REQUIREMENT: Develop and secure retail opportunities for the Gold Heart Appeal

INVOLVEMENT: The annual Gold Heart Appeal has traditionally involved the sale of gold hearts (pin badges). In an increasingly competitive environment Fusion MCR saw the need to not only develop relationships with potential retail partners but also the necessity to develop awareness and support for the Appeal via other ventures. Our involvement necessitated liaison with many celebrities and their agents and included:-

Gold Hearts (Spiderman themed)

Research

Extensive telemarketing

Redesign for the Appeal logo

Development of presentations for retailer and potential partners

In-pack and box copy incorporating ‘phone in competition

Box design

Meetings with retailers and partners

Multi-level PR campaign Pic 1 / Pic 2 / Pic 3 / Pic 4 / Pic 5

Media liaison and releases

Cinema event with Natasha Kaplinski, CbeeBies and 100 disadvantaged children Pic 1 / Pic 2

Gold heart webpage direction

Competitions

Dealings with over 50 celebrities and their agents - eg. Hugh Laurie / Emma Forbes / Fiona Phillips / Natasha Kaplinsky / Jonathan Ross / Claire Sweeney / Robert Powell

Event management

Sponsorship

Schools campaign

Internal communications

E-messaging

Radio commercial

 



IBTH Range

Logo and concept for the Inspired by the Heart Range (merchandise range – on-line and brochure)

Sourcing, product selection, pricing, distribution, storage of heart inspired products Pic 1 / Pic 2 / Pic 3 / Pic 4

Order process system

Identification and negotiation with suppliers

Photography, styling and production of the IBTH catalogue

Involvement with the IBTH on-line shop

Sales presentations

PR - including sponsorship of EMAP's PremierKids Exhibition and heart inspired fashion show with Emma Forbes

In-store point-of-sale

Extension of scheme whereby retailer & consumers contributed £1 for any heart inspired item (retail)

Recommendation and development of new merchandising range to to increase fund-raising opportunities from Heart concept.