The document provides an update on project assignments and next steps for a marketing project. Key points include: - Members are assigned to research different areas like trade shows, plumbing contractors, and social media analysis of competitors. - Tasks include completing the marketing mix, researching architect and designer websites, and conducting a SWOT analysis of Costco and trade customers. - Next steps are to revise the project scope, finish additional research assignments, and coordinate between group members. - The group will meet weekly on Sundays to provide updates and discuss any issues. Meetings with advisors and interim presentations are scheduled before the final presentation.

2. Architects & Designers

3. Have contacts

4. Will be reaching out this week

5. Plumbers & Contractors

6. Research almost complete

7. Will Try to find a contact

8. Trade Customers at Counter Level

9. Made 2 visits to date

10. Talked with store professionals

11. Rescoped to a SWOT analysis only

12. Not a lot of information to be gathered

13. Costco

14. Continue to research sales figures

15. Rescopted to a SWOT analysis only

16. Marketing Mix

17. Website Structure in progress

18. Trade Show Matrix almost completed

19. Non-profit partnership and Marketing in progress

20. Social Media

21. End User information has been gathered

22. Need to compile matrix

23. Materials Identified for Research Analysis

25. Website Structure

26. Trade Show Matrix

27. Non-Profit Partnerships/How they market it

28. Social Media (Expanded Areas)

29. Research analysis on Social Media

30. Professionals

31. Plumbers/Contractors

32. Architects/Designers

33. Tradeshows

34. What sights are they using

35. Conversations they are involved in

36. Corporate Level

37. Any Industry

38. What Sights are they on

39. How are they using Social Media

40. Key Initiatives

41. Architects & Designers

42. Plumbers & Contractors

43. Trade Customers at Counter Level

44. Reduced to a SWOT Analysis only

45. Costco

47. Add Social Media Professionals - Tradeshows

48. Kimberly – Finish Trade Customers & Architects & Designers

49. Add Social Media Professionals – Architects & Designers

50. Andrew – Finish Plumbers & Contractors & Costco

51. Add Social Media Professionals – Plumbers & Contractors

52. Jeff – No longer will handle Marketing Mix

53. Replaced with Social Media – Corporate Level

54. Dominick – Social Media

55. Specifically handling research analysis of Social Media

56. Summarizing information from the end user aspect

57. Irina – Social Media

58. Specifically handling research analysis of Social Media

60. Preliminary by Friday 2/4/11

61. Revised Add’l Research Completed – 2/11/11

62. Additional Research around new assignments (All)

63. Overlapping Areas

64. Trade Shows – Marketing Mix and Key Initiatives

65. Key Initiatives with Social Media

67. Irina out of town on business

68. Kimberly – potentially late due to month end close

69. Weekend of February 5th & 6th

70. May meet Saturday or Sunday (TBD Wednesday)

72. Irina

73. Dominick

74. Jeff

75. Alex

77. Invited Ruben – follow up email by Kimberly

78. Mid Project Presentation

79. February 2011

81. Visiting stores.

83. In process of narrowing down list

84. Communication with specific competitors

85. Conversation

86. How fast are they responding?

87. Do they maintain contact

88. What is the end result?

89. Doing this for 2 weeks, 5 companies per week

90. Website structure of competitors and main messages – being handling with Marketing

92. Online research at a dead end

93. Finish work on questions to ask

96. email: hahn_k@bellsouth.net

97. password: AdminMBA

99. http://www.groheamerica.com/p/25_8176.html

100. KOHLER

101. http://kohlerpro.kohlerco.com/irj/portal/pro/

102. Hansgrohe:

104. 2011 IBS: International Builders Show

105. ISH Frankfurt

106. Kitchen & Bath Industry Show

107. Grohe

108. imm Cologne

109. LivingKitchen

111. Architects & Designers – which group, designer the product or purchasing the product

112. Andrew

114. Need man hours and due dates

115. Detail – as needed

116. Include who will be handling each piece

117. Next Meeting – January 2nd

118. At the Starbucks across from the Avenues – 6PM

119. Review Outlines prior to meeting with Ruben

120. Present the outline to Ruben

121. January 4th or January 6th

122. Kimberly to follow up

123. Meeting with Angela at Hansgrohe

124. Tentative for Thursday January 13, 2011

125. Jeff to follow up

126. Will meet at School after work

127. Capstone Committee – Interim Presentation

128. Saturday February 12, 2011

129. For the Capstone Committee

130. Questions will be asked

131. Baseline for our progress/direction

132. Weekly Meetings

133. Every Sunday, starting January 9th

134. 3PM at School

135. Present update on project – summary

136. All need to be involved

137. Discuss problems/issues that have arisen

138. Meeting with Advisors

139. 5 meetings on Wednesday nights

140. Dates to be determined

141. 2 or 3 nights prior to February 12th presentation

142. Bi-Monthly Updates

143. Everyone needs to send to me

144. I will compile and forward to Ruben

145. First Update will be need January 16th, then every 2 weeks

146. Spring Break – March

147. Dates to be determined

148. Both class nights will be used to work on Capstone

149. At this point we should be compiling paper

150. Capstone Requirements – Final Presentation

151. All will need to present

152. Questions will be asked of all group members

153. Presentation will be in front of Dean, Capstone Committee & Hansgrohe

154. Angela Hoggan (Hansgrohe Representative) will use the information/present to president of Hansgrohe

155. Required to pass program

156. Meeting with Hansgrohe

157. See Jeff or myself if you still have questions

158. Find out about their competitors

159. Grohe and Kohler for Marketing Mix & Initiatives

160. Grohe & Kohler, plus other competitors for Social Media

161. American Standard, Peerless, Delta, etc

162. No analysis needed – need facts

163. All pieces will require a SWOT analysis

164. Angela is the sole contact for all pieces of our project

165. Run any questions by Jeff or myself prior to sending to her

166. Contact Information for Angela

167. Phone – 678 762 6932

168. Email – angela.hoggan@hansgrohe.com

169. Contact Information for Ruben Boling

170. Phone Numbers

171. 706 864 1614 – office

172. 770 365 4767 - cell

173. Email – rboling@northgeorgia.edu