NUGGETS VIDEO

Update 4/5/17 - I have received the equipment I ordered to shoot the rest of the NUGGETS video and plan to shoot next week.

The raw video of the chimenea, smoker and fire pit has been shot. I have ordered a rotating display turntable and plan to shoot some new product images starting April 10. (My plan is to use some of these images to freshen up the look of the website and Facebook pages as well.) Once I have the product footage shot we can complete the Nugget video.

NUGGETS VIDEO TARGET COMPLETION DATE - 4/14/17

SET UP SELLING HOTSTICKS FROM THE WEBSITE

Update 4/5/17 - After meeting with my web development consultant I feel confident we will be able to meet the deadline of having the online marketplace set up by May 6, 2017. There may be some details we need to address in our meeting on the 19th.

I have obtained access to the administrative tool for the website. The wordpress template used to build the site and the commerce portion of the site are pretty dated and not what I'm used to working with. I have a meeting scheduled with my web design consultant Wednesday, April 3 to discuss the best path forward to getting up and running with the ability to sell HotSticks from our website.

SELLING HOTSTICKS ON AMAZON

I have reached out to Amazon and started this process. I will keep everyone updated here as to progress. In order to know the best way forward on this we'll need concrete quotes on packaging and shipping, as well as at least a rough outline of the internal picking, shipping and handling process. My hope is that Bill and I can meet with shipping reps in April to discuss. I am open to adding this meeting on to the one we have scheduled April 19.

Creating or Updating Social Media Accounts

We have Facebook set up and I have successfully been set up as a page administrator. I still need to set up Twitter and Instagram. All three Social Media accounts will need to be integrated within the HotSticks.net website - which I'll take care of.

TRADE SHOW BANNER

Update - 4/17/17 - Here is a draft of the banner to get us started. I named the product "Selects" as an idea - but if it already has a name or you want something else just let me know. I thought you might want some bullet points between the "Cherry * Hickory * Oak * Mixed Hardwoods" section and the pizza oven photo.

Bill - check out this banner - click here. Will this 33x80 banner will work? If it does let me know anything you want on the new banner design and I'll put it together for you. I also need a higher resolution version of the HotSticks black logo - like the one on your e-mail signature. The one I've been using is from the website and is too small for high quality artwork.

TAGLINE

We need a tagline for the "Fear No Evil Show" and future marketing. This will be what the announcer says while the HotSticks logo is displayed on screen during the sponsors introductions. Here are some ideas:

"HotSticks - The best firewood you can buy - period."

"HotSticks - Premium Firewood when you want the best."

HotSticks - Burns clean, Burns hot. Every time."