-man-show. The tools (internet especially) are out there for me and my type of company and I am sure your students would benefit from researching these tools, putting them to work and seeing the results.
If this at all interests you please feel free to contact me. I would love to meet with you and further discuss my business and the possibility of collaborating on a student project.
I have attached a few postcards of my designs and you can also visit www.duccidesigns.com.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
~Dina
Dina Canducci
Ducci Designs
www.duccidesigns.com
508.284.8749
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